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It doesn't matter if you're cleaning fish, skinning a trophy kill, or working in the kitchen, a sharp knife is imperative!
As a knife dulls, it may not do the job at hand and require more pressure with every cut. As you increase pressure, it may be a little harder to control the blade and one slip is all it takes to discover that dulling blade is still sharp enough to cut your skin!
Always on the quest for the ultimate in sharpness and failing miserably, I've scoured many websites and videos for THE information. One constant I always see is instructions to keep the blade at a 15-20 degree angle to the sharpening stone. Another way to look at that is the angle is about the same as the angle of a book of matches.
At first glance, the accompanying video may be off-putting to anyone outdoors-minded but, hang in there because I've found these instructions to be invaluable!
Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
You hear about new species being discovered and every now and then a new fish turns up--often some shrimpy little thing in remote areas of Africa or the Amazon Basin. Finally,if you like to fish, there's reason to rejoice because a new species of bass has been identified in coastal areas of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
Commonly called the Choctaw bass, the fish has been around for a long time but was lumped into a class with spotted bass since they look similar.
Although catching one wouldn't be an embarrassment, don't expect to set any size records by catching one because they only grow to slightly over a foot at maturity and the picture in most links, including the accompanying link, is fairly representative of what you may hook.
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Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
This blog isn't turning into a "How-to" for fly fishing but, if you try tying your own flies, this is a pretty good video to watch because it's fairly basic and even tells you how to finish a fly without tools.
Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
For most high schoolers, just hanging out with the college crowd in Ft. Lauderdale during Spring Break is an unforgettable experience. Add to that the excitement of catching a Great White Shark and you have a vacation like no other!
That's what recently happened to some Georgia high school baseball players when they were in Florida for a Spring Break Baseball Tournament.
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Don't forget new episodes of River Monsters begin tonight at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet with a two hour season premier.
Here's a link to their website.
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Fly anglers don't have to break the bank if they want to try lure fishing. All they really need is to get a few gizmos called JIG SPINNER FORMS and they are good to go.
Available in different sizes and usually either gold or silver, jig spinner forms are, basically and blank spinner with a safety pinlike device at the end to hook on your fly.
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Animal Planet's most successful program, River Monsters will be returning for a fifth season April 7 at 9 p.m.
Personally, I'm a little surprised because the finale of Season 4 was sort of a swan song in that it was a rehash of some of host Jeremy Wade's most memorable quests as host of the program.
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I thought this was a no-brainer until I amazed a guy with this tip a few days ago.
Since I only fly fish about once a year, I'm not one of those guys who have about as many flies as the hairs on their arm.
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With only four fish instead of the allotted five, Cliff Pace managed to edge out all other anglers to be crowned champion of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.
Needing over 8 pounds of fish, Pace finished with 11 pounds, 8 ounces to better second place Brandon Palaniuk who finished with 15 pounds, four ounces on five fish. Three day totals are what matter in fishing tournaments and Pace ended his weekend with 54-12 on fourteen total fish while Palaniuk had only 51-8 with fifteen fish.
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