Gone Fishin Blog

Itu (pronounced ee-too) Davey, a native of the Cook Islands, once made a living netting and selling bonefish.  But when a movement to declare the bonefish a “sports species” started, Itu was asked if he wanted to learn to be a guide.  “Itu’s Bones,” which is ready to hit the shelves, tells the story of Itu’s transformation from a subsistence gill-netter to catch-and-release fly fishing guide.

The new DVD is produce by the very talented Carl McNeil of On the Fly Productions, who brought us “Once in a Blue Moon” and “Casts That Catch Fish.”

• We’ll take the bet that a four-foot, braided bamboo fly rod wasn’t the first thing you thought of stowing in your rig for a late-winter trip.  But according to Solitude Outdoors, their Braided Creek Rod offers “phenomenal” strength, flexibility, and sensitivity.
• Ty Swenson writes about leaving Idaho for Seattle and the performance anxiety and pleasure that came with learning new water in “Journey to the Yakima.”
• With spring peaking around the corner, it’s time to pluck out the dead soldiers and replenish the ranks of your fly boxes.  Tim Wade of posts the contents of his personal wet and dry fly boxes in the Cody Enterprise. (We think he meant trout are gluttonous.)

Chances are that in your coin collection you don’t have a Spanish galleon or any other kind of sunken treasure. That doesn’t mean however that they don’t exist and aren’t within your grasp. As a matter of fact, there are new shipwrecked coins being brought up from the oceans depth every day. How is this possible?

With new technology, ease of maneuverability in the deep sea, and new understanding of oceanography getting to the bottom of the ocean is getting easier than ever before. I suppose it started with Robert Ballard finding the RMS Titanic in 1985. After this enormous discovery the whole world, it seemed, was looking to the bottom of the ocean for ancient treasures.

Numerous documentaries and television shows are now in circulation that show the discoveries of uncounted and never before seen treasures being rescued from the bottom of the ocean.

In one of these documentaries, a crew investigating the wreck of a sunken Spanish ship from the 16th century comes across an enormous find. It is the coin collecting jackpot. It was known as “the golden fleece” and contained a few thousand coins and several hundred ingot gold bars. These coins were some of the first ever minted in the new world and one of them fetched the astronomical price of $373,750 in an auction in 2006. But how did these coins get topside?

In 1993, a small vessel armed with a ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) and a small crew was hunting in the North Caribbean Sea. After setting the ROV into the water, on what has to be a day of clear skies and calm seas, it descends several hundred feet under the water, far deeper than any diver could safely go for any amount of time. The ROV can withstand the immense pressure of the water and can safely bring up the coin collection.

Once it gets to the bottom of the ocean and locates the wreck, the operator guides it carefully over the coins and an attachment blows water gently over them so they are more visible. It then provides a gentle suction, not unlike a vacuum cleaner, which gently (VERY gently) scoops them into a coin holder tank. After the coins have been carefully and gently collected, they are slowly brought to the surface.

After they are topside, they are kept in the salt water to preserve any of the patina until they can be properly looked after by a coin expert.

Coin Supply Express has all of your coin collecting needs – from coin holders to lock boxes.

Ellen Van Oss, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has always dreamed of going to Alaska.  Now, as cancer overtakes her body, she’s giving her husband a handmade bamboo rod to take on the trip they planned together. The rod’s maker, Ken Rongey, a doctor forced to retire after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, said what is special is “this setting of two people broken by diseases … who worked so hard to make the lives of others better.”

This video by outfitter Solid Adventures Company highlights the fishery in and around Jurassic Lake, a huge desert sink lake in southern Argentina.  Presenting opportunities to bomb streamers with a switch rod or cast meaty dry flies to some very big trout, the fishery holds its own with other big-fish trout destinations.

Sea anglers can be a particular lot. The kind of angling we engage in offers a countless number of testing feats. Because of that, we like our sea fishing tackle to be as flexible and trusty as it can be. Having stood on my share of wind-swept beaches, I understand this challenge quite well. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t even think about changing it. Sea angling connects me inescapably to the many Britons who have come before me, probably for a few thousand years. Yes, thousands of years! Can you imagine such! So, when I’m getting ready for a sea fishing excursion, I choose my gear carefully, with an eye toward the adverse conditions I might encounter. One specific reel that I always seem to be carrying with me is my trustworthy Daiwa Millionaire 7HT Turbo model. Keep reading to discover why this reel is one of my best-liked.

Sea Fishing Tackle: Major Qualities of the Daiwa Millionaire 7HT Turbo Reel

If you are seeking a piece of sea fishing tackle that will allow you to fish smarter, faster and smoother, do be sure to take a serious look at the Millionaire 7HT Turbo. It incorporated a frame structure and contour that is likened to the trendy non-turbo 7HT fishing reel. There is the familiar open-frame style on this Turbo version as well. The chief facet, though, is the ground-breaking, augmented free-floating style spool system; it extends an outstandingly high degree of spool rotation. With this exclusive method, the spool will drift autonomously on ball bearings manufactured from stainless steel. In addition, its pinion is on an independent shaft; this means the spool can rotate liberally with zero friction from the gear train. The system also is enhanced by the presence of five bearings, four of which are CRBBs (corrosion-resistant ball bearings). The result? An augmented level of rotation rendering a great amount of distance. Amazing!

Sea Fishing Tackle: Additional Facts Concerning the Millionaire 7HT Turbo Reel

The corrosion-resistant ball bearings are enclosed in a lubricating element, thus making them absolutely free from maintenance and also fully sealed. The reel has got a 5.2:1 gear ratio; it weighs in at 11oz. It can take on 300m of 15lb test line. Anticipate paying roughly £200.00 for this fishing reel and close to £35.00 for the extra spool. One aspect that I took note of instantly is the hard, one-piece duraluminium frame of the Millionaire 7HT. This reel, furthermore, incorporates a five-point support system plus low-frame crossbars. This superb layout goes on with bronze and aluminium gears that have centrifugal anti-backlash control. This marvellous piece of sea fishing tackle has got a mechanical brake system that employs a couple of different block sizes, both of them are provided when you purchase the reel. This spool is manufactured from a light aluminium which is anodised to augment the endurance and resistance to decomposition. Since I favour the star drag, I was glad to learn that the 7HT has a powerful and smooth one. Ultimately, rubber style knobs are provided with the reel’s power handle.

I don’t want to have to be wondering about the efficiency of my sea fishing tackle. Bearing that in mind, I stay with the tried and true tackle such as the Daiwa Millionaire 7HT Turbo reel.

Few if any other kind of sport fishing beats blue marlin fishing. It is a moment of great pride and joy to emerge with the trophy of this actively sought species. It is exhilarating to triumph over against their splendid form, massive proportions and the feisty fight they put up.

Spawning

Blue marlin inhabit all the tropical oceans. Their population is kept at steady level through spawning. It is done in select locations including Mauritius,Hawaii, the west of the Atlantic where the Caribbean islands are and the eastern end of the Atlantic where the Guinea Gulf is.

Genetics

The Atlantic blue marlin and the Pacific blue marlin are the two species of this fish. Research has found that the majority of the species that inhabit the Atlantic are genetically alike to those in the Pacific. This had been related to the p-phenotype being quite prevalent in both water bodies in comparison to the a-phenotype one that is yet to be established in Indian and Pacific oceans.

Gender

The male and female species are quite different. When fully grown, the male rarely goes over 300 pounds mark in weight. The female on the other hand grows to reach 1,000 pounds and even more. Scientists and anglers continue to differ about this. The largest species of blue marlin ever caught is a Pacific species that weighed in at 1,805 pounds in Hawaii. In the Atlantic, the greatest catch was a 1,402 pound one that was made in Brazil.

Baiting And Luring Options

Various fishing techniques and equipment are used. The size of the targeted catch and the sea conditions determine the method that will be used. Local marlin fishing charters practices have also influenced the methods used. The choices are using live bait, rigged natural bait or manufactured lures.

Lures

The use of artificial lure is quite popular as blue marlins wage quite a war. This method has its origins in Hawaii. Locals first made lures using lures carved out of wood and shelled in drinking glasses. Others were made with chrome pipes that had vinyl upholstery or rubber attached on them. Today they are made in a number of sizes, shapes and shades.

Natural Lures

The rigged natural bait is another option. These have been in use since the early 1900s and they are still prevalent today. They are used in the eastern side of the seaboard in the United States, in the Caribbean and Bahamas where mackerel and ballyhoo are used to draw in the treasured Atlantic species. These are sometimes used together with manufactured lures. With the third method of live bait fishing, smaller types of skipjack and tuna are considered the most effective pulls. They however have a shortcoming in that trolling has to be done slowly so as not to kill the bait. It is only in lesser fishing areas. The fishery in Kona, Hawaii uses this method.

A renowned manufacturer of reels and fishing tackle recently released an improved version of one of their top fishing rod. The performance of Angel 2 Fly Reel from Hardy is made even more advanced by incorporating some of the features of its predecessors on its new and improved elements.

As compared to the Angel 1 model, the new design of this fishing tackle is equipped with a bigger Arbor attachment and also has a weight line capacity of 4/5. The rod is also corrosion and scratch free thanks to its exterior with an anodized finish. The rod is every flexible angler’s dream, because it allows either a left hand or right hand retrieve mechanism. All these characteristics makes the Angel 2 Fly Reel perfect for both quiet and running bodies of water. The weight of the rod is also adjustable, from being 2/3 in weight to 11/12. Endless possibilities are truly offered by this fishing tackle.

This fishing tackle from Hardy offers many other features. The rod has a redesigned clutch system which allows easier conversion with one click. Anglers will have an easier time handling a fish struggling at the end of the fishing line with this model’s concealed check schematic and advanced Rulon drag system. Easy and uncomplicated adjustment is made possible by this model’s drag knob. Additional length and strength is also offered by the click check system of this fishing rod.

Hardy is a brand that has already made its own name in the fishing industry.  Its current partnership with Greys, however, has definitely improved the quality of its line of products. The Hardy brand was established in 1872 and first became popular in the fly-fishing industry. Unlike other brands, this fishing tackle designer aims to continuously come up with helpful fishing equipment for beginners and professional anglers by upgrading their past designs.

William Hardy was actually a well-known gunsmith in Alnwick, Northumberland in 1872. He created the Hardy Brothers Partnership with his brother which is a business that sells high quality shotguns and pistols. Their desire of creating weapons for destructions was outgrown by their passion for fishing after doing the hobby every holiday season. After a lot of thinking, both decided to change the products of their company and created the Hardy fishing tackle line for both the UK and global market.

The first models of fishing tackle the company created used materials such as hickory, greenheart, and lancewood. Their first innovation was the hexagonal bamboo rod called the Hardy Palakona Bamboo rod, which won the 1881 exhibition gold medal. The business only stopped hoarding medals after it finally decided to stop joining such exhibitions. The brand, however, still keeps up its tradition of creating rods that mix both modern technology and unparalleled craftmanship. Anglers will still experience the unique feel and hold of this rod which is not common in the market. Angels are the ones who seemed to have truly granted anglers with this rod.

P.G. Koch reviews a new Keith McCafferty mystery for The Houston Chronicle, noting the title comes from the fly found snagged in a dead man’s lip.  ”The singer, the murdered man, the fishing guide, and the fate of the area’s wild trout swirl together into a teasing puzzle that takes Sean into the echelons of the wealthy fishermen whose luxury vacation homes butt against the more ramshackle dwellings of the locals they hire.”  The Royal Wulff Murders on Amazon.

Sometimes numbers and size do not matter.  Sometimes it is the little things, such as tying a fly, a day on the water, and a fish or two.  This short film by Catch 1 Films captures a quality day spent with fishing pals.