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I was walking on the beach at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and noticed quite a few fish that got stranded and seemed paralyzed. I then noticed these huge blue bottles that got washed out. They are about the size of a size 5 to 7 shoe. Could it be that these fish were victims of the blue bottles?

I have a 14” Blue Marlin graphite limited edition carp rod that has been gathering some dust for a few years. I’m thinking of replacing the current guides with braid guides and using the rod for lure and drift bait fishing. Loaded with 15lb braid on a size 4000 plus spinning reel should make...

Picked up a pair of these soft plastic, figured cob would love this. Put a few glass rattles in on a 3/4 to 1oz jig. Made by Kalin's and is called a Scampi Lure. 9.5". i think you could catch some big sharptooth cats on this as well.

I remeber a '97 Stywe lyne where the writer of the article caught some snapper on rattelin' mirrolure... and remember that he raved on how effective these lures are so I would like to know if you guys use them and if yes what colours/sizes/actions est. Post some pics if you have please!  

I’ve stumbled upon some rods that I really like here in the US and was wondering if we get anything similar in SA? And if not (because I haven’t seen any in Cape Town tackle stores) what would the best way to go about getting these rods. I’ve seen Daiwa and Shimano brands (St. Croix...

It is near impossible to go into this shop and not buy something! Outdoor world, Bass pro shop, Tracker boating outlet all under one roof. They sell everthing you can think of that has to do with fishing, hunting, boating, camping and just about everything in between! 

Put some 3lb fire line on this and you have the best reel for those west coast shy sharks... cant wait to get it in between the kelp forest...maybe even land a sea barbel or two :fbash

Here are some Carp flies that I’ve tied that have been very successful.   I tie them on size 6-10 Van der Merwe hooks. The hook points are bent about 30 degrees off center which increases your hookups a lot (a little trick I learnt from fishing conventional bank angling, you can test this...

So what would you go buy in the USA? I'm going to Washington end of the month and plan to do some tackle shopping (after I've worked my arse off) and would like to know what you guys would buy? Rods, reels, lures, extra's...?

Hannes101 caught this sharptooth catfish and I just want to get your opinions on what could be the cause of the "stains" on this Barbel...?

5 basic things to look for when stalking carp 1. Bubbles, a constant train of bubbles may be formed when carp are rooting around on the bottom (other fish like e.g. barbel may also cause this) 2. Debris floating to the surface (same as bubbles) 3. Swirls, made by most fish so hang around...

Many of us cant go fishing for a whole day or want to go relax after a long working day. Matchfishing is tailor made for this... Here is a few pics of fish we got in short 1 -2h sessions... Gibs101 with small cat on light tackle...

http://scholar.google.co.za/scholar?start=10&q=Micropterus+salmoides+pigmentation&hl=en Rudolph J. Miller and Fred T. Janzow*. Department of General and Evolutionary Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074   "Eighteen largemouth bass were run through a training...

Whilst doing some research I stumbled upon a few interesting facts about Langebaan lagoon:   In the early 1990s approximately 800,000 sand prawns Callianassa kraussi were removed per annum from the central bank in the lagoon by bait diggers, who disturbed a further 1,300 kg of associated...

My cousin and I are going to the Caribbean in november on a University working holiday but we are still looking for a second job. We will most likely be based in St. Croix but if we can find a better than minimum wage job we will rather take it. So if anybody knows somebody that could be of...

Hey, I'm looking at buying a spinning rod in the 9ft range. Want to fish with 16lb+ braid and lures/small baits of around 1-2 ounces. I have spinning rods from 5ft to 14ft but want something that I can use for saltwater lure fishing as well as light reef fishing and sharptooth catfish in the...

Kous sinkers is ‘n maklike goedkoop alternatief vir gewone lood sinkers. Hulle het ook een groot voordeel bo gewone sinkers en dit is dat hulle oopskeur wanneer jy vassit en so doende nie jou vis verloor nie. Ons gebruik hierdie kous sinkers veral vir rots hengel in matige tot stil toestande...

Made a few colourfull tilapia "imitations". One can use more natural colours depending on what you target. I've caught some bass and barbel on them. Body- latex ribbing with hackle Eyes - plastic/glass beads on thick fishing line melted to make the cornea Dorsal part- springbuck hair on skin...

Some prawn imitations. Not to difficult to tie. Same as crayfish imitation just use twine for legs. The flat tail gives a great action. The fly is heavily weigthed so it sits on the bottom, if you give it a little strip-twitch it darts-up just like a real swimming prawn.

Didn't want to high jack Rory B post so here it goes. Everything dyed red (red permanent marker also works) Head - Deer hair, same as you would make a deer hair poper just heavely weighted hook shank. Body - hair dubbing Tail - buck hair still attached to skin (I put surf wax on it for...