Deep Sea Fishing #1

What Is Deep Sea Fishing?

Deep sea fishing is a form of angling that requires deep waters and usually takes place further away from land. The water depth should be at least 30 meters to be considered deep sea fishing territory. This fishing method is also often called offshore boat fishing, sport fishing, and big game fishing.

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How Is Deep Sea Fishing Different From Normal Fishing?

Glad you asked! By going out on a boat into the deeper waters, the fisherman is suddenly exposed to a pool of deep sea fish. These are totally different than your regular shallow water fish. We are talking big game fish - sharks, tuna, marlin, and swordfish just to name a few. You normally will not find these species closer to shore, as they require open and deeper waters to feed. The swimmers and surfers are surely thankful for that.
Check out this video to the see the kind of struggle that often take place during deep sea fishing.




Sometime its being really scary experience..

Various fishing knots...continued

Snelling Knot

Ever wondered how they tie those fancy knots on those pre-packaged hooks? Here's  how it's done. Usually, only tied by the purest, now you too can do it.

• Pass the end of the line, through the eye twice, leaving a loop hanging below the hook.
• Hold both lines along the shank of the hook.
• Use the loop to wind tight coils around the shank and both lines, from the eye upwards. Use from 5 to 10 turns.
• Use the fingers to hold these tight coils in place. Pull the line (extending from the eye) until the whole loop has passed under these tight coils.
• With coils drawn up, use pliers to pull up the end of the line.

Surgeons End Loop

Loops are made for the purpose of attaching leaders, traces or other terminal tackle. They have the advantage that they can be tied quickly and in the dark. The Surgeon's End Loop is an easy way to go.

• Take the end of the line and double it to form a loop of the required size.
• Tie an Overhand Knot at the desired point, leaving the loop open.
• Bring the doubled line through the loop again.
• Hold the line and the end part together, and pull the loop to form a knot.

more to come...

Various fishing knots....continued

Hangman's Knot

There are at least 6 variations of the Hangman's Knot, - all of them excellent for tackle, swivels and hooks. The "standard" Hangman's Knot holds only five turns when tied in monofilament nylon. If tied in rope, and used for its stated purpose, it takes eight turns.

• Pass a 15cm loop of line through the eye.
• Bring the end back on itself, passing it under the doubled part.
• Make five loops over the doubled part.
• The formed knot is worked into shape.
• The knot is sent down the line, against the eye of the hook or swivel.

Scaffold Knot

This is a much simpler knot. And it also works great. It lets the hook swing freely on the line.

• Pass an 8 inch loop of line through the eye.
• Lock the upper part between thumb and forefinger, making a loop.
• Make two more loops over the double part, holding them too, between thumb and forefinger.
• Pass the end through the two loops just made, plus the first loop made in step2.
• The formed knot can now be drawn into shape, and worked down against the eye of the hook or swivel.

Various type of fishing knots

Clinch Knot The Clinch Knot is a very popular and effective knot. It is also easy to master. Pass the line through the eye of the hook, or swivel. Double back. make five turns around the line.

Pass the end of the line through the first loop, above the eye, and then through the large loop. Draw the knot into shape. Slide the coils down tight against the eye. more knots soon... Palomar Knot The Palomar Knot is another very simple knot. It is regarded as one of the strongest knot known. It's great virtue is that it can safely be tied at night with a minimum of practice. Double about 6 inches of line, and pass through the eye. Tie a simple Overhand Knot in the doubled line, letting the hook hang loose. Avoid twisting the lines.

Pull the end of loop down, passing it completely over the hook. Pull both ends of the line to draw up the knot. Hope all the knots will help you to become great angler!!:)

Fish Species

For a beginner anchor to get familiar with types of fish available...

Fishing Bait Basics - Which Bait Is For Which Fish?

Which bait do you use for which fish? That's a great question. This complete guide outlines which fishing bait you should use for each fish you are going after.

There are hundreds of different types of fishing bait you can use depending on what time of year or season you're fishing in, what environment you are in (streams, rivers, ponds or deep ocean) and many other variables.

Let's take a look at your choices and which bait to use for each fish you might want to catch...

Imagine heading out for a few relaxing hours of fishing.

With rod and reel and tackle box in hand, you descend a hill and come to the edge of a swiftly moving stream. The sun reflects off the crystal clear water as you set down your tackle box and rig your bait. You cast into a tranquil pool or eddy and your bobber floats on the water surface.

Suddenly, it disappears. Your reflexes automatically set the hook. The fish has taken the bait.

Bait is something, either live or artificial that attracts fish. When the fish 'takes the bait', you set the hook and skilfully bring the fish to shore.

Live Bait

There are many live types of bait that can be used to catch fish.

These include earthworms, also known as dew worms and night crawlers, and insects including grasshoppers, flies, insect larvae and crickets.

Other live baits are minnows, chub, shad, crayfish and frogs.

Live bait can be purchased at fishing bait and tackle stores, at some variety stores in popular fishing areas, on a dewy lawn after dark (use a flashlight to find dew worms), compost piles, around piers and boat launches as well as around campsites.

Prepared Bait

Prepared bait is bait that has been previously prepared. These include kernel corn, bread balls, cheese balls, stink baits, salmon eggs, cereal balls, baked potato pieces, chicken entrails and hotdogs.

Artificial Bait

Artificial bait is bait that is manmade. These include plastic worms and insects, flies, lures, small jigs, streamer flies, spoons, streamers and spinners.
Fish and Bait

There are certain types of bait that work better for specific fish species. A few suggestions of bait to use for different fish species are:

Bluegill - maggots, grubs, worms, crickets, grasshoppers, small flies, ice spoons or jigs.

Bowfin - worms, minnows, crayfish, frogs, spinners, spoons and streamers.

Bullhead - leaf worms, night crawlers, insects, insect larvae, crayfish and stink bait.

Carp - dough balls, angle worms, peeled crayfish tails, corn, cheese balls and cereal or baked potato pieces.

Catfish - night crawlers and prepared baits such as bread balls, hotdogs and chicken entrails.

Crappie - minnows, worms, insect larvae, insects, small flies, small jigs and small spinners.

Gar - minnows, suckers and frogs.

Perch - minnows, worms, crayfish, insect larvae, insects, small flies, ice spoons and small jigs.

Pickerel - minnows, chub, crayfish, worms, spinners, spoons and streamer flies.

Rock Bass - minnows, crayfish, insects, insect larvae and worms.

Striped Bass - shad, worms, shad, spinners and streamers.

Sunfish - maggots, grubs, leaf worms, insects, small flies, ice spoons and small jigs.

Trout - salmon eggs and lures.

There are several different types of minnows and some are better than others for specific fish species.
A few specific fish that can be caught with
different types of minnows are:

Chub - northern pike and bass.

Golden Shiner - northern pike and bass.

Fathead Minnow - bass, crappie, panfish and walleye.

Bluntnose Minnow - bass, crappie and walleye.

Bait is placed on the end of your fishing line. If you wish to change bait with ease, use a fishing knot to attach a swivel and/or leader, which you should carry in your tackle box.

A hook or lure is attached to the swivel/leader with a pin-like clip. If you are using lures, you attach the lure, cast and work or troll it.

If you are using live bait, you attach it to the hook.

When hooking worms, you can either start the hook near the head and thread it about three quarters of the way through the center of the body and exit near the tail, or hook it twice, about a half inch from the head and again about a half inch from the tail.

Hook maggots through the blunt end very lightly to ensure they remain lively. If using slugs, use a large hook, about a size 2, and nick it through the body.

Prepared bait is also used on a hook.

To bait a hook with cheese, bury the point of the hook inside the cheese.

Sweet corn is slide through the end of the kernel. Bread can be mixed with a bit of water and made into balls. When using bread balls as bait, bury the point inside the ball.

What Not to Use as Bait

Salmon and trout should never be used as bait, as these fish can promote the spread of whirling disease, which is a type of parasite.

If you don't know which bait to use for specific fish, or how the bait should be attached to the hook, ask a family member or a friend who is an experienced angler to help you determine which is best to attract the fish species you are hoping to catch.

The staff at the local bait and tackle shop will also be happy to suggest certain kinds of bait.

Important fishing tips that we might MISS!

Fishing Tips, Fishing Lure Knowledge

Before you can become a successful lure fisherman it is essential that you understand the basic needs of the fish that you intend to catch.

Unless you know where the fish can be found, what conditions it likes, and what its food requirements are, it is unlikely that you will meet with much success.



WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FISH

1. Does the fish live in salt or freshwater?
2. Does it like still, slow running or fast running water?
3. What time of the year is best for catching the species?
4. What does it eat?
5. Where am I likely to find the fish?
Once you have the answers to these questions, you are well on the way to success. You will not be wasting your time fishing in areas that do not hold your quarry, you will be fishing waters that have the right conditions for the fish, and you will have some idea of the type of lure to use.
The next stage in the learning process is to obtain as much information as you can about the waters you intend to fish. This is called "local knowledge". All waters are different. They have different structures, different ecology, and different populations of fish.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LOCATION

1. Where are the rocky outcrops?
2. Where are the weed beds?
3. Where do the rivers flow into a lake?
4. Where do they flow out of the lake?
5. Where are the deep gullies?
6. Where are the shallow sand bars?
When you have the answers to these questions, you will know where all the important fish holding features are located. This is very important because you will rarely find predatory fish in an empty expanse of water. Predatory fish like to hide, then ambush their prey, so they favour underwater features.

It is around these areas that you will concentrate your fishing.
Now you are almost ready to be a successful angler, but there is one more learning stage. You have to learn how the fish behave, and to understand this you must learn what they eat. Predators adapt their way of life to suit their surroundings, so you must understand which factors control the behaviour of your target predators.




WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FISH BEHAVIOUR

1. What are the common prey species of fish in the water?
2. Are they here all year?
3. Where do they go in the winter?
4. What areas do they like in the summer?
5. Where do they spawn?
This is the information that will bring you success.
You will know where the bait fish congregate, and you will have the best chance of catching a predator. Of equal importance is the fact that you will know which bait fish are in the water, and you can select the correct lure to imitate them.

You will know if they swim near the surface in warm weather, or dive to the bottom in cold weather. You will also be able to find them in the spawning season when many predatory fish are very hungry after a long, cold winter.
Successful lure fishing is therefore made up of a series of educational steps, each one moving you one step nearer your goal of catching a monster predator. Each time you add more information to your "data bank" you become a better angler; and the better anglers are the most successful anglers.
One final tip.
Keep your own log book. Every time you go fishing make an entry in your log book. The information you will need is as follows:
1. Date
2. Location
3. Time started and finished
4. Weather conditions - cloudy - sunny - raining - snow.
5. Wind direction
6. Water temperature
7. Details of fish caught
8. Where they were caught
9. What they weighed
10. Details of the successful lures.

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