Shimano Tiagra 16 Big Game Fishing Reel Cover New

Keeping your tackle safe and secure is very important to fisherman. This gear was designed to help you prevent any unnecessary loss of tackle during a day on the water. Protect your reels with Shiamno's new neoprene reel covers. All sides made of neoprene to help absorb the bumps and scratches. Design allows for reel covers to be mounted while the reel is on or off the rod. All sides made out of 5mm neoprene # Gold logo and stitches over shiny black fabric match the color of Tiagra reels and Tallus rods.# All reel covers fit perfectly to specific size of Tiagra reels.

Hi Lee Palm/Red Rooster crew(San Diego - California).. Keep my rail spot cool for me - won't you?

Fishing Report from Nassau Bahamas (8-10-2000)(Thursday)(Air Temperature 92 degrees. Water temp. mid 80s degrees). Clear skies, no wind and burning hot sun. Caught two Yellowfins in the 60-pound range that almost sent me to the hospital.

Caught 2 YFY on Thursday - fishing "solo" aboard my WellCraft Scarab that had just been repowered with two 225 Evinrude fichts (cost was $28,000 including the installation).

Both YFT went about 70#s each (83 pounds of filet). Drift fished with fresh/frozen squid to start. Began fishing at 9:30AM and quit at 2PM.

As I arrived at the US Navys AUTEC buoy 10 miles offshore (a practice area for the US Navys nuclear subs which show up on the surface now and then)(the AUTEC buoy is in 6,000 feet of water) Capt. Robbie New (from Trinidad) of the "Little Trick" was just starting to fish.

For the first hour all I managed was a 2 pound jack that I later used for bait.

Robbie was having no luck either, but we saw several 50# YFTs come high out of the water several times, so that kept us anticipating.

At around 11:00 AM my bow rod with 80 pound test line and 80# green Berkley trilene leader, with a small Mustard circle hook on the end (with a 100# test Sampo swivel in between) went off.

I had just seen a big YFT fly through the area minutes before, and I was thinking I had him or his cousin for sure. The line screamed out, and the fish ran deep. Everything pointed to a YFT, but after about 10 minutes I saw a 25 pound foot shark on my line, hooked right in the mouth with the circle hook.

Leaving the shark on the line in the rodholder, I sat down for a drink of water out of a gallon plastic jug in my cooler.

Cut him loose, I thought to myself. But, then I remembered how many YFTs Id caught using shark as bait, and went to take another look at him. He was a good 4 feet long. Normally too big to bother with, but the fishing was slow, and I decided to take him.

Even though I knew he would thrash about crazy-like when I gaffed him, I decided to go for it, but I missed my 5-foot long fishbox, and watched him go bonkers on my deck, as I hustled to slide him into the Scarabs 2-1/2 foot deep fishbox.

By 12 noon I switched from "squid" to the fresh jack for bait on all three of my poles. By now, the shark was dead, so I dragged him to the stern and started to filet him throwing bits and pieces of shark meat overboard with plenty of blood being washed overboard with my saltwater thru-hull washdown pump.

I filleted one side of the shark, took the skin and cut it into 5 pieces, and through it over the side. All the time washing the blood and guts overboard. I cut the sharks giant liver into small pieces, and watched them float on the surface as I slowly drifted along towards to AUTEC Buoy.

Within 5 minutes of cutting into this shark, the bow line went off "screaming". This time I knew it was probably a YFT. The fish had hit the 80# test trilene line on a 5-1/2 foot Palm Beach tuna rod, held in a Perko side mount rodholder.

I immediately scrambled about for my harness and playmate belt. Several times the YFT would stop his run deep, and Id reel the line in fast to make sure there was no slack in the line, and smiled when I felt his weight again on my pole.

But, it was 95 degrees in the sun, and I was about to expedience something in 8 years of YFT fishing (and over 350 caught and landed), that was going to make this no ordinary day on the water.

After picking up the rod and snapping into the harness, I began the slow process of bringing him to color. I was grateful he had picked the rod with the 80# test line, as the other two reels (Shimano graphite a Penn 30W) had 50# test Trilene (Big Game) line, and fighting a YFT on 50# test line is a completely different ball game.

Fifteen minutes into the struggle, my thumb (on the reel) got an awful cramp, and actually stuck to my palm. I couldnt understand why this was happening, but kept going attempting to shake off the cramp.

A few minutes later the cramps spread to my forearm then up to my biceps. Im 220 pounds, a former HS All American swimmer, and 4 time NY State gold medallist, so Id been through tough workouts, but this was something I never dealt with.

Even my legs were cramping up. There was no wind, no cover from my bimini top, and it was 95 degrees in the shade. It all added up to one thing - "Heat Exhaustion".

To cool off I tried stepped into a 5-gallon bucket of saltwater, but this didnt help one iota. My feet were also too big for the bucket.

In addition, I was getting unusually tired FAST. HEAT EXHAUSTION had set in, and was challenging me like "The old man and the sea".

It took me 55 minutes to land this 70-pound YFT, but I finally got him in the boat. Boy, was I relieved.

Usually I wash all the blood off my boat immediately upon landing a fish, but this time I went to the stern, turned on the saltwater pump, sat on my cooler, and just let that saltwater run over my head for 5 minutes. I finished off about 3/4 of that gallon jug of water too.

As I slowly headed back in the direction of Capt. Robbies "Little Trick", the cool air hitting my Toronto Raptor NBA Jersey (#14 worn by Vince Carter) made me feel much better, but I still wasnt 100%.

By the way, you might want to purchase one of these NBA "Jerseys sometime. Youll know why the NBA uses them. They are 1000 times cooler than anything cotton or other material. I have a Lakers #34 too. My favorite.

I waved at Capt. Robbie, as I passed slowly off his stern, and he shouted "I thought you were fighting 2 YFT, you were gone so long."

Anyway, I set up again to try for another (YFT).

Now Im using white shark chunks on all my hooks, and chunking with the fresh shark as the lines are let out.

About 45 minutes later, the stern line goes off screaming. This is my Penn 30 International with no leader and 50# Trilene line no swivel. Christ, I said to myself, why did this fish do this to me?

The hook on this line was only a #4 Mustard live bait hook - that you can buy 50 to a package for under $10 at Wal-Mart or K-Mart.

This was going to be a whole new "ballgame". Im going to have to be "gentle" on the drag or hell bite through the trilene, or pull the hook.

As it turned out, I eventually got this YFT to color after over one hour. I experienced the same cramps as before, and at one point on this fish I thought about "giving up".

It wasnt the fact that I get $6 a pound for the fillet (from my restaurant friends) that kept me at the rail, but the thought of cutting a YFT off was out of the question.

After gaffing this 70# YFT and pulling him over the gunwale, I trolled by Robbie (who stayed until 7PM and caught not a one) and waved saying Im going home.

True Story.

THE END

Capt. Solo aka Tom Azzara
Boat "the Taxman"
Nassau, Bahamas
British Commonwealth territory
(not part of the "East Coast")

Tom's Fishing Gallery.

http://endtaxes.com/images/gallery.html

Take a break, and check out these pictures from the 6th annual Billabong's fishing tournament held in Nassau, in the sunny, tax free Bahamas.

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From: Lee Palm Long Range Sportfishers

TRIP #14; August 6th to August 11th 5-Day Trip:

The second of the three back-to-back 5-dayers in the Red Rooster III's summer schedule once again provided outstanding fishing for her passengers. Chuck Melber of Agoura CA led the way with a 84.1 lb. bluefin tuna to take the jackpot, followed by a 79.8 lb. bigeye for Justin Christensen of Newbury Park CA and a 73 lb. bluefin for Joe Stickles of Orange CA. "It was good consistent action throughout the trip" noted captain Andy Cates. "Some days seemed wilder than others of course, but looking back on the trip I'd say that there was good consistent fishing the whole way through."

The trip fished as far down as Guadalupe Island for some excellent grade yellowfin, but the albacore grounds closer to home yeilded limits of the longfins and a good take on the bigger bluefin as well. "We had some really exceptional moments," noted co-captain Jeff DeBuys, "but none
quite as surprising as the second-place jackpot bigeye landed by Justin . When we got that puppy to color we knew we had found some quality fishing for our guys. It was definitely a notable fish, and in the end it added nicely to our trophy bluefin count." This, combined with the quality-sized albacore had by all, gave the Rooster yet another in her long string of exceptional long range adventures.

FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF ALBACORE, 52 BLUEFIN TUNA, 49 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 45
YELLOWTAIL AND 1 BIGEYE.

Thomas Azzara
New Providence Estate Planners, Ltd.
54 Sandyport Drive
P.O. Box CB 11552
Nassau, Bahamas
Fax/phone: (242) 327-7359
e-mail: taxman@batelnet.bs

http://www.bahamasbahamas.com/

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Shimano® 2-Pc. FX Spinning Rod

Big Shimano quality and sensitivity at a price even the fish can afford! Shimano is the big fish in the pond when it comes to rod construction. And the FX Spinning Rod gives you all their knowledge and experience at a great price. Cast a line on these features: Durable Aeroglass blank construction gives fast-response at a price that's sensitive to your budget; Reinforced aluminum oxide guides for smooth line flow on every cast and retrieve; Solid locking graphite reel seat; Comfortable EVA foam-grip handle. The legendary quality at a no-worries price! State Size. Order Today! Mfr. Number: FXS-50ULB2, Length (ft.): 5', Action: Ultra Light, Line Rating (lbs.): 1-4, Lure Rating (ozs.): 1/32-3/16, Pieces: 2, Foregrip length (in.): 2 in., Reargrip length (in.): 5 in., Guides: Tip+4; Mfr. Number: FXS-56ULB2, Length: 5'6", Action: Ultra Light, Line Rating (lbs.): 2-6, Lure Rating (ozs.): 1/32-3/16, Pieces: 2, Foregrip Length: 2 in., Reargrip Length: 5 in., Guides: Tip+4; Mfr. Number: FXS-60MB2, Length: 6', Action: Medium, Line Rating (lbs.): 6-14, Lure Rating (ozs.): 1/8-1/2, Pieces: 2, Forgrip Length: 2 1/2 in., Reargrip Length: 6 1/2 in., Guides: Tip+4; Mfr. Number: FXS-66MB2, Length: 6'6", Action: Medium, Line Rating (lbs.): 6-14, Lure Rating (ozs.): 1/4-5/8, Pieces: 2, Foregrip Length: 2 1/2 in., Reargrip Length: 7 1/2 in., Guides: Tip+5; Mfr Number: FXS-66MHB2, Length: 6'6", Action: Medium Heavy, Line Rating (lbs.): 8-17, Lure Rating (ozs.): 1/4-3/4, Pieces: 2, Foregr

The Carolina rig is one of the most versatile and fun ways of getting Bass on the end of our lines. And it's not just limited to Largemouth. Smallmouth are just as willing to take a bait Carolina rigged!

By versatile, I mean many different fishing situations can be fished Carolina style. From shore, for example, a Bass angler could use it to cover a lot of real estate in deep or shallow structured water. As a matter of fact, deep water is a Carolina Rig forte! Weights of 1\4 oz. up to and over 1oz. can be used to get the offering out there and down deep. So obviously, a longer rod and a heavier weight can give a shore angler quite an advantage.

As a young shore Bass angler the Carolina rig put many Bass in my 'bucket well'. And I still use it today whether on shore or on the boat. It is simple tactics all packed into one basic rig. All we do with it is rig our weights and hook sizes according to conditions and baits used.

The Carolina rig is made up of 3 components, the main line, weight and a fluorocarbon leader. The main line is threaded through an egg sinker then through a bead and tied to a swivel. The bead ensures the swivel and weight doesn't bind for smooth flowing line; not to mention noise which can be tuned with many different ideas to get the fish's attention. The fluorocarbon is then tied to the swivel with the hook completing the rig. When a Bass takes the bait it shouldn't feel resistance because of the line traveling through the weight as opposed to a stationary weight. This works especially well with fussy Bass. A full-bellied Bass can't resist an easy meal, but if that easy meal comes with restrictions, they will let it go quickly.

In order to achieve no restriction for the Bass a long rod combined with a flipping switch on a bait casting reel is warranted. The longer rod gives us more lineal footage so that when a Bass takes the bait one simply has to drop the rod for that added slack. The flipping switch on bait casting reels such as Quantum's Accurist PT or Shimano's Castaic 200 SF have easy spool disengaging capabilities. Every little thing helps in putting fish in the well.

The technique that goes with Carolina rigging is as basic as the rig itself. Cast it out as far as you can and with the spool still disengaged, let the rig fall vertically to the bottom. Once it reaches its end, engage the spool and start to work the bait home ever so slowly dragging it in and around structure. We should be able to feel every single piece of debris in the baits travel including, the slightest nudge from a Bass. When you feel the Bass, give it slack with either the rod or the reel and then set the hook hard. Smallmouth is the aggressive one of the two species so sometimes there is no time for slack. When you feel the pull set the hook hard and fast.

The best part of Carolina rigging is the fact that there is virtually no plastic out there that can't be fished this way. Also, structure of any type can be fished with total confidence in knowing hang ups are very minimal by rigging the bait Texas. The other advantage is the use of fluorocarbon leaders which is practically invisible to the fish. To the Bass, no strings attached means an easy meal especially when it happens to crawl in front of its face.

Carolina rigging in general is a good all around technique for versatile shore or boat angling. Spooked Bass, finicky Bass, cold front Bass or just leisure Bass will take it. It is the 'cats meow' of Bass catching methods.

Visit Nic DiGravio at http://www.probassfishing.ca

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Shimano Tiagra 80 W Big Game Fishing Reel Cover New

Keeping your tackle safe and secure is very important to fisherman. This gear was designed to help you prevent any unnecessary loss of tackle during a day on the water. Protect your reels with Shiamno's new neoprene reel covers. All sides made of neoprene to help absorb the bumps and scratches. Design allows for reel covers to be mounted while the reel is on or off the rod. All sides made out of 5mm neoprene # Gold logo and stitches over shiny black fabric match the color of Tiagra reels and Tallus rods.# All reel covers fit perfectly to specific size of Tiagra reels.

A bright hot, sunny August day calls for a certain pattern to put Largemouth in the live well. That's when dunking comes into play. A bay or a whole lake for that matter, matted with weeds could send many of the hearty bass anglers home in frustration, but a true Bass angler welcomes the challenge!

Dunking requires simple tools for simple tactics. The first and most important tool is a long trigger rod. Keep in mind that you will be reaching for pockets in the weed growth so try to use something lengthy, but light and strong. I am 5'6" and a 6'10" or 7' rod is plenty long enough for my arms to hold all day. A good choice would be a heavy action Quantum P.T tour edition trigger rod or a Shimano Crucial heavy action extra fast rod. Both rods are light and tough and you won't tire yourself wrestling with them all day. For reel selection, well, for dunking Largemouth I think it really doesn't matter what type of bait cast reel you use because, as I will explain, it's all in the rod, the line and you!

The Bass hide in the weeds during sunny hot days and keep themselves nice and cool under the canopy of weed growth, so the more weeds the better. Dunking works best in relatively shallow water say, 6 to 8ft. Deeper water can be dunked if one has arms and a rod long enough. The simple trick to dunking is basically freeing up just enough line from the reel so as to touch bottom then engaging it while having your free hand and the rod to do the rest. With your bait on bottom and the rod just above the water give your rod a few tugs to give the bait some life, then without using your reel, pull the bait swiftly out of the water using the length of your rod. At the same time the other hand pulls away the line as opposed to reeling the line in. To submerge the bait keep your rod tip up and your bait dangling about mid rod length and direct it to the next pocket while letting go of the line so that the bait can work its way down to bottom once again. This is done as you're drifting or using the bow mount to move you about. You can imagine how thankful you'll be to for purchasing a light strong rod!

A shore line thick with pencil reeds and bulrush is prime 'dunkin' area too. Sometimes pitching and flipping the inner pockets of these weeds just isn't enough to get the big hogs to take the bait, you have to get deeper and deeper to get to the Bass. Basically extend your arm and rod as far as you can reach then disengage the reel to drop the bait into the thick of it. Engage the reel, and without reeling in line, use the rod, while grasping the line to pull the bait out and drop once again into the next pocket. This method of dunking was responsible for two of the top 4 finishes in a tournament that I will never forget. A 4th place finish left my 'butt' awful sore from me kicking myself over and over again! I was dunking off shore, not in shore for my Bass, but keep in mind that dunking alone was responsible for 3 of the 4 top placements.

We all know that logic is a key factor in any type of fishing. Who would have thought that such an easy method of catching Bass could exist! But believe it or not the simplicity in dunking for Largemouth is just that, 'logical'!

Visit Nic DiGravio at http://www.probassfishing.ca

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