Sport Fishing Forums - Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:56 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/images/misc/rss.jpg Sport Fishing Forums - Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/ Costa Rica Charts http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/costa-rica-charts-375467.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:51:14 GMT I am headed to Costa Rica to fish out of Los Suenos in Mid December. I have been scouring the web to find paper charts of the area and haven't had much luck. Does anyone have a source for charts for this area showing depts as well as GPS coordinates? ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion ebbtideandy http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/costa-rica-charts-375467.html Realtime report off Lauderdale - OU http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/realtime-report-off-lauderdale-ou-375350.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:03 GMT Just in from Captain Joe McGivern 10 miles north of Lauderdale. He's 1 for 5 on sailfish and he's Flying the Kites using live Goggle Eyes.

Check out his Fort Lauderdale audio fishing report! ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion OU Sportfishing http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/realtime-report-off-lauderdale-ou-375350.html Key West Fishing report with OU http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/key-west-fishing-report-ou-375349.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:39 GMT Key West fishing report with Captain Ted Lund. The blackfin tuna have begun to show up and yesterday he boats a 25lb snowy grouper!

Here's his audio fishing report. ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion OU Sportfishing http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/key-west-fishing-report-ou-375349.html OU - Realtime report - sailfish bite in Islamorada http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/ou-realtime-report-sailfish-bite-islamorada-374808.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:43 GMT Just in....realtime audio report from Captain John Oughton on That's Right out of Islamorada, FL. Two hours in and already two sailfish bites, some muttons & kings.

We'll update this as the day progresses.

Check it out here....Islamorada Fishing Report ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion OU Sportfishing http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/ou-realtime-report-sailfish-bite-islamorada-374808.html Panama Jack and Frank http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/panama-jack-frank-373463.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:28:27 GMT Frank & Jack from Texas could not wait to get back to PSFL to get some Hot Bluewater Action , back from last May , they participated in this year's OTI / PSFL Popping & Jigging Tournament , the Rain God was very generous to them , poured almost everyday , but what is a little( lots) rain ? They both hooked up on a couple of Black Marlin , one pushing 700 LBs. , a few YFTs in the 50 to 70# range and tons of Dodos , there was a reed line about a few miles long that stayed on the same spot for a few days , it was holding Dodos like crazy , they brought back 2 coolers full of Dorado and Tuna filets to Texas , they certainly got to used the awesome array of Custom Rods they brought with them , they even brought a Custom Gaff for Capt. Sergio , unfortunately the rain made it difficult to take photos , here is few pics. that was taken during rain break. www.panamasportfishinglodge .com













































]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion panamasportfishinglodge http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/panama-jack-frank-373463.html the art of presentation http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/art-presentation-373126.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:02:39 GMT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I recently went fishing...]]> the art of presentation

How does presentation influence customers? How does presentation get them to bite?

At the end of the fishing day I was thinking about business and what I learned from the day and how it all relates.
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I recently went fishing with a top rated captain in Montauk, NY. We set off at 7 AM on a brisk November morning heading towards Block Island, RI in search of the elusive Tautog otherwise known as Blackfish. They make their home in rock piles and wrecks. They also put up a heck of fight.

Captain Steve Witthuhn anchored the boat up over the wreck by 9 AM that morning. With a crew of me, Mike and the Captain, we lowered our baits down into the water, about 70 feet deep and hoped for a great day of catching.

After three hours of fishing Captain Steve and Mike were catching the blackfish left and right. Every drop they had to the bottom of the live crab baits resulted in another hook up of fish on the line and ultimately in the boat.

I was getting frustrated; I wasn’t doing as well and my baits weren’t getting hit! What gives? Why am I not catching?

Asking the Right Questions:

Asking the right questions is critical. I found it is pretty important to get to the root cause of the case. In this case I couldn’t catch a fish…. But why? ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion fountain17 http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/art-presentation-373126.html Fishing the CBBT?? http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/fishing-cbbt-372638.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:38:12 GMT I plan on making the trip to the mecca of rockfishing this winter and was wondering if anyone had a spot where they put their boat in? I know about Kiptopeake, but I have also heard of the horror stories of taking an hour to put over and even longer to get out. I don't mind even paying and riding a little bit to not have the hustle and bustle. I know it's a long shot but just wondering if anyone had any incite on the matter. Any fishing tips will also be appreciated!

Thanks alot
Jay ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion black duck 1 http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/fishing-cbbt-372638.html <![CDATA[SportFishermen.com's Newest Arrival:]]> http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/sportfishermen-coms-newest-arrival-371608.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:26 GMT SportFishermen.com is proud to announce the addition of BahamaLure custom lures to our store. BahamaLure: Tapping into the thousand year old tradition of the Pacific Islander’s original concept of the trolled lure, BahamaLure is producing an unique and unmistakable modern equivalent. Using the... SportFishermen.com is proud to announce the addition of BahamaLure custom lures to our store.

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Every one of the BahamaLure line was designed and tested in the Bahamas, and has been tuned and balanced to
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FEATURESEYES
- BahamaLures are designed to mimic squid with their oversized and highly visible eyes. Gamefish can see
the eye at great distances and zero in on it all the way to the bite. The BahamaLure eyes are a high contrast pearl
made in house and give these lures an uncanny ‘live’ appearance. Since developing these eyes the catch rates have
gone wild with numerous reports of marlin and other gamefish repeatedly re-attacking the lure if they miss the first
time.

BALANCE - BahamaLures feature a keel weighting system whereby the counterweight is placed directly below the
center hole. This gives the lures incredible stability, even in the roughest sea conditions they will remain upright and
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down, left or right. This is even true of the un-slanted lures and can only be achieved with a keeled lure. c) no line
twist as the lures do not roll over.

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CONSTRUCTION - All production BahamaLure components are matched and against their original masters to
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oyster shell from Hawaii. All the steps of production are done entirely by hand with every piece receiving equal care
and attention to detail.

COLOR - or a change of color is the basis of BahamaLure’s color schemes. A squid changes color when attacked so
all the lures have more than one color in them to mimic this color shift. The eyes are always a high contrast to the
base head color to ensure they are highly visible. Iridescent pearls make the eyes appear real and three dimensional.


Check them out here
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Alan has provided me with some great pics and I will be adding them throughout so stop back and check it out
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]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion Electronics Guru http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/sportfishermen-coms-newest-arrival-371608.html BHP Fluorocarbon Break Test Data http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/bhp-fluorocarbon-break-test-data-369754.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:28:43 GMT Here's the first round of break test data using the Com-Ten 95FS. I will be publishing data for a wider range of line products in the future, including mono and braid. One interesting result to note, and one I have always stated from pulling on all of these different fluorocarbon lines on my bench: Seaguar has the most stretch. In fact, in two examples below the machine never broke it as the line stretched to the maximum travel of the 95FS.

090lb Momoi fluoro 1.05mm 110.7lb
090lb Seaguar fluoro 1.05mm 103.2lb

100lb Blackwater fluoro 1.07mm 121.7lb
100lb Seaguar Premiere fluoro .91mm 109.0lb machine limit stretch; no break
100lb Yo-Zuri Pink fluoro .979mm 105.7lb

130lb Momoi fluoro 1.11mm 136.7lb
130lb Blackwater fluoro 1.20mm 168.2lb
130lb Seaguar fluoro 1.28mm 099.2lb machine limit stretch; no break
130lb Seaguar Premiere fluoro 1.05mm 136.0lb
130lb Yo-Zuri Pink fluoro 1.22mm 128.5lb ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion ifish42na http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/bhp-fluorocarbon-break-test-data-369754.html Mission Accomplished... http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/mission-accomplished-369303.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:40:13 GMT Earlier in the year, Shoe came to Florida to have a go at some overgrown River Herring and try for a Goliath on a spinning reel. After being convinced that River Herring dont exist, Shoe was locked in a serious battle with a Jew that decided to give his Ladyfish a tongue tickle. We left Boca a... Earlier in the year, Shoe came to Florida to have a go at some overgrown River Herring and try for a Goliath on a spinning reel.

After being convinced that River Herring dont exist, Shoe was locked in a serious battle with a Jew that decided to give his Ladyfish a tongue tickle. We left Boca a little bummed that we didnt accomplish either.

Shoe said he had a business meeting in Key West today and would send pictures.

"I dont want to see that";)

The image in the Text Message I just got changed my mind.

LETS SEE IT SHOE ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion Asylum http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/mission-accomplished-369303.html Islamorada Split Charters: January 1-6 http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/islamorada-split-charters-january-1-6-a-369085.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:55:06 GMT We have a couple groups looking to split charters during the first week of January here in Islamorada. Give us a shout if you'd like to team up on a trip!

Both our 50' Sportfish and our 29' Center Console ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion Over Under http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/islamorada-split-charters-january-1-6-a-369085.html The Woes of the White Marlin an article from 08 http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/woes-white-marlin-article-08-a-368477.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:18 GMT I found this article that was printed in march of 2008. Almost 2 years ago. So I ask you guys. Are we on the right Track when it comes to White Marlin? Where the right steps taken? How much more should be done? I covered both the Mid Atlantic and the WMO for www.sportfishermen.com and catches... I found this article that was printed in march of 2008. Almost 2 years ago.
So I ask you guys. Are we on the right Track when it comes to White Marlin? Where the right steps taken? How much more should be done?
I covered both the Mid Atlantic and the WMO for www.sportfishermen.com and catches seemed very good
WMO 360 white marlin releases 18 weighed
500K 324 white's released 29 weighed

Sept in the Notheast has had phenomenal white marlin fishing over the last few years. Is this just a NE thing or do numbers appear strong throughout the whites range.
Thanks for reading Tim


The Woes of the White Marlin
Examining the status of this pelagic game fish.
By Catherine Pearson


Rick and Yvonne Buckley
White marlin are often landed as incidental catch by longline fishing boats. It is now illegal to sell them commercially in the United States.

When it comes to the fate of the white marlin, there are battles being waged on many fronts. Not only is this migratory billfish species toiling to survive because of the commercial longlines that capture it as bycatch in the Atlantic, but there's also a sparring match taking place in the world's courtrooms over how to manage its declining stocks. The outcome of these investigations, stock assessments, and lawsuits will determine what the future holds for this pelagic game fish and the fishermen—both commercial and recreational—who catch it.



Current stock assessments put the white marlin well below its maximum sustainable yield level, perhaps somewhere between five and ten percent of the biomass necessary to produce a healthy stock size. In light of such dramatic statistics, two U.S. environmental nonprofit organizations, The Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed a petition in 2001 that called for the white marlin to be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2004, after the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) engaged in a thorough review of the petition, it opted not to list the species as endangered. Deeply disappointed with that decision, the two groups filed a subsequent lawsuit against the NMFS in January 2004, challenging its decision. The following year a federal judge approved a settlement that required the NMFS to revisit whether or not the white marlin should be classified as either threatened or endangered under the ESA. In January 2008 the NMFS announced its decision not to list the species as endangered or threatened. It remains to be seen if another petition will be filed, though it's likely that the situation will continue to be fraught with tension among the many parties involved. What's more, the role of the ESA in white-marlin conservation, contentious as it is, is only a small part of a much larger international story.


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The overall management of white marlin has been handled by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) since 1999. The group consists of 45 member nations, many of which are called upon to report white-marlin landings. The most recent ICCAT stock assessment concluded in 2006, and less than a third of the nations that were required to submit their white-marlin landings actually did. According to Mike Leech, former president of the International Game Fishing Association and a conservation columnist, "A few countries reported a continued decline, and a few reported a slight improvement in stock levels." In an executive summary of the 2006 assessment issued by ICCAT, the organization states that certain confirmation of those abundance figures will require at least four to five years of additional data collection. In the meantime, ICCAT will continue with its current management measures, such as they are. And Leech believes that the NMFS will likely "take an optimistic view of those [ICCAT] numbers and not take drastic steps, like longline closures, to rebuild white-marlin levels."



Recreational anglers are responsible for only a small fraction of the total number of marlin caught each year.

One of the few assertions that isn't hotly contended when it comes to white-marlin conservation is that the major culprits in declining stocks are the commercial longliners that target tuna and swordfish. However, that doesn't mean that the role of recreational saltwater anglers, minor though it may be, isn't being examined. As of January 1 the NMFS requires that all participants in billfish tournaments on the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. territories in the Caribbean use nonoffset circle hooks for live or dead bait. According to Jason Schratwieser, conservation director at the IGFA, "Circle hooks seriously limit the amount of bycatch in recreational and commercial fishing." As opposed to more traditional J-hooks, which are often swallowed deep, circle hooks catch in the marlin's jaw and thus are more easily removed. According to the National Coalition for Marine Conservation, "The use of nonoffset circle hooks, instead of J-hooks, reduces hooking mortality for released marlin...by around 66 percent and therefore could save hundreds if not thousands of billfish."



While many of the recreational-fishing associations have supported the NMFS's decision to mandate the adoption of circle hooks in tournaments, many, including the Billfish Foundation and the Recreational Fishing Association, are opposed to the notion of classifying the species as endangered or threatened under the ESA. These organizations fear that such classification could result in strict legislation that would severely limit, if not eliminate, white-marlin angling in this country. Many recreational fishermen fear that protection under the ESA would strike a major blow to the saltwater-fishing industry, which, according to information from Southwick Associates and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, generates more than $116 billion in economic output in the United States alone. If subsequent suits are filed and the white marlin does eventually fall under protection by the ESA, the specific practical implications of such a classification will depend on how the law is interpreted. In its strictest reading, the ESA renders the "taking" of endangered species unlawful. A rigid understanding of that language could allow the U.S. government to cease white-marlin angling altogether. However, Leech states it is equally likely, if not more so, that the ESA laws "won't have a major effect on recreational fishing." As an example he cites sea turtles, which have been protected under the ESA for years. In spite of this, longliners and recreational anglers are allowed to fish in areas that are hotspots for various sea-turtle species and even kill a certain number per year. Section 4(d) of the ESA directs NOAA Fisheries to issue acceptable "takes" for certain species. It is therefore possible that as long as anglers stay within those takes, they might be able to continue hosting white-marlin tournaments, even if the fish is listed as endangered or threatened.



The road ahead for the white marlin is a difficult one. While the United States is at the forefront in championing the species' conservation, its numbers are still well below the maximum sustainable yield level, both here and abroad. And while laws requiring the use of circle hooks in most U.S. tournaments might help in conservation, they don't target the major problem facing the white marlin: commercial longlines. As we wait to see what comes of the various suits and investigations currently taking place, let's hope that there is some light at the end of the tunnel for this majestic fish.



Update: In early January the National Marine Fisheries Service opted not to list the white marlin as an endangered or threatened species.
power and motoryacht march 2008 ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion Fish Biz http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/woes-white-marlin-article-08-a-368477.html Memorial Service for Walt Austin http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/memorial-service-walt-austin-368473.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:42 GMT Memorial services for Walt Austin will be held Sunday 11/22 at 11:00am at the Tred Avon Yacht club in Oxford. There will be a second service on Tuesday 11/24 at 5:00pm at Sunset Grille in OC. All are welcome. Memorial services for Walt Austin will be held Sunday 11/22 at 11:00am at the Tred Avon Yacht club in Oxford. There will be a second service on Tuesday 11/24 at 5:00pm at Sunset Grille in OC.

All are welcome. ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion Fast Forward http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/memorial-service-walt-austin-368473.html Costa rica fishing question http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/costa-rica-fishing-question-368464.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:07:30 GMT I know theres a lot of guys on here that have gone to Los Suenos, I am going pretty soon, I wanted to know if you can fish from the docks or from the rocks around there and catch any fish, snapper , grouper, jacks, etc... . I am bringing my kids and would love to fish with them like we do in... I know theres a lot of guys on here that have gone to Los Suenos, I am going pretty soon, I wanted to know if you can fish from the docks or from the rocks around there and catch any fish, snapper , grouper, jacks, etc... . I am bringing my kids and would love to fish with them like we do in Florida. Also are there any snook on the Pacific side? ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion alex n http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/costa-rica-fishing-question-368464.html Madoff’s 1969 Rybovich, a restored 55-foot fishing boat, sold for $700,000. http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/madoff-s-1969-rybovich-restored-55-foot-fishing-boat-sold-700-000-a-368436.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:59 GMT Sounds like a deal to me at $700,000. Sounds like a deal to me at $700,000. ]]> Big Game Fishing World Wide Discussion alltackle http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f9/madoff-s-1969-rybovich-restored-55-foot-fishing-boat-sold-700-000-a-368436.html