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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Apr 20, 2024
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23 May 2005 - More of the same
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Just when you think it cant get any better it does..something about the power of a morning prayer- I highly recommend it!!Anyhow..fantastic week of fishing..jumbo and eating sized red and mangrove snapper, cobia, grouper, dolphin, wahoo, tuna and yes blue marlin!!!Not sure where to start..but after Randy's unsolicited report looks like Wednesday's trip has been covered..Returned to Venice Thursday with Darryl filling in for me on a snapper trip that day..man did he wear the old guys out..they ended up with a fine limit of red snapper and a few oddballs..dont askabout the ones that got away..it was a team sport that day 3 grown men with one rod vs. whatever would be foolish enough to take the bait..they did it slow and steady one fish at a time one..Darryl said it was pure comedy, but like the fine musk used in the movie Anchor Man - 60% of the time it worked all the time....one guy on the reel, one guy holding the middle of the rod and one guy attached to the fighting belt..looked like the portrait at Iwa Jima...anyhow all the names sort of melt into a haze after Satursday's group of 18, but I somehow remember all the guys from Thursday (Hal, D, Ross, Tim, Tristan and Walter); Dock discussion centered on all wanting action over 6 guys fishing for one giant marlin; so we went wide left instead of straight and made our first successful mangrove trip of the year..funny thing was the first seven fish in the boat were red snappers we chummed to the surface..look out Susan Gros..these were big mamas too..managed to get the small ones (5-10#) in the boat..glad the fly tackle never made it out of the cabin..got on a few rigs holding more gray snapper than reds and ended up with a nice box by quiting time..18 red and 9 grey along with 2 scamps and a cobia..Saturday things got interesting with more scheduling changes one Friday evening than ever before..worse than the ticket counter at O'hare in a snowstorm..the broken down boat bug always hits on Saturday or seconds after Close Of Business Friday ..managed to get everything worked out but still had a few bugs attack ending 2 of 4 trips early..thankfully Sonny and I managed to make it out unscathed, he in the Phat Cat and me by myself in the Albemarle..had tried to arrange for a deckhand the night before but got an extra set of hands from the crew..Sonny initially went long for tuna and I stayed closer to the shelf..tough day for Sonny as he ended up trolling by noon with ony 2 small tuna amid the boat show and tuna no show at Medusa..meanwhile we were off to a great start with a triple on dolphin right off the bat..couldnt get the lines set for the first half hour..then nothing for hours..about 10am we had a small blue come crash the party but fail to swallow..one swipe and it was gone..30 minutes later we had a sail come penciling behind two baits but failed to make contact with a dropback..tough to learn how to do it while on the hot seat, but at least my special guest deckhand Andy Mclemore got to see the fish..about 12:30 I could hear discussions of going rig fishing circulating below but I stood my ground..conditions were too ripe to leave..and at 1pm I got my confirmation with a hot blue marlin in the spread and ON!!!Once we wrestled the football away from the monkey down in the cockpit and settled in for the fight in marginal seas..it was a tag team effort between Robert Routon and Mike Frenzel, both suffering from a dual affliction of the Irish and Venice Flu..the fish was tagged with he last and only tag on the boat and I reset the baits..I wasnt into the first sentance of my routine post billfish radio conversation with Sonny when another fish slammed the longline and put on an 11 jump show..I put Tyler on the rod and since we had already run through the drill of clearing lines 25 minutes earlier, the spider monkey never got ah old of the football again and we positioned ourselves for a text book back down chase..the fish was released in just under 10 minutes too by yours truley who got to drive, wire and photo the second fish of the hour..snapped a few pictures and turned it loose..managed one more 20 pound dolphin before calling it early..as we were picking up Little Rimmer passed by with some friends and hooked another blue out fo the same spot..not sure how it turned out but I know alot of fish were seen and caught within the same 10 mile stretch of the Sargasso Hwy..Sonny ended up with 2 blackfin and a dozen dolphin from size 11 flipflops to size 36 inseam..The other boat caught two tuna and 2 cobia..Both Lance and Sonny were out today..Sonny with his self proclaimed 'best snapper catch of the year' and Lance with a last minute save..he trolled the rip and had not one strike by 1pm..he headed south and caught three 60-80 pound yellowfins and 2 blackfins coming in on the late side..Meanwhile Capt. Bill Delabar continues to prove his ability and proficiency bringing in 9 yellowfin with our group that broke down yesterday..he has been covering our trips that would be fishing on the 36 Twin vee this week and next..at this rate, I almost would rather the factory keep the boat for the rest of the summer!!!Just loaded the pictures from the adventures..more to come when I get them from Bill and Sonny...Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
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