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I just stink. Two days fishing without showering. Hit offshore today with Capt. Scott Hamilton in search of spinner sharks that never materialized. Got into some dolphin (mahi), which are awesome on fly, on a pallet in 30 feet of green water. Unexpected. We also hit a few small false albacore but mostly fought the wind [...]

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A Time’s writer’s pretentious attempt to recreate Ken Kesey’s experience on the lam in Manzanillo.

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John McMurray with one of his too infrequent posts on fishing conservation, this one pointed at how certain interests with loud voices and bully pulpits can undercut anglers’ efforts as a conservation force. 

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Billfish Harvest

 
A paper on the worlds’ billfish harvest from the IGFA. The U.S. is the largest importer on record.
Those that aren’t caught for harvest or as by-catch will have a harder time finding something to eat.

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ZB’s getting an 18 footer down in Florida to go fishing for bucketmouths in the Glades and Okeechobee, hit the snook lights in strategic brackish canals, and duck outside the inlet when conditions permit. Thank you ZB. There is no better boat than your friend’s boat. I’ll buy the beer, ice, and sammies. I’ll split [...]

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Bish from New Zealand shares some advice from his Dr. on why baseball caps don’t do jack squat.

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Here’s what I like about Fly Fisherman’s Guide to Saltwater Prey. There’s not a single photo of a gamefish in the book, save for the one the author’s holding in his bio pic on the back cover. Every picture in this book is either of a type of saltwater prey or of the fly that [...]

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I hate to mention PeTA for the very reason Singlebarbed rued it in his post, because it’s an organization that employs a talk good about me, talk bad about me, just talk about me mindset.
But ok, here’s the thing. I get it. I know fishing is a predatory act. I know [...]

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Fatty stopped in the aisle a few rows in front of me to hoist a big roller into the overhead bin. He grabbed the rod tube he’d set on his seat and stuffed that in, too. He must have asked someone the same questions, I thought.
At baggage claim, I made the mistake of asking Fatty [...]

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Hoo Darts

(Ballyhoo image courtesy of Fishcraze.com)
The ballyhoo has a second purpose: projectile missile. We used to catch them with bits of oatmeal on little gold hooks for bait on my buddy BQ’s 25-foot Mako, and one time our friend ZB said something onboard BQ didn’t like so he turned and threw a hoo at ZB’s head [...]

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