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Fishing Gear – Weather Instruments for Fishing

angler — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:20:03 +0000

Conditions on the water can change in the time it takes you to bait your hook. One minute the seas are calm, the next a 40 mph wind is blowing buckets of rain into your face. Fish are affected by the surface weather, too. Many feed off insects that land on the water. Changes in [...]

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Fishing Gear – The Anatomy of a Fish Hook

angler — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:30:55 +0000

A fish hook seems like a simple thing. A sharp point, a curve and an eye to attach to fishing line. But there's much more than meets the eye (or finger, ouch!) to the average fishing hook. Every hook does have those basics. The point is usually supplemented by a barb, to prevent the hooked [...]

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Fishing Gear – Tackle Boxes For Every Purpose

angler — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:51:10 +0000

The amount of small gear a fisherman has to carry could tax a Roman legionnaire. Hundreds of lures, hooks of twelve types and line of six different weights all pose a challenge to focusing on the main activity. Tame that problem by investing in a tackle box that's just right for you. If you go [...]

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Fishing Gear – Sonar Units Sound Off

angler — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:04:27 +0000

Before you can have much of a chance of landing fish you have to find them. Fishermen have developed a whole range of techniques to do that, some of which amount virtually to voodoo. But a little science can be a big help, even to the most artistic of fishermen. Sonar units are one great [...]

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