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24 January 2012
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Partner News
Here is a bill in the Legislature that would almost completely forbid even taking a lunch break while boating down a river without being charged for trespassing.
It seems like little more than bureaucratic tinkering. Bills now filed in the Florida House and Senate would change the definition of where something called the "ordinary high water line" is measured on waterways across Florida.
"This is where we hunt," explained John Hitchcock, president of the United Waterfowlers of Florida.
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26 January 2012
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General
Pick up an Angler Action Kit Free at the Ft. Myers FL Sportsman's ShowStop by and visit with friends at the Snook & Gamefish Foundation Booth
Top fishing pros will answer all your questions during the 2 day show
Featured speakers will include Snook Foundation members Capts. Mark Nichols, Stu Apte, Peter Hinck, Rick Grassett, Tony Bozella and many more!
What : Florida Sportsman's Show - visit the Snook Foundation booth to pick up your Angler Action kit
Where : Lee County Civic Center, Ft. Myers
When : Feb. 4-5, 2012, 10am to 5pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday
to see photos of last show, details, or volunteer...
SGF Directors Holly Andreotta (left) and Linda Roberts (right), modeling SGF Shirts and Face Protectors during 'Casting for a Cause' at Grand Opening of West Marine Superstore in Fort Lauderdale.
$20 'Buff' Style Face Protectors (Free Basic Membership with Purchase)
$45 Shirts (Free Associate Membership with Purchase)
$60 Combo
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Increase Release Survival
During a recent trip... I became an outlaw.
Doug Olander, Editor-in-Chief, Sport Fishing Magazine (www.sportfishingmag.com)
During a recent trip off the coast of Louisiana, I became an outlaw. Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico must by law carry a venting tool; they use this to poke a hollow needle through the abdomen of barotraumatized fish (those “inflated” by pressure changes when reeled up from deep water) before releasing them.
We began the day following the letter of that law, with experienced hands carefully inserting the needle and trying to gently push trapped gases out of the fish.
The fact is, no matter how carefully one does this, some fish still float away to die. Some dive down a bit but then bob back up, helpless from air still trapped inside them. And those that don’t die immediately could well expire afterward from infection or damage to internal organs from the needle.
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Fishing
The Angler Action Online Trip Log is always improving. Please tell us how you would like to see it work better in 2012.
Take a minute to answer 6 short questions and get in on a drawing for a top lures! (If you've never logged a fishing trip yet, click here to get started. Then return to take this Poll.)
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14 December 2011
Posted in
Fishing
How to tie the famous Gartside Gurgler Fly
with Chris Hargiss from Fishbuzz TV
Gartside Gurgler Instructional Video Click HereThis fly is a versatile top water pattern that can be used on almost any fish (saltwater or fresh). The gurgler can be tied with many different color schemes and materials. Thin foam makes for a better diving fly while thick foam is excellent for creating bugs that push lots of water. A weed guard is always good to have when tying this fly.
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Fishing
Reel Fishing: How to tie the essential leader to braid and Leader to Lure knots 
See Capt. Chris Myers at Mosquito Creek Outdoors in Apopka regularly. Chris shares his experience fishing the famous Mosquito Lagoon for the past twenty years. Book a sight fishing trip with Chris at http://floridafishinglessons.com/
with Capt. Chris Myers of Central Florida Sight Fishing Charters
See how to Tie the Double UNI and Canoeman Loop here!
