When You Want Tips On Hobbies

When You Want Tips On Hobbies, They're Here

Author: Sumner Rooney |            

            

You'll learn a lot and expand your skills. Lots of hobbies may be converted into profitable businesses. If you want the ideal hobby, this piece is for you.
Fishing can be quite a fun hobby to have. Fishing is a hobby that never gets old. It is something that has been around forever. You do have to use patience, but the excitement of catching a big fish is worth it. Either chow down on the fish or toss it back.
Taking up a good hobby can help reduce stress and anxiety in your life, especially after having worked all day. Understand that hobbies do not have to be taken seriously like your job. As long as it is something you love to do, and does not harm others, it is a great thing to do.
Combine weight loss with your new hobby. Why not try training for a marathon, or learning to swim with the children. Doing exercise as your hobby is good for your general health.
Riding a horse is a hobby that can be done outdoors. When riding, you can explore unmarked trails, find new animals, and get a glimpse of the great outdoors in a way you never have. Additionally, your horse can become a good friend and bring you much closer to nature.
Be sure your hobby doesn't take up all of your time. It is great to have a hobby of course, but you need to make sure that you have time to do the things in your life you have to do. If activities related to your hobby are hindering other areas of your life, then it is time to reduce your involvement.
If making money in a hobby is important, think about the unique things that you love to do. What can you do that nobody else can do? Write down your ideas of things that others don't like to do, but you do. This is the perfect start.
Stargazing is a great hobby to get involved with. Star gazing is cool because you get to experience outer space in a way that goes beyond a normal glance at the night sky. You can expand your mind to include thoughts of creation and existence. You simply need dark and a telescope.
Sewing is a wonderful hobby to undertake. You can make anything from pillows to dresses to hair bows. Sewing allows you to create items that you will enjoy for years to come.
Think about taking up collecting as a new and rewarding hobby. Today, the Internet can help you determine value, so you can find out what you need to get the most return on any investments. Use eBay and other similar sites to sell your items for the highest price.
Bring someone along with you as you enjoy your hobby. When you set a time to enjoy your hobby with another, you will be less likely to neglect it. It also allows you to bond with others that have the same types of interests as you.
You see how easy it is to come up with a hobby that the family can indulge themselves in. Use these tips to get a hobby for your family. Have fun, and always keep these tips close by for great ideas about hobbies that anyone can use.

                                                                               

                               

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Catch and release

Although most anglers keep their catch for consumption, catch and release fishing is increasingly practiced, especially by fly anglers. The general principle is that releasing fish allows them to survive, thus avoiding unintended depletion of the population. For species such as marlin and muskellunge but, also, among few bass anglers, there is a cultural taboo against killing fish for food. In many parts of the world, size limits apply to certain species, meaning fish below a certain size must, by law, be released. It is generally believed that larger fish have a greater breeding potential. Some fisheries have a slot limit that allows the taking of smaller and larger fish, but requiring that intermediate sized fish be released. It is generally accepted that this management approach will help the fishery create a number of large, trophy-sized fish. In smaller fisheries that are heavily fished, catch and release is the only way to ensure that catchable fish will be available from year to year.

Removing the hook from a Bonito
The practice of catch and release is criticised by some who consider it unethical to inflict pain upon a fish for purposes of sport. Some of those who object to releasing fish do not object to killing fish for food. Adherents of catch and release dispute this charge, pointing out that fish commonly feed on hard and spiky prey items, and as such can be expected to have tough mouths, and also that some fish will re-take a lure they have just been hooked on, a behaviour that is unlikely if hooking were painful. Opponents of catch and release fishing would find it preferable to ban or to severely restrict angling. On the other hand, proponents state that catch-and-release is necessary for many fisheries to remain sustainable, is a practice that that generally has high survival rates, and consider the banning of angling as not reasonable or necessary.[2]
In some jurisdictions, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, for example, catch and release is mandatory for some species such as brook trout. Many of the jurisdictions which mandate the live release of sport fish also require the use of artificial lures and barbless hooks to minimise the chance of injury to fish. Mandatory catch and release also exists in the Republic of Ireland where it was introduced as a conservation measure to prevent the decline of Atlantic salmon stocks on some rivers.[3] In Switzerland, catch and release fishing is considered inhumane and was banned in September 2008.[4]
Barbless hooks, which can be created from a standard hook by removing the barb with pliers or can be bought, are sometimes resisted by anglers because they believe that increased escapement results. Barbless hooks reduce handling time, thereby increasing survival. Concentrating on keeping the line taut while fighting fish, using recurved point or "triple grip" style hooks on lures, and equipping lures that do not have them with split rings can significantly reduce escapement.

Live Bait - The Terminal End

Taken out of context, this title may seem redundant. To a fisherman however, it has a special

meaning. There are really two ends to a fishing line. One end is fixed to the reel, rod, and the anxious fisherman. The other end, the terminal end, is the one that is supposed to catch the fish. The terminal end however, will not catch fish unless it has some sort of hook, lure, bait, etc.. These additions are referred to as terminal tackle. The "terminal end" is most important to the fisherman but is often overlooked! Regardless of the investment in boats, rods, reels, time or effort, if terminal tackle is not appropriate to the job at hand, then all of that investment is wasted.

Live-bait fishing for trophy stripers is one of my favorite kinds of fishing. I have specialized in this type of fishing for many years. I have had the opportunity to try all types of tackle and terminal gear. In the course of this investigation I have had many successes and failures, all of which have led me to the combination that works most effectively. This is a natural process, and I am sure that I will continue to experiment to try to improve or adapt to changes as they come. When live-bait fishing, a well balanced, quality rod and reel is an important consideration. I am using a Penn Power Stick, with a Penn 535 graphite Reel, spooled with 25lb Ande line. This combination is light and sporting and yet powerful enough for the biggest of bass. One very important rule I believe in firmly is, "SIMPLE RIG-SHARP HOOK!". What does this mean when it comes to live-bait fishing? It means that the bait itself attracts the fish. Anything else that may distract the attention of the fish will reduce the chance for a pick-up and a hook-up! Keep the rig as basic as possible and always check and sharpen your hooks when necessary.


I do most of my live-bait fishing around the Fire Island Inlet on Long Island in New York. I use a very simple but effective terminal rig. I clinch knot a 3oz. drail to my 25lb line. I tie a double surgeon’s loop at one end of a four foot leader of 50lb mono and clip it to the snap swivel at the trailing end of the drail. I clinch knot the leader to a 6/0 - 8/0 live bait style hook and the rig is complete. The loop at the drail end of the leader allows for a quick replacement when necessary. The only variation to this rig might be an increase or a decrease in drail weight to match the current conditions and water depth. The change that might be required in drail weight is a simple one to accomplish. Simply go up or down by one ounce increments until just enough weight is present to maintain the bait within a few feet of the bottom. If you can lift the rod tip then quickly drop it and feel the drail touch bottom, the weight is sufficient. The most common baits used in live-bait fishing for striped bass are bunker and eels. When fishing eels I use only one type of hook in all situations, a short shank live bait style hook in 6/0 or 7/0 size. These hooks are very strong and usually quite sharp right out of the package. Don’t forget to check the point and put a file to it if it isn’t needle sharp. To hook the eel, the hook is run into the mouth and out an eye socket. This placement of the hook gives it a sure hold in tough tissue and also allows the eel to continue to pass water through its mouth and stay healthy and lively.

Fishing live bunker or any other live, hard bodied baitfish, requires more consideration. In the past, most anglers fished bunker using a 4/0 size treble hook. One point was inserted through the lower jaw, a second point through one nostril and the third remained unattached. This method is no longer acceptable as it results in many gut hooked fish that will not survive when released. A treble hook is almost impossible to remove cleanly once it has been swallowed beyond the narrow throat. In these memorable days of a revived striped bass fishery with size and bag limits, many bass must be returned to the water so that they may survive! The use of treble hooks is therefore not in the best interest of the sport. Considering an alternative to using treble hooks, I tried experimenting with single hook arrangements. I found that when hooked in any body part other than the head, the bait did not swim correctly in a hard running tide. I was not getting many pick-ups due to its unnatural action. I then tried hooking the bait in a non-vital part of the head. The action improved, and I was getting lots of pick-ups. However, due to the tough tissue in the head region of most baitfish, the hook would not pull free from the bait. I was getting pick-ups but pulling the hook on most fish.

Being determined I finally came up with a variation that has proven to work extremely well. I use a large #56 Berkley double-lock snap. I attach the small side of the snap to the eye of a single 7/0 or 8/0 live bait hook. This must be done in an orientation that sets the open large side of the snap turning opposite to the bend in the hook. I then use the hook or a needle to make a small hole in the tough head or nose tissue of the baitfish. The point of the large side of the snap is then passed from the top of the head or nose, through the hole, out the mouth and snapped closed. The hook remains free swinging along the side of the head. Fish caught with this rig are almost always mouth hooked meaning they may be released relatively unharmed. One additional hook arrangement should also be a part of the live-bait fisherman’s arsenal. Big bluefish have a nasty habit of attacking a bait from the tail and are therefore rarely hooked. Even if they do manage to get hooked, they almost always chew through the mono leader and are lost during the fight. For such situations I have devised another little addition to my tackle box. I prepare tail hooks on a short piece of vinyl coated braided or single strand wire. I make them about six inches long with a barrel swivel at one end and a 7/0 hook at the other end. If the bluefish show up I can quickly add the tail hook to my double-lock snap and use a rubber band to fasten the hook to the tail of the bait. I can then have fun catching and beating the bluefish at their game.

One additional point to consider for the safe release of fish in the spirit of conservation or when tagging, gaffing a fish that is going to be released is not acceptable! Fish that are to be released should be carefully netted and handled gently while onboard. Even netting is detrimental to the fish as it removes some of the natural protective slime from the body. When it is possible I use a device called a "BogaGrip" that locks onto the jaw of the fish. I simply lean over the side of the boat while holding the leader and lock it on the lower jaw. I can then remove the hook while the fish is still in the water or gently bring it aboard. It works quite well and it also has a built-in accurate scale for weighing your trophy. If the fish is brought into the boat, a wet towel placed over the head and eyes will keep it calm. Remember to return the fish to the water as soon as possible and not to handle it by the gills. Placing your hand in the gill slits can cause irreparable damage to the fish.

The "terminal end" is a critical part of fishing tackle. I have spent much time developing and perfecting terminal rigs that are effective. I have found this both challenging and rewarding. Experimenting and being innovative is part of what makes fishing so much fun! I hope my suggestions will work well for you.

Good Fishing, Capt. Al Lorenzetti Copyright: Al Lorenzetti ©1990 Published in "The Fisherman" 1990

What Makes the Trout in Ecuador Look Like Salmon?

Billboards and advertisements depicting huge and beautiful rainbow trout announce to travelers in much of the Ecuadorian Andes that fishing is one reason to come here. Photo by Alastair Bland.

A crisp, clear stream flows out of Cajas National Park on a 20-mile circuitous route down to the town of Cuenca—but few fish live in these wild waters. Yet the Quinuas River Valley it forms is a hot destination for sport fishermen. They come by the hundreds each weekend, mostly from Cuenca, seeking the most popular game fish in the world: the rainbow trout.
“What kind of trout live in here?” I ask a young man who serves me coffee at Cabana del Pescador, the campground where I have stayed the night. I am only curious how locals refer to the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, which is native to North American and Siberian streams that enter the Pacific but has been introduced to virtually all suitable habitat on earth. In Ecuador, the species first arrived in the 1960s.
“Normal trout,” he says.
I aim to catch a few fish today and have them for dinner, but I move on, up the road, looking for a happier place to fish. The pond here is muddy, surrounded by concrete and a chain-link fence. Trouble is, I won’t find much better. This valley, though populated by a few wild trout in the streams and lakes of Cajas National Park, is a busy center of aquaculture. Trout farming is generally considered a clean and sustainable industry, though it isn’t always pretty. For a stretch of seven or eight miles downstream of the park, nearly every roadside farm has a handful of concrete-banked pools on the premises, fed by stream water and swarming with trout about 12 inches long.

The trout ponds at Reina del Cisne restaurant and fishing club. Photo by Alastair Bland

Up the road, after passing a half dozen possible fishing sites, I pull in to one called Reina del Cisne, at kilometer 21. It is a restaurant and sport fishing “club,” as the sign tells visitors. I have coffee—Nescafé, as always—inside. When I am finished, I ask if there is an opportunity to fish here, and the teenage waiter beckons me to follow. “It’s 50 cents to rent a pole,” he says. “Then, we weigh the trout, and you pay $2.25 per pound.” The biggest fish in the ponds out back are more than ten pounds, he tells me.
He pulls one rod from a heap of several dozen—a broomstick-like pole with a stout line tied to the end and a silver barbed hook at the tip. He quickly mixes up a bucket of bread dough to use as bait, drops a hunk into a shopping-style woven basket and hands me my tackle.
“What kind of trout are these?” I ask, still fishing for local lingo.
“Salmon trout. They have red meat,” he says. He adds, “Good luck,” and returns to the restaurant.
For an angler who has fished in the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and Alaska and New Zealand, this is a sad comparison, and I feel a strange desire to either cry or laugh hysterically. This would make a perfect opportunity for kids, but I know what real fishing, in real waters, is. Here, I have three ponds to choose from—two of them rectangular, concrete basins, the other a muddy, oval-shaped pool 30 feet across with grassy banks. I flick a piece of dough into this most natural-appearing of the options. Several trout dart from the murk as the white ball vanishes in an instant. I bait my hook and fling it into the middle of the pond, slightly embarrassed that I am participating in what locals advertise as pesca deportiva—or “sport fishing.” A similar flurry of fish attack and strip the hook. I re-bait and try again and this time hook instantly into a feisty rainbow. I drag it in and onto the bank, whack it cold with a stick and drop it in my basket. One down, and in another five minutes I have a second fish. I could take more but, frankly, this isn’t fun or engaging. A year ago exactly I was cycling around New Zealand, casting flies at wild trout six times this size and immeasurably more thrilling to catch—wary, elusive, picky and beautiful. The challenge of enticing one to strike made success an accomplishment. Best of all was the experience of being there, fish or none, standing in crystal clear waters surrounded by green meadows and the tall peaks of the Southern Alps. Indeed, fishing is largely about interacting with the environment, and if one catches no trout on an expedition into the mountains, something else is still gained.
But no matter how big a fish one may pull from a concrete-lined pond, using dough balls for bait, the experience feels as hollow as shopping in a supermarket. While I’m here, I hope I might tangle with an eight-pounder, but no such beast shows itself. I wonder if perhaps they tell all guests that giant trout live in these ponds to encourage business. But back inside the restaurant, my hosts show me the de-boned meat of a 14-pounder caught the day before. The meat is thick and heavy and a delicious-looking salmon red. I ask what the trout eat. “Natural food,” owner Maria Herrera tells me.

Maria Herrera, in the dining room of her restaurant Reina del Cisne, stands with a young employee and the de-boned meat of a 14-pound trout taken from the stocked fish tanks in back. Photo by Alastair Bland.

Down the road, at kilometer 18, I visit a government-run fish hatchery. I roll down the dirt drive, across the stream on a wooden bridge and up a short rise to the facility. I introduce myself to two men in yellow slickers, ankle deep in a muddy concrete basin full of thrashing foot-long trout. The station director, Lenin Moreno, tells me that more than 8,000 adult fish live here. He and his colleague, Ricardo Mercado, are currently trying to get an exact head count in a tank swarming with, they guess, about 300 fish. They take a break and show me to the laboratoria—the hatchery. In the trays and tanks of this covered, concrete-walled facility, 1.3 million juveniles are produced each year and sold to aquaculture operations in four provinces, Moreno tells me.
Outside, they show me a rectangular basin teeming with huge rainbows, green-backed, red-sided beauties that remind me of the two-foot-long giants of New Zealand. Visitors may come here to buy these trout, Moreno tells me. The fish go for $1.50 per pound.

Five- and six-pound rainbow trout cruise through the waters of a 6- by 30-foot concrete basin at a government trout hatchery and farm at kilometer 18 on the Cuenca-Cajas National Park highway. Photo by Alastair Bland.

I ask if the meat is red like salmon. “No—it’s white,” Moreno tells me. “But at the fish farms they feed the trout pigment.”
This doesn’t surprise me. The rainbow trout I grew up on were generally white-fleshed fish. Only occasionally on family camping trips as we cleaned our catch would we discover with excitement that the trout had natural pink meat, which tends to be richer and fattier than paler flesh. But in Ecuador’s many fish markets, I have not yet seen a trout fillet that wasn’t colored like salmon, and I’ve suspected all along that this attractive color (which I’ll admit has drawn my wallet from my pocket more than once) was artificially induced. I recall seeing the fillet of a trout caught in New Zealand just outside the outflow of a Chinook salmon farm that was clearly affected by such pigment—probably either synthetic astaxanthin or canthaxanthin, both used in most commercial salmon farming operations (and the latter of which may cause retinal damage). The trout had presumably been eating pellet feed that escaped from the salmon pens, and the meat was partially colored, patchy red and white like a tie-dyed shirt. Yuck.
I poached my farm-caught trout in cheap Chilean Sauvignon Blanc at my hostel in Cuenca, just off the main street of Calle Larga. The meal was fine and exactly what I had been aiming for when I plunked that ball of dough into the pond at Reina del Cisne. But the fish didn’t quite taste up to par. Because although pink-fleshed trout are a sure catch in the mountain fishing ponds of Ecuador, something else, less easy to describe, native to places like Montana and British Columbia, may evade you with every fish landed.

Neither native nor wild, these small rainbow trout were pulled from a stocked pond in Ecuador, where the species was introduced in the 1960s. Photo by Alastair Bland.

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Pike found choked on zander in Netherlands

 

By Patrick Jackson BBC News

Mr Spaargaren found the fish near his home

Anglers are scratching their heads after a pike was found dead with a zander - a fish of similar size - jammed in its mouth in the Netherlands.

Rene Spaargaren, from Almere near Amsterdam, noticed the dead fish locked together in water near his home and dragged them out with a boat hook.

"It was clear that the pike had bitten off more than it could chew - or swallow, rather," he told BBC News.

British angling expert Charles Jardine said the event was "really unusual".

"What on Earth possessed the pike to take on prey that size?" he asked. "Gluttony just killed that fish."

Mr Spaargaren reported his find to the Dutch nature conservation news website Natuurbericht, which published the story and one of his incredible photographs.
'Not a python'
He came across the fish while doing some work by his jetty this week.

The pike was unable to release its catch once it had bitten

Having calculated roughly that the pike measured about 1m (3.2ft) long and the zander about 75cm (2ft 5in), with a combined weight of about 15 kilos (33lb), he threw them back in the water.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Jardine explained that the zander, sometimes known as the "pike-perch" because of its similarities to the two other species of fish, was an unusual choice of target for a pike.

"A pike is not an alligator or a python - it will not accommodate similar-sized food," he told the BBC.

"Because the teeth on a pike go backward, it would have been unable to release its grip on the zander. It was a death grip for the fish."

Mr Jardine, who champions angling among schoolchildren for the Countryside Alliance Foundation, added: "I have seen Victorian pictures of such things, done with artistic licence, but nobody gave them much credence."

A similar phenomenon was reported in Suffolk, England, in October 2011, when a pike was found dead with a carp in its mouth.

However, that pike was more than four times the size of its prey, according to an article in the UK's Daily Mail newspaper.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20971848

It’s Lightline Time: Safety in the Night

 Written by Ben Hoover    

There’s nothing like the feeling of creeping under the darkness of a bridge to see a group of stripers stacked like cordwood, picking your target, and hooking up. As temperatures drop around the Mid-Atlantic, stripers are gravitating to lighted structure, creating some of the best fishing of the year for kayak anglers.

Catching these fish is usually simple, but it’s easy to forget the dangers lurking in the dark: wind, weather, waves, and powerboats, among others. This is a simple primer on the incidentals of lightline fishing, beyond the catch; anglers far better versed than I have covered these topics in extensive detail.
*The opinions expressed in this user-submitted review are those of the reviewer, and do not necessarily reflect the view of YakAngler.com.
A lightline trip begins with a last-minute check of the weather and tides to ensure that we’re not heading out into the proverbial washing machine, or worse. Some chop is good, as it seems to fire up the fish and keep the crowds off the water. A placid night can turn in an instant, so keeping an eye or ear on your phone (http://www.yakangler.com/blogs/user-blogs/item/1675-there-is-an-app-for-that) or weather radio is wise, though somewhat difficult with the promise of more fish under the next span. Some of us just rely on the forecast and avoid truly questionable nights.


At minimum, a good, bright, white light on a tall lightpole is essential if you want to avoid becoming roadkill. The lightline concentrations of fish draw plenty of attention and there are too many people zooming around without regard for their surroundings. The “VISICarbon Pro” from YakAttack is quite popular, and there are many other viable options, including building your own setup from PVC. Reflective tape, strategically placed on your boat and paddle, is likewise a good call. Many lifejackets and marine coats have reflective patches, and it’s easy enough to add them—cheap life insurance. Top it all off with a quality headlamp. If you really want to go all out, you could run this setup and pimp your ride, http://www.yakangler.com/forum/21-look-what-i-did/20870-did-anybody-spot-this-at-the-boondoggle-last-night, or buy a glow-in-the dark boat, http://www.yakangler.com/forum/20-water-cooler/20859-if-you-paddle-alot-at-night. Lights and reflectors are the first line of defense before our whistles or airhorns come out.


In the early season, clothing is really a no-brainer, but when the air and water temperatures really drop, clothing can make or break a nighttime assault. It almost goes without saying, but this type of fishing requires a comfortable lifejacket that you’ll wear at all times. For an outer layer, most go with a dry top and a pair of waders, or a full-on drysuit. It’s best to turtle-test this outfit under controlled conditions before it becomes truly cold. Underneath the outer shell, layering is key: wicking garments, some wool or fleece, good socks, a hat, and you’re good to go—no cotton! A good pair of wool or neoprene gloves completes the outfit.
“When you’re fishing the lightlines, make sure your head is always on a swivel.” This is perhaps the most important piece of safety advice I’ve received, and it came from a great lightliner, Jeff Greendyk, of Orvis Richmond. For that matter, I typically use the buddy system, so someone is watching my back and ready to help at a moment’s notice. A pair of radios is helpful for calling your buddy if you’re separated by more than a few sets of pilings.
It can get crowded, it can get crazy, and the conditions can be brutal; nevertheless, with a bit of preparation, there’s no better place to be on a cold winter night than under the darkness of a bridge span, hooked up.

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About the Author: Ben is an avid kayak angler who plies the waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia with fly and light tackle. A transplanted Yankee, he developed a true taste for the salt after moving south of the Mason-Dixon. He remains loyal to http://www.flyfishersparadiseonline.com/, his employer throughout college. Ben can be found on the water under cover of darkness, waving a stick in a plastic boat.


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Kenali kawasan sekeliling di lokasi baru

Oleh Nuri Angkasa

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SEBAIK tiba di lokasi memancing yang belum pernah diteroka sebelum ini atau dalam erti kata lain anda baru pertama kali turun memancing di kawasan itu maka kumpulan anda dinasihatkan supaya tidak terburu-buru mahu terus melakukan aktiviti memancing.
SEBAIK tiba di lokasi memancing yang belum pernah diteroka sebelum ini atau dalam erti kata lain anda baru pertama kali turun memancing di kawasan itu maka kumpulan anda dinasihatkan supaya tidak terburu-buru mahu terus melakukan aktiviti memancing.

Sebagai tempat baru, anda atau ketua kumpulan harus mengenali tempat itu terlebih dulu. Ini kerana dibimbangi kawasan berkenaan adalah perkampungan makhluk halus yang tidak mahu diganggu. Apa yang terbaik boleh anda dan kumpulan lakukan ialah dengan menunaikan solat sunat mohon perlindungan Allah daripada sebarang gangguan. Ialah, dalam perkara sebegini maka hanya kekuasaan Allah saja yang dapat menyelamatkan keadaan atau melindungi kita.

Di samping itu, kita harus meneliti atau meninjau keadaan sekeliling dan tidak merosakkan tumbuhan yang sedia ada dengan sengaja. Atau jangan sekali-kali mengeluarkan kata-kata yang tidak sopan ataupun celupar. Begitu juga dengan lokasi di laut yang kita sedia maklum bahawa laut adalah tempat buangan hantu syaitan, justeru pantang larangnya adalah ebih besar berbanding di darat.

Di laut, membuang sisa tulang ayam mahu pun saki baki makanan adalah dilarang mengikut petua adat resam orang tua terdahulu daripada kita.

Tindakan sebaik-baiknya ialah sisa makanan disimpan dalam satu bekas plastik (bukan dibuang ke laut) dan buang plastik itu sekembalinya ke daratan ketika kita pulang daripada aktiviti memancing.

Menyedari betapa pentingnya perkara yang dianggap remeh di kalangan generasi muda hari ini yang gemar pada aktiviti memancing maka adalah menjadi tanggungjawab bagi Pak Nuri untuk mengingatkan bahawa apa jua boleh berlaku jika ada unsur-unsur pantang larang dilanggar dengan sengaja.

Apapun, menidakkan pantang larang pada zaman moden ini tidak boleh dilakukan 100 peratus kerana ia masih berkait dengan makhluk halus dan syaitan. Justeru, langkah terbaik ialah menyerah diri kepada Allah (bertawakal) sambil mengharap petunjuk daripada-Nya.

Berdoalah dan minta perlindungan Allah sebaik tiba di lokasi sama ada di darat (hutan) mahu pun di laut, kerana sesuatu yang berlaku itu adalah atas izin-Nya juga. Jadikan doa dan solat sunat hajat sebagai petua yang harus diamalkan oleh kaki pancing sebaik tiba di lokasi memancing.


Full Article:  http://joran.bharian.com.my/

Computerized fishing rod won't put worms on hooks

SmartRod has a bite-sensitive accelerometer. Just sit back and wait for the alarm to ring. Then reel 'em in.

by Tim Hornyak

January 4, 2013 12:25 PM PST

(Credit: Indiegogo)

If you like a little high-tech help when fishing for dinner, leave the fishfinder at home and try this electronic rod.
The SmartRod has an accelerometer that tells you when a fish bites your line. A sound or light alarm goes off so you can try reeling it in promptly.
Billed as the first of its kind in the world, the SmartRod is the subject of an Indiegogo campaign that's aiming to amass $50,000 for development with 20 days remaining. It's got a long way to go.
As the promo vid below explains, the rod has three sensitivity settings that you select with the push of a button.
"It does all the thinking for you, so you can concentrate on catching fish," inventor Ed Hope says.
The 7-foot spinning rods, which start at $55, automatically stop bleeping as soon as you start reeling in the line. There's also a silent mode for when you don't want to disturb fellow anglers or the fish themselves.
A nice feature is that you can use any reel since the alarm is built into the rod itself.
Now if only it had a built-in laser too

 

Tim Hornyak

Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.

 

 

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Wilderness Systems Kayak - Ride 115

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SPECIFICATIONS

Length - 11'6" / 351 cmWidth - 33" / 84 cmWeight - 76 lbs* / 35 kg (*with seat removed, kayak weighs 68 lbs / 31 kg)Deck Height - 16.5" / 42 cmSeating Well - 67" x 21.5" / 170 x 55 cmCapacity - 500 lbs / 227 kg

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- Freedom Elite Seating System - Orbix Bow + Midship Hatches- Flat-Mount Deck/Console Surfaces- Keepers Foot Brace system- SlideTrax Accessory System (front)- Tankwell with Bungee- Recessed, No-Snag Deck Fittings - Self-Bailing Scupper Holes- Cup Holder with Drain - Rudder Ready- Drain Plug- Skid Plate- Made in the USA

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Enjin sangkut guna gas memasak ganti petrol

SALAH seorang pegawai penyelidik menunjukkan enjin sangkut yang menggunakan gas memasak kepada Ahamad Sabki Mahmood (kanan) di Bukit Mertajam, semalam.

BUKIT MERTAJAM 6 Nov. - Sekumpulan pegawai dari Institut Penyelidikan Perikanan (IPP) Kampung Acheh, Setiawan, Perak berjaya menghasilkan enjin sangkut menggunakan cecair gas petroleum (LPG) bagi menggantikan penggunaan minyak petrol dan diesel.
Penghasilan enjin sangkut yang menggunakan gas itu dijangka dapat membantu meningkatkan penggunaan teknologi hijau dalam industri perikanan marin negara.
Ketua Pengarah Perikanan Malaysia, Datuk Ahamad Sabki Mahmood berkata, penciptaan inovasi tersebut turut membantu mengurangkan kos operasi nelayan di pinggir pantai.
"Kos penyelenggaraan dan operasi enjin sangkut yang menggunakan gas memasak atau LPG ini dapat dikurangkan sebanyak 20 peratus berbanding penggunaan petroleum atau diesel sebelum ini.

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Profile 750 Special Edition

The Profile 750 HW won the award for the Best Aluminium Boat In Show at the Hutchwilco Boat Show in Auckland, and this is the hull that David – an Auckland businessman – decided answered the requirements of his fishing after a bit of investigation. David fishes a lot out of Tairua, where he has a holiday home; he wanted a robust, stable hull that could be beach launched, cope with rough conditions and longer trips, do a bit of overnighting, but still be reasonably towable between Auckland and the Coromandel.

Profile’s 750 hull ticked most of the boxes, with some alterations. David wanted more toe space when leaning on the sides of the boat, and being a fairly tall bloke, he had the gunwale height increased by 70mm.
The result was the Profile 750 Special Edition, which has now been adopted as Profile’s standard 750 model. It is a beamy hull (the same beam as larger brother, the 780) with lots of work space and excellent stability that can handle sloppy conditions in comfort.
As it happened, David had moved his boat to Auckland for a few months during spring to take advantage of the beginning of the Hauraki Gulf snapper schooling season, basing it at Oram Marine’s Westhaven dry-stack for convenience. On one of the first days of November, I met David and mates John and Nigel for a foray out into the Gulf in Tairanui.

Construction

The 750 hull features 6mm bottoms and transom, 3mm pontoons, and 4mm deck and topsides. The deadrise at the transom is 18°.
The hull is supported by the pontoon structure itself, four lengthways bearers and the keel assembly. The bottom plates are butted up at the keel line and fully seam-welded. Above this, a flat plate is welded across the hull, forming a strong triangular section at the keel. An external keel wear cap is optional. Lateral support is provided by five bulkheads and the transom assembly.
Profile’s innovative use of paint colour has been seen before in these pages, and the 750 SE is no exception, being finished in a tasteful mustard green with a Nyalic finish on the raw aluminium surfaces.
After taking delivery, owner David decided to try a product called Pyrotek Soundpaint, which was applied by Ovlov Marine to the inside of the bow section. He reckons this sound-deadening paint has worked well, considerably reducing the usual ‘water meets aluminium’ noise of a travelling alloy boat.
The advantages of a pontoon-hull configuration include high levels of reserve buoyancy and stability. The 750 SE is rated to carry nine adults.

Power and performance

Recommended horsepower for this hull is 200-300, and Tairanui is pushed by one of Yamaha’s new 250hp V6 four-stroke outboards. Fuel is carried in a 240-litre under-floor tank with a fuel port on the outside of the transom.
Although conditions were poor, we achieved 35 knots at 5400rpm travelling into a 15-knot headwind with a full load of fuel and four big blokes on board. David told me that the boat pulled 40 knots on delivery, with a lighter load in better conditions, and that seems about right, indicating a good match of hull and engine. At a more reasonable cruising speed, the big V6 produced 25 knots at 4200rpm.
Spring weather is fickle and unreliable, and as we cruised out of Westhaven Marina past a bunch of mind-blowing super yachts, a stiff and chilly sou’wester of 15 knots was scudding down the harbour. The wind against tide made for sloppy conditions, but the comfortable travelling and shelter in the big Profile tempted us out around 30 nautical miles into the Gulf, hoping to sweeten the boat test by encountering some workups and schooling snapper. However, by the time we decided to head back inshore, the sou’wester was up to 20 knots, gusting 25 – against the tide. The sea was a metre to a metre-and-a-half, steep, close and capping, and as unpleasant a sea as you would want (or rather, not want) to travel in. Certainly, in a lesser boat we would not have been out there.
I am long past the age of travelling at speed for its own sake; these days comfort dictates the use of the throttle. Until the lee of the land and the reducing fetch eased the sea conditions a bit, we were content to travel at about 10 knots into the head sea. The smoothly-operating fly-by-wire Yamaha throttle/shift was much appreciated when it came to throttling off when suddenly confronted by an extra-big hole. (You would think the Supercity could have at least run a grader over it for us!)
The efficient Aei wipers were also a boon (these are fitted with freshwater wash reservoirs), as was the confidence given by the 6mm toughened glass screen and side sliders, when we took it green over the bow. These sorts of sea conditions will find any flaw in construction, but the clever lapped-glass design of the side-sliding windows and the well-made forward hatch didn’t let in so much as a single drip of water. The rubber gasket seals on the protective clear side curtains at the back of the hardtop were likewise appreciated by the crew members sitting in the rear-facing bench seats.
In short, this was a real sea test, and the Profile passed with flying colours. Stable and with no handling vices, it was dry inside the hardtop and, considering the messy state of the sea, the ride was pretty good.

Anchoring

Anchoring duties are handled by a helm-controlled Lewmar chain and warp winch, which feeds into an enclosed anchor locker in the bow. Access to this is through a hatchway in the forward bulkhead. A plough anchor is permanently mounted on a bowsprit and a substantial cast-alloy crucifix bollard welded to a plate on the foredeck.
Except for tying off mooring lines, there is probably little requirement for going out onto the bow, but this is made easy anyway with the flats on the top of the pontoons covered by non-skid panels, further aided by grabrails along the side of the hardtop and substantial bow rails. The hatch in the cabin roof also gives access to the foredeck.

Layout

The forecabin is fully lined with marine carpet and fabric. A cabin light is fitted and there are two narrow side shelves, as well as under-berth space, for stowage. (In this case a toilet has not been fitted, but this is an option.) The berths will sleep two adults, with a third possible if a berth infill is fitted, and there is full-seated head height. A hatch gives access to the wiring etc, inside the back of the console.
Out in the wheelhouse a large dash space with a back lip and passenger grabrail is finished with marine carpet to cut glare on the ‘screen and stop items stored there from sliding around. A Fusion IP600 sound system and waterproof Uniden Solara DSC VHF are mounted overhead; the rest of the main electronics comprise of a Garmin touch-screen GPSmap 5012 plotter and Furuno FCV585 sounder with 1kW transducer.
Stowage space in the wheelhouse comprises of a large ‘glove box’ in front of the passenger, two levels of shelves on each side, and an overhead shelf under the rear of the hardtop. Additionally, the two sealed king-and-queen seat modules have considerable internal room, accessed through side hatches and by lifting the hinged rear bench seats. Owner David adds an Engel fridge, if required, for occasional overnight trips.
Helm seats are upholstered swivelling sliders with fold-up front rolls, which give more space if travelling when standing up, and provide a comfortable backrest into the bargain.
Steering is Teliflex Seastar hydraulic and, as mentioned, the throttle/shift is a Yamaha fly-by-wire unit. Yamaha LCD engine gauges are fitted, as well as a set of Lectrotab trim tabs. I like these last items for their unambiguous switching and indicator lights.
The wheelhouse deck has marine carpet at the front, switching to Tube Mat where the cockpit starts. Grabrails are built onto the trailing edge and sides of the hardtop, as well as two underneath.
Gunwale tops are wide, flat and finished with Deck Tread panels, making them handy places to sit while fishing at anchor.
The sealed decks drain back to a sump under the transom wall, from where water is drained by a 2000gph bilge pump. A flap helps with access to the bilge pump, but it’s still not particularly easy to get at to clear a blockage.
Side pockets run the length of the cockpit, and owner David has added custom pole racks to take boat hooks, gaffs, a cleaning broom and so on. A wash-down hose is also fitted to the transom wall.
Protected up in the transom locker, and accessed by two front-opening hatches, are house and start batteries with isolation/link switching and an electronic battery monitor.
Through the transom step-though, with its aluminium drop-door, is a large chequerplate boarding platform with grab-rails and fold-down ‘T’ ladder. Divers prefer this configuration as they can slide a finned foot in from the side when climbing onto the platform and have the option of taking their fins off after they have got out of the water.
Also fitted to the boarding platform is a lift-up transducer mount, enabling the transducer to be raised up out of harm’s way when beach launching.

Fishability

The beamy, unencumbered cockpit offers a heap of work space, while the excellent stability produced by the combination of pontoon construction and beam – added to good footing provided by Tube Mat on chequerplate – makes for a great fishing platform.
Gunwale faces are flat and provide comfortable support at the top of the thighs and there is plenty of toe-recess room under the side shelves, as per the owner’s requirements.
Fishing fittings include: Oceanblue outrigger bases; an eight-position rocket launcher (plus cockpit floodlight) on the hardtop; six through-gunwale rod holders, along with an additional four on the back of the permanently-mounted bait-station. This last item is pretty substantial, extending across two-thirds of the transom wall, and is big enough to fillet a decent sort of kingfish. It drains through the boarding platform and has fittings to hold a knife and pliers. It does hamper fishing over this section of the transom a little, however; I guess it’s a matter of what your fishing priorities are. A smaller, removable unit is also an option.
A live-bait tank with clear front-viewing panel has been built into the transom step, although the drop-door has to be removed to access the tank. There is also a mount for a davit and electric winch set into the starboard gunwale – useful for hauling hapuku droppers or crayfish pots, with the stability given by the pontoons adding to the safety of this practice.
Although good schooling activity was being reported at the time, the cold sou’wester, rough conditions, wind against tide, and the frowning black fish on my tide calendar all added up to tough fishing. The fish were dispersed and our drift was fast due to the 20-25 knot winds, even when the boat was slowed with a big drogue. Despite all this, in the very sloppy conditions the excellent stability of the big Profile still allowed the four of us to drift-fish in reasonable comfort. It was all we could do to get our 2oz soft-baits and slow-jigs to the bottom for short periods, but we still managed to put a dozen snapper in the 82-litre Icey-Tek bin over a couple of hours. Such was the stability of the hull, that it was only when we pulled the drogue and headed back inshore that we really appreciated just how sloppy the sea conditions had become.

Trailering

The big Profile is carried on a DMW trailer with tandem axles and zinc-protected leaf-spring suspension. Hydraulic brakes act on one axle of the 2550kg rig.
This is a cradle A-frame design with wobble and keel-entry rollers, wind-down jockey wheel, LED submersible lights and dual-ratio manual winch.

All in all

This is a great fish and dive boat that ticks all the basic boxes, offering: safety, stability and a high level of buoyancy, thanks to the pontoon configuration; a practical, comfortable layout; a clean, open cockpit design that is fishing friendly; excellent sea-keeping characteristics; robust construction; a high level of finish; and good looks. Aspects of an owner’s personal fishing and layout preferences are easily accommodated by Profile Boats’ willingness to customise its standard designs, in this case even extending to altering the hull. The Profile 750 Special Edition is a winner.

Specifications

Material aluminium
Configuration pontoon, open-back hardtop
LOA 7.5m (from engine mounts, excluding bow sprit)
Beam 2.60m
Bottom 6mm
Pontoons 3mm
Deck and Topsides 4mm
Transom 6mm
Deadrise 18°
Recommended HP 200-300hp
Test engine Yamaha 250hp V6
Four Stroke
Fuel 240 litres
Trailer DMW tandem
Tow weight 2550kg
Basic key-turn $97,200 (Yamaha 200 2-stk)
Price as tested $163,500*.
*Note that the price as tested does not include items the owner has added after taking delivery. These include the Soundpaint, trim-tabs, canopies and cockpit pole racks.


Source: http://www.fishing.net.nz/index.cfm/pageid/51/view/yes/editorialID/1158
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