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I have fished with Itu and he is a great guy, the fishing in the lagoon on Aitutaki is superb and the lagoon is easily big enough for the number of tourists to at least double without any undue crowding.
I wish him well in his guiding business and would say to anyone thinking of going to Aitutaki, go, you will love it, it truly is a little piece of paradise.
All the best.
Mike

Submitted by Joe 1737246330 on

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I practice fishing, for fun, will occasionally keep bass to eat; then I fish bass tournaments with a local bass club. Of course, we catch and release during tournaments, and we get penalized when weighing in a dead fish. So, we take great lengths to keep the fish healthy in a "live well" on the boat. Regretfully, sometimes fish are gut-hooked, especially when fishing with plastics, because fish can try to swallow the artificial bait. When that happens, we don't pull on the hook at all and cut the line. My fishing buddies tell me that a bass will "digest" a hook eventually ( I guess it rusts) and they absorb it. I am skeptical of that. I think that a gut hooked fish will have enormous difficulty catching prey food and swallowing it, and therefore will probably eventually die. So, I sometimes wonder about the effect of endless weekend tournaments at popular lakes, during the peak fishing seasons. Fish hooked in the mouth, kept alive in the live well and gently released will recover quite well. Those that are gut hooked, or those that are kept several hours in live well water that is poorly oxygenated, will probably not make it.
All in moderation. All in moderation. I believe that is the key. Bass club teams are allowed to weigh in only 5 fish total. We follow lake rules of course, and never use live bait, only lures. For a club to hold a tournament at a lake, they also go through the permit process with the corp of engineers or other wildlife enforcement. Even then, I would never want my weekend tournaments to take away from a family that fishes for the food to take home for a nice meal.
My advice to the recreational angler, who wants to catch fish and occasionally take them home, is to fish on the weekdays, preferably in the middle of the week. That way, you are avoiding the heavy fishing pressure on the weekends.

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this pattern has been very successful in the isle of lewis Stornoway.Usually tied on a size 10 or 12 kamasan either double or single , however it must be fished slow or static

Hi Martin,
a short example for your point: In 1986 I was at a watch- and clockmaker in the Schwarzwald as a Business Analyst. I was told that a digital clockwork cost 2.50 DMark when purchasing it. Another 2.50 DMark for the rest of the watch; plus assembly costs, A Rolex Oyster analog watch was sold for the same price as the digital Rolex Oyster with a clockwork of 2.50 DMark. Its always the same - just find a fool; let him have a good feeling and he will pay for a turd as much as for a nugget of pure gold. Or why using a Porsche to buy milk at ALDI if a FIAT 500 will do the same job.
Best regards
Pit

Submitted by Paul Dyche on

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An excellent article, I made my son read it before i took him pike fishing then showed him how before making him do it himself under guidance, we had a great day with 8 fish in total, not one was harmed and we counted our fingers at the end and all ok.

Thanks again

For sure Kelly. I'd tie it on a B-17 for bass I think. If you try it, let me know how you make out. I have a few tied for a future trip to find some smallmouth.

Submitted by Travis Askew on

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Finally a site that makes it easy for us Fly Fishing newbies. Thanks so much for the info guys!

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