Baetis: Something a catfisherman puts on his hookus. Here’s a Latin lesson for you. Add an 'is' or 'us' to the end of a word and you’ve got the Latin equivalent.
Callibaetis: A concoction I dreamed up by adding calamine lotion to my catfish baetis. It didn’t catch any fish, but it did a dandy job on poison ivy.
Hackle: Something that gets raised on my wife every time I tell her I need a new fly rod. This term is usually associated with “dog house” and “alimony.”
Free Drift: The mode my mind is in when my wife is discussing my need for that new fly rod. It’s also a common mental mode for any other unpleasant subject she wants to discuss with me.
Drag: A term I use to describe life without a new fly rod.
Dry Fly: That new fly you purchased before it hits the water.
Wet Fly: That same fly moments after it hits the water.
Fly Line: A story you’re going to hear about your buddy’s fishing trip to Montana. For more information on this subject, see “falsehood” and “bald faced lie.”
Fly Line Conditioner: The words you use to lead up to the story about your fishing trip to Montana. This is a very important phase of telling a fly line. If you omit it, no one will believe a word you say. They probably won’t believe you anyway, but we all have to try, don’t we?
Leader: The best liar in your group. This guy has great potential as a writer for fishing and hunting magazines.
Tippet: Something your buddy always does when you take him fishing in your canoe. Why do you think they invented river boats?
Backing: Something you hope your fishing buddies will give you when you’re telling one of your bigger fly lines.
Nail Knot: One of the many creative knots you can accomplish by allowing your back cast to get too low on a windy day. Some other knots in this category are ‘twig knots’, ‘bush knots’ and the very dangerous ‘rattlesnake noose knot.’
Blood knot: What you get on the back of your head when you execute a forward cast with a nail knot in your line.
Surgeon’s Knot: Otherwise known as stitches. A common treatment for a severe blood knot.
Strike Indicator: That annoying guy you took fishing that was always yelling, “You got a hit, set the hook.”
Waders: A piece of clothing you slip onto the lower half of your body that’s always two inches shorter that the water you’re going to wade. Other items in this category are sea anchors and concrete boots.
Wading Staff: The large group of people needed to haul you out of the water after you venture in over your waders. Some of the more affluent fly fishers keep a paid wading staff on hand at all times.
Royal Wulff: Something I’ve been known to do to a hamburger after a long day of fishing.
Stomach Pump: Some medical attention I had to get after eating at Taco Tim’s the last time I went fishing on the Big River.
Snake Guide: That shifty eyed guy you hired to show you where the fish are. They call him snake for a reason. Good thing your wallet had a chain on it.
Stripper Guide: Hey, we all have to make a living during the off season. Some people are better adapted to this line of work than others.
Reel Seat: The one item of comfort you’re looking for after a long day wading the river. Generally a lot more comfortable than the ant hill you sat on when you emptied the water out of your waders.
Float tube: That container of suntan lotion you just dropped in the river. It’s the only thing you can drop that won’t sink out of sight in an instant. Instead, it drifts away to be picked up by the game warden who’ll ticket you for littering. This usually results in the loss of your fishing privileges for a year or two. Now you know why fly fishermen usually allow themselves to get cooked redder than a lobster rather than risk float tubing.
Fly Vise: A common mis-spelling of a term used to describe our addiction to fly fishing. Related habits might include smoking, drinking and telling fly lines.
Spinner: Another name for the teller of fly lines. If I had gone any further, you could say I was a spinner of lines. Some of you are probably saying that anyway.
Dun: Something you are when you finish all you planned to accomplish. That’s exactly what I am at this moment, dun. ~ AC
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Fishing Terms Explained
Catch and Release - A conservation motion that happens most often right before the local Fish and Game officer pulls over a boat that has caught over it's limit.
Hook - (1) A curved piece of metal used to catch fish. (2) A clever advertisement to entice a fisherman to spend his life savings on a new rod and reel. (3) The punch administered by said fisherman's wife after he spends their life savings (see also, Right Hook, Left Hook).
Line - Something you give your co-workers when they ask on Monday how your fishing went the past weekend.
Lure - An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy that he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop.
Reel - A weighted object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard.
Rod - An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.
School - A grouping in which fish are taught to avoid your $29.99 lures and hold out for spam instead.
Tackle - What your last catch did to you as you reeled him in, but just before he wrestled free and jumped back overboard.
Tackle Box - A box shaped alarmingly like your comprehensive first aid kit. Only a tackle box contains many sharp objects, so that when you reach in the wrong box blindly to get a Band Aid, you soon find that you need more than one.
Test - (1) The amount of strength a fishing line affords an angler when fighting fish in a specific weight range. (2) A measure of your creativity in blaming "that darn line" for once again losing the fish.
Hook - (1) A curved piece of metal used to catch fish. (2) A clever advertisement to entice a fisherman to spend his life savings on a new rod and reel. (3) The punch administered by said fisherman's wife after he spends their life savings (see also, Right Hook, Left Hook).
Line - Something you give your co-workers when they ask on Monday how your fishing went the past weekend.
Lure - An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy that he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop.
Reel - A weighted object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard.
Rod - An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.
School - A grouping in which fish are taught to avoid your $29.99 lures and hold out for spam instead.
Tackle - What your last catch did to you as you reeled him in, but just before he wrestled free and jumped back overboard.
Tackle Box - A box shaped alarmingly like your comprehensive first aid kit. Only a tackle box contains many sharp objects, so that when you reach in the wrong box blindly to get a Band Aid, you soon find that you need more than one.
Test - (1) The amount of strength a fishing line affords an angler when fighting fish in a specific weight range. (2) A measure of your creativity in blaming "that darn line" for once again losing the fish.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Fishing Humor: I have to Go Fishing
A guy returned from flyfishing one day and was approached by his wife: "Dear, the washing machine broke." The flyfisher: "Honey, call the repair man and have it fixed!"
The next day upon returning home from another outing: "Dear, the TV is broke." The flyfisher: "Honey, I'm not a repairman. I have to go fishing. Call the repairman and have them fixed!"
The third day: "Dear, the fridge doesn't work anymore." The flyfisher: "Honey, I told you I'm not a repairman but a flyfisherman. Call the repairman and have everything fixed!"
Finally, on the fourth day the flyfisher returns home to find his wife with a smile on her face. "Did the repairman come, honey?" "He sure did, dear. And he repaired everything just like you said." "And how much did he charge, honey?" "Nothing, dear. When I asked him for the bill he told me that I either had to bake him a big chocolate cake or go to bed with him." "Honey, what did you do?" "Dear, I'm not a baker!"
The next day upon returning home from another outing: "Dear, the TV is broke." The flyfisher: "Honey, I'm not a repairman. I have to go fishing. Call the repairman and have them fixed!"
The third day: "Dear, the fridge doesn't work anymore." The flyfisher: "Honey, I told you I'm not a repairman but a flyfisherman. Call the repairman and have everything fixed!"
Finally, on the fourth day the flyfisher returns home to find his wife with a smile on her face. "Did the repairman come, honey?" "He sure did, dear. And he repaired everything just like you said." "And how much did he charge, honey?" "Nothing, dear. When I asked him for the bill he told me that I either had to bake him a big chocolate cake or go to bed with him." "Honey, what did you do?" "Dear, I'm not a baker!"
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Crappie T-shirts
Hopefully you were searching for crappie t-shirts as in crappie the panfish and not some freak trying to find the crappiest t-shirt in the world or something. We don't sell crap t-shirts only crappie t-shirts to people who know the difference. ;-)
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Common name: Black crappie
Scientific name: Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Pomoxis means "sharp opercle (cheek)"; nigromaculatus means "black spotted")
Distribution: The black crappie occurs in all three drainage basins in Wisconsin (Lake Michigan, Mississippi River, and Lake Superior). This glacial species is well distributed througout the state, except in the streams of the driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin.
Spawning: In Wisconsin, the black crappie usually spawns in May and June; however, during a colder season, spawning may be delayed until July. Favorable spawning temperatures range from 64 to 68º F. The male sweeps out a nest in sand or fine gravel and guards the nest and defends the young until they start to feed.
Angling: The black crappie is considered an excellent game fish when taken on light tackle. Extreme care must be taken in landing these fish because their mouths are very tender. Anglers specializing in catching black crappie know that to be successful the bait must be kept constantly moving. The best baits are small minnows, small maribou-covered jigs, plastic minnows, or small streamer flies cast along the outer edges of weed beds. The crappie lies in weed beds in deep water during the day and bite best in early morning or toward evening. In summer, with the abundance of small fish for feed, they are more difficult to catch. Small minnows are used as bait in winter.
Monday, October 24, 2005
How to Create a Gift Basket for a Fishing Enthusiast
You can easily create a custom gift basket for any fishing enthusiast. She will appreciate anything she can use on a fishing trip and will be able to store her tackle in the basket you've chosen just for her.
Choosing the Gifts and Basket
Steps:
1. Select a variety of fishing tackle, including lines, hooks, sinkers and lures.
2. Buy a humorous fishing-related T-shirt. (Fishboy.com has a lot of great ones!)
3. Consider a fisherman's vest.
4. Include a sweatproof sunscreen with a high SPF and a fisherman's hat.
5. Remember to buy a disposable camera so the fishing enthusiast can record the high points of her next fishing trip.
6. Consider a handheld game with a fishing theme that can be used at home during stormy days.
7. Pick a basket style. You can choose from those with one handle, with two side handles, or without handles. Make certain the basket is large enough to hold the fishing items you have selected.
8. Select a natural wicker basket for its neutral.
9. Use shredded paper filling to make the gifts fit snugly in the basket.
10. Select a humorous greeting card with a fish theme.
Packing the Basket
Steps:
1. Wrap each present with a colorful gift wrap.
2. Put a layer of shredded paper filling in the bottom of the basket.
3. Place the wrapped gifts vertically or horizontally in the basket, as space allows, pushing the filling between gifts to ensure a very snug fit. Cover some of the gifts completely with the filling to create mini surprises when the basket is unpacked.
4. Place the basket in the center of a large piece of clear or tinted cellophane gift wrap. You may need two pieces of the wrap to completely cover a large basket.
5. Bring all sides of the wrap to a few inches above the top of the basket. Secure the wrap by tying it with a long, colorful ribbon.
6. Tape your greeting card to the wrap.
You might want to consider using a creel (a wicker basket for holding fish) to hold all your items. Then the fisherman can enjoy & use the basket while fishing.
Choosing the Gifts and Basket
Steps:
1. Select a variety of fishing tackle, including lines, hooks, sinkers and lures.
2. Buy a humorous fishing-related T-shirt. (Fishboy.com has a lot of great ones!)
3. Consider a fisherman's vest.
4. Include a sweatproof sunscreen with a high SPF and a fisherman's hat.
5. Remember to buy a disposable camera so the fishing enthusiast can record the high points of her next fishing trip.
6. Consider a handheld game with a fishing theme that can be used at home during stormy days.
7. Pick a basket style. You can choose from those with one handle, with two side handles, or without handles. Make certain the basket is large enough to hold the fishing items you have selected.
8. Select a natural wicker basket for its neutral.
9. Use shredded paper filling to make the gifts fit snugly in the basket.
10. Select a humorous greeting card with a fish theme.
Packing the Basket
Steps:
1. Wrap each present with a colorful gift wrap.
2. Put a layer of shredded paper filling in the bottom of the basket.
3. Place the wrapped gifts vertically or horizontally in the basket, as space allows, pushing the filling between gifts to ensure a very snug fit. Cover some of the gifts completely with the filling to create mini surprises when the basket is unpacked.
4. Place the basket in the center of a large piece of clear or tinted cellophane gift wrap. You may need two pieces of the wrap to completely cover a large basket.
5. Bring all sides of the wrap to a few inches above the top of the basket. Secure the wrap by tying it with a long, colorful ribbon.
6. Tape your greeting card to the wrap.
You might want to consider using a creel (a wicker basket for holding fish) to hold all your items. Then the fisherman can enjoy & use the basket while fishing.
10 MORE COMMON FISHING TERMS EXPLAINED
Angler An obsessed individual who owns a house that is falling down due to neglect, a truck whose color can best be described as Rust-Oleum, and a pristine boat that he chamois' down methodically before and after each trip.
Knot (1) An insecure connection between your hook and fishing line. (2) A permanent tangle on your spinning reel which forces you to go out and buy a bigger, better, much more expensive rig.
Landing Net A net used to help drag a large wiggling fish, or an inebriated fishing buddy, on board.
Live Bait The biggest fish you'll handle all day.
Quiet Water Your surroundings after you stop cursing your bad luck and fall asleep at the reel.
Skunked fisherman One who returns to the boat ramp many, many hours after his buddies have gone home so that there are no witnesses to his catch or lack thereor.
Sinker (1) A weight attached to a lure to get it to the bottom. (2) The nickname of your boat.
Thumb A temporary hook holder.
Treble Hook Triples the odds of your catching a fish. Quadruples the odds of your getting the hook caught in your thumb (see above).
Trolling What you do after you've lost a $500 rod and reel set-up overboard.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Singing Fish: Boogie Bass, Big Mouth Billy Bass etc.
Dumb Ass Bass - Virtual Singing Bass
How Singing Fish Work by Jeff Tyson
Boogie Bass Hack -- a very cool article that shows you how to modify a singing fish -- you can record your own message/song and program your own movements!
Big Mouth Billy Hack in Linux
How To Make A Talking Fish Say What You Want
How Singing Fish Work by Jeff Tyson
Boogie Bass Hack -- a very cool article that shows you how to modify a singing fish -- you can record your own message/song and program your own movements!
Big Mouth Billy Hack in Linux
How To Make A Talking Fish Say What You Want
Christmas Gifts For Fishermen
Christmas Gifts for Fishermen Are Easy to Find
Are you still getting chit for that Billy Bass you bought him a few Christmases ago? Or is it more like you and the six other people who gave him the same singing fish.
Let's face it. You can't complain about the male gene that creates the urge to buy their significant others small appliances (i.e. useful stuff) instead of expensive jewelry, if you don't counter attack with some deeper understanding on your end of this gift giving business.
Basically gifts for fishermen fall into three categories. Things that will catch them more fish, things that they can show off and things that proclaim to the world how much they love to fish.
The first catagory is where the fisherman spends most of his own dough. Bait, new lures, new bass boats etc. This is where all of that money they get you to save by buying cheaper toliet paper goes. Its why you get those "I don't like them" looks from him when trying on new shoes. All of these little things add up to big things like yet another rod and reel.
As for gift giving this area can be a big risk. If you spend a lot of money and its the wrong thing make sure you save the receipts and be prepared for some real disappoint on the faces of the big kid, I mean husband. Gift certificates might work here but then that means a trip shopping which of course means not fishing and that is never any fun.
Category two is also very difficult because you never know what is cool in the minds of your husband's fishing buddies. You might get something that is totally passe by the time the next fishing season rolls around.
Category three, items which proclaim the fisherman's love for fishing for the world to see (t-shirts, hats, signs, paperweights, mouse pads, coffee mugs etc) are probably the safest way to go unless they are so impractical that its just junk - like those singing fish. Going with a gift for a fisherman in this category has several advantages 1. You usually don't end up spending too much money so the nest egg is secure to finance expensive fishing trips and outboard motors. 2. They are going to love it as long as it has something to do with the true love of their life - fishing. After you of course. 3. It comforts them. It makes them believe that you are totally behind their fishing crazed minds. You are one with them. You support their obsession. This might not be totally true of course but it at least says "Hun, I recognize that you are truely out of your mind over fishing but I am ok with it. I realize that nothing will stop this obsession so I might as well join in on the fun".
Happy Holidays!
Are you still getting chit for that Billy Bass you bought him a few Christmases ago? Or is it more like you and the six other people who gave him the same singing fish.
Let's face it. You can't complain about the male gene that creates the urge to buy their significant others small appliances (i.e. useful stuff) instead of expensive jewelry, if you don't counter attack with some deeper understanding on your end of this gift giving business.
Basically gifts for fishermen fall into three categories. Things that will catch them more fish, things that they can show off and things that proclaim to the world how much they love to fish.
The first catagory is where the fisherman spends most of his own dough. Bait, new lures, new bass boats etc. This is where all of that money they get you to save by buying cheaper toliet paper goes. Its why you get those "I don't like them" looks from him when trying on new shoes. All of these little things add up to big things like yet another rod and reel.
As for gift giving this area can be a big risk. If you spend a lot of money and its the wrong thing make sure you save the receipts and be prepared for some real disappoint on the faces of the big kid, I mean husband. Gift certificates might work here but then that means a trip shopping which of course means not fishing and that is never any fun.
Category two is also very difficult because you never know what is cool in the minds of your husband's fishing buddies. You might get something that is totally passe by the time the next fishing season rolls around.
Category three, items which proclaim the fisherman's love for fishing for the world to see (t-shirts, hats, signs, paperweights, mouse pads, coffee mugs etc) are probably the safest way to go unless they are so impractical that its just junk - like those singing fish. Going with a gift for a fisherman in this category has several advantages 1. You usually don't end up spending too much money so the nest egg is secure to finance expensive fishing trips and outboard motors. 2. They are going to love it as long as it has something to do with the true love of their life - fishing. After you of course. 3. It comforts them. It makes them believe that you are totally behind their fishing crazed minds. You are one with them. You support their obsession. This might not be totally true of course but it at least says "Hun, I recognize that you are truely out of your mind over fishing but I am ok with it. I realize that nothing will stop this obsession so I might as well join in on the fun".
Happy Holidays!
Top Search Terms on Fishboy
Ever wonder what people are searching for when they come to Fishboy.com? The meaning of life? (That's simple its 42*)
Well not exactly. More likely they are searching for something about lobsters, sharks and the elusive Fishboy catalog (Psst! Our full catalog is right in front of your eyes - its an online catalog Folks!)
Plus a lot of seemingly anti-social types seem to be searching for shirts that express the notion that one must not ever talk during fishing. For some fishing is the way to get away from all that yaking which is increasing ever sense the cell phone was invented. Here at Fishboy we scratch our heads at this one since it appears to us at least that "Shut Up and Fish" items are everywhere right next to the "Bite Me" items. Sigh, maybe someday Fishboy we'll bow to the popularity of this notion but we try to be highly original and unique.
Anyway here is what people seem to be searching for:
Searches Query
31 lobster
21 shark
13 shutup and fish
10 catalog
10 clocks
9 big dead stinky fish
9 clock
9 moose
8 fish
8 gift box
8 tshirt
7 bumper stickers
7 customer service
6 big dead tshirt
6 charleston crazy on the coast
6 dumbass
6 fish metal boxes
6 fishing clock
6 free catalog
6 hats
6 scuba
5 bug lvr tee shirt
5 chocolote lab tshirt
5 contact
5 decal shut up fish
*In Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the number from which all meaning ("the meaning of life, the universe, and everything") could be derived.
A BBC radio script based on Adams' book contains the following lines:
("Cave man" lays out following sentence in Scrabble stones: "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?")
Arthur: Six by nine? Forty-two? You know, I've always felt that there was something fundamentally wrong with the Universe.
(Faint and distant voice:) Base thirteen!
For the literal-minded and those unfamiliar with terms like "base thirteen," this is a number system in which the number 10 is equivalent to our more familiar decimal 13. A base-13 number 42, therefore, is the same as four 13s plus 2, or decimal 54. So "six by nine" (six times nine) or decimal 54 is, in base 13, 42. For the mystically inclined, 42 in base 13 is the same as 110110 in binary (base 2). This could mean almost anything, and many Adams fans have spent untold hours discovering all of the places where the number "42" pops up. For example, there are many mentions of the number in the Book of Revelation. Others have made a game of finding 42s, such as these:
The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.
Two physical constants in the universe are the speed of light and thediameter of a proton. It takes light 10 to the minus 42nd power seconds to cross the diameter of a proton.
The sum of the ordinal alphabetic positions of the initials (SPG) for Stan (P.) Gibilisco, an oft-published science and technology writer, is equal to 42 (S=19, P=16, G=7).
A barrel holds 42 gallons.
(It should be noted that all of these 42s are base 10, not base 13.)
Well not exactly. More likely they are searching for something about lobsters, sharks and the elusive Fishboy catalog (Psst! Our full catalog is right in front of your eyes - its an online catalog Folks!)
Plus a lot of seemingly anti-social types seem to be searching for shirts that express the notion that one must not ever talk during fishing. For some fishing is the way to get away from all that yaking which is increasing ever sense the cell phone was invented. Here at Fishboy we scratch our heads at this one since it appears to us at least that "Shut Up and Fish" items are everywhere right next to the "Bite Me" items. Sigh, maybe someday Fishboy we'll bow to the popularity of this notion but we try to be highly original and unique.
Anyway here is what people seem to be searching for:
Searches Query
31 lobster
21 shark
13 shutup and fish
10 catalog
10 clocks
9 big dead stinky fish
9 clock
9 moose
8 fish
8 gift box
8 tshirt
7 bumper stickers
7 customer service
6 big dead tshirt
6 charleston crazy on the coast
6 dumbass
6 fish metal boxes
6 fishing clock
6 free catalog
6 hats
6 scuba
5 bug lvr tee shirt
5 chocolote lab tshirt
5 contact
5 decal shut up fish
*In Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the number from which all meaning ("the meaning of life, the universe, and everything") could be derived.
A BBC radio script based on Adams' book contains the following lines:
("Cave man" lays out following sentence in Scrabble stones: "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?")
Arthur: Six by nine? Forty-two? You know, I've always felt that there was something fundamentally wrong with the Universe.
(Faint and distant voice:) Base thirteen!
For the literal-minded and those unfamiliar with terms like "base thirteen," this is a number system in which the number 10 is equivalent to our more familiar decimal 13. A base-13 number 42, therefore, is the same as four 13s plus 2, or decimal 54. So "six by nine" (six times nine) or decimal 54 is, in base 13, 42. For the mystically inclined, 42 in base 13 is the same as 110110 in binary (base 2). This could mean almost anything, and many Adams fans have spent untold hours discovering all of the places where the number "42" pops up. For example, there are many mentions of the number in the Book of Revelation. Others have made a game of finding 42s, such as these:
The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.
Two physical constants in the universe are the speed of light and thediameter of a proton. It takes light 10 to the minus 42nd power seconds to cross the diameter of a proton.
The sum of the ordinal alphabetic positions of the initials (SPG) for Stan (P.) Gibilisco, an oft-published science and technology writer, is equal to 42 (S=19, P=16, G=7).
A barrel holds 42 gallons.
(It should be noted that all of these 42s are base 10, not base 13.)
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Monday, October 17, 2005
Man. My butt hurts...
Friday, October 14, 2005
OW! That's Gotta Hurt
I bought my wife a mood ring so that I could tell when she was in a good mood for me to ask if I could go fishing.
When she is in a good mood, the ring is a pretty light green that matches the colour of her eyes.
When she's not, the ring leaves a little red mark right in the middle of my forehead!
When she is in a good mood, the ring is a pretty light green that matches the colour of her eyes.
When she's not, the ring leaves a little red mark right in the middle of my forehead!
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Fishing Joke: Its My Eyes!
Gross Tongue Eating Bug Found
A gross creature which gobbles up a fish's tongue and then replaces it with its own body has been found in Britain for the first time.
The bug - which has the scientific name cymothoa exigua - was discovered inside the mouth of a red snapper bought from a London fishmonger.
The 3.5cm creature had grabbed onto the fish's tongue and slowly ate away at it until only a stub was left.
It then latched onto the stub and became the fish's "replacement tongue".
Excited
Scientists are very excited by the find.
Dr Jim Brock of the Horniman Museum in south London told Metro newspaper: "I have not seen this species in all my 13 years at the museum so it's a remarkable find."
What the bug looks like
The bugs are usually found off the coast of California, so it's possible the fish was imported to the UK.
Freaked out
But don't be too freaked out - scientists say the creature does not pose any threat to humans and only attaches itself to fish tongues.
Eat Fish, Stay Sane
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Eating fish at least once a week slows the toll aging takes on the brain, while obesity at midlife doubles the risk of dementia, a pair of studies concluded on Monday.
Omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish have been shown to boost brain functioning as well as cutting the risk of stroke, and eating fish regularly appears to protect the brain as people age, the six-year study of Chicago residents said.
"The rate of (mental) decline was reduced by 10 percent to 13 percent per year among persons who consumed one or more fish meals per week compared with those with less than weekly consumption," wrote Martha Clare Morris of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
"The rate reduction is the equivalent of being three to four years younger in age," she added in the report published online by the Archives of Neurology.
The protective effect from eating fish was evident even after researchers adjusted for consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia are growing problems around the world, particularly in developed countries with aging populations.
In another study published in the same journal, Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm concluded that obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels at midlife each doubled the risk of dementia later in life.
Subjects who suffered from all three of the health problems at midlife multiplied their risk of developing dementia six times compared to people free of the risk factors, she said.
Nearly 1,500 subjects who have been part of a study that began in 1972 were reexamined. The 16 percent who were obese at midlife were at double the risk of dementia compared to the one-quarter of those with normal weight at midlife and the half who had been slightly overweight.
"Midlife obesity, high systolic blood pressure, and high total cholesterol were all significant risk factors for dementia, each of them increasing the risk around two times," study author Miia Kivipelto wrote.
Omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish have been shown to boost brain functioning as well as cutting the risk of stroke, and eating fish regularly appears to protect the brain as people age, the six-year study of Chicago residents said.
"The rate of (mental) decline was reduced by 10 percent to 13 percent per year among persons who consumed one or more fish meals per week compared with those with less than weekly consumption," wrote Martha Clare Morris of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
"The rate reduction is the equivalent of being three to four years younger in age," she added in the report published online by the Archives of Neurology.
The protective effect from eating fish was evident even after researchers adjusted for consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia are growing problems around the world, particularly in developed countries with aging populations.
In another study published in the same journal, Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm concluded that obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels at midlife each doubled the risk of dementia later in life.
Subjects who suffered from all three of the health problems at midlife multiplied their risk of developing dementia six times compared to people free of the risk factors, she said.
Nearly 1,500 subjects who have been part of a study that began in 1972 were reexamined. The 16 percent who were obese at midlife were at double the risk of dementia compared to the one-quarter of those with normal weight at midlife and the half who had been slightly overweight.
"Midlife obesity, high systolic blood pressure, and high total cholesterol were all significant risk factors for dementia, each of them increasing the risk around two times," study author Miia Kivipelto wrote.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Catfish Trys To Eat Basketball
CATFISH WITH A BIG "BALL" PROBLEM
FISH STORY FROM WICHITA EAGLE NEWSPAPER
A resident in the area saw a ball in a pond, bouncing around kind of strange. And when he went to investigate, he discovered that it was a catfish and it had obviously tried to swallow a child's basketball. Which became stuck in its mouth.
The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive. The resident tried numerous times to get the ball out but was unsuccessful. He finally cut the ball in order to deflate it, and then released the catfish.
Fishboy's Decals - To Die For
Fishboy's large die-cut stickers are a great way to add personality to your vechicle. These large decals are weather proof and come in a variety of great fishing themes from "Fish Control My Brain" bumperstickers and die cut decals to "Fishoglyph", "Fishboy", "Grin Fish" and "HellBent". Cool visuals to express your passion for fishing.
Gold Fish In Blender - Art?
A museum director has been cleared of animal cruelty after a court ruled a display with goldfish in blenders that visitors could turn on was not cruel.
Peter Meyer, director of the Trapholt Art Museum in Kolding, Denmark, drew international notoriety in February 2000 after the exhibit was dubbed cruelty to animals.
The display's 10 blenders were plugged in and visitors were invited, if they wanted, to blend the fish. One person did and two goldfish died.
Animal rights activists complained and the blenders were unplugged, but the exhibit continued.
Danish police fined Meyer the equivalent of £200 for animal cruelty but when he refused to pay, the case went to court.
Judge Preben Bagger ruled Meyer didn't have to pay the fine because the fish were killed instantly and humanely.
During the two-day trial, experts including a zoologist and a representative of the blender manufacturer, Moulinex, said the fish probably died within a second after the blender started.
The installation was the work of Chilean-born Danish artist Marco Evaristti.
The temporary exhibit also included a nude picture of the artist with blackened eyes and a bazooka missile surrounded by tubes of lipstick.
Peter Meyer, director of the Trapholt Art Museum in Kolding, Denmark, drew international notoriety in February 2000 after the exhibit was dubbed cruelty to animals.
The display's 10 blenders were plugged in and visitors were invited, if they wanted, to blend the fish. One person did and two goldfish died.
Animal rights activists complained and the blenders were unplugged, but the exhibit continued.
Danish police fined Meyer the equivalent of £200 for animal cruelty but when he refused to pay, the case went to court.
Judge Preben Bagger ruled Meyer didn't have to pay the fine because the fish were killed instantly and humanely.
During the two-day trial, experts including a zoologist and a representative of the blender manufacturer, Moulinex, said the fish probably died within a second after the blender started.
The installation was the work of Chilean-born Danish artist Marco Evaristti.
The temporary exhibit also included a nude picture of the artist with blackened eyes and a bazooka missile surrounded by tubes of lipstick.
Man 'Shoots' 7 Foot Gar !
DUDE, HERE'S MY GAR
Area man takes a bow (and arrow) to catch huge alligator gar.
One day last month, Tommy Frank found himself just where he likes to be -- about to do battle with a seven-foot alligator gar weighing more than 200 pounds, which he held, literally, on the end of a string.
The scene was a familiar one for the Arlington resident, a dedicated bow fisherman who stalks monster alligator gar with as much stealth and fortitude as most hunters use for less dangerous trophies such as white-tailed deer and elk. And the setting was one of Frank's favorites -- the Trinity River south of Dallas, where monster gar prowl the often muddy waters day and night.
The 7-footer was one of five big gar Frank and his longtime buddy Johnny Pantoja shot with their bows and arrows during a midday "hunt" in a section of the Trinity where Frank has taken numerous monster gar in the past. The other gar they shot that day measured 6-3, 6-1, 5-9 and 5-8.
"The water was cloudy, probably one- to two-foot visibility, and I saw the fish coming up headfirst, probably 15 yards away at the most," Frank said. "When he got to the surface, I knew he was a large fish, and I hit him almost in the head. He took off pretty quick and ran about 10 yards and then just stopped. You don't horse a fish that size around. We have learned to finesse it and start feeding the line out. That way we can move left or right or around the boat. You even can let him tow the boat some, so you just pull the line in and out, and every now and then he will jerk the boat. We finally got him to the top and then towed him to the bank."
Frank has been hunting alligator gar this way for about 26 years. The Trinity is one of his favorite places, but he also has had exceptional success on the Colorado River, especially where it empties into the coast at Matagorda. Although many bow fishing enthusiasts shoot carp and gar of any size, Frank said he only goes after the big ones, estimating he has taken more than 100 gar measuring six feet and longer over the years.
"To me, you are just slaughtering them if you shoot the small ones," Frank said. "We see a lot of gar that we don't shoot because they aren't big enough. If it is not 7-up, I don't want it. Sure, we'll make some mistakes [and shoot gar less than seven feet long], but I have learned to judge their length pretty well."
Frank uses basic bow fishing gear -- a Jennings compound bow he has owned for 23 years and a standard bow reel spooled with 200-pound test line and bolted to the bow. His boat is a 14-foot Alumicraft. He does most of his hunting during the day but has a special spotlight rig for occasional night bow fishing.
Frank said his goal is to get an alligator gar that weighs at least 300 pounds.
"If I can get one that big, I figure I will have taken one that is within a few pounds of the world record alligator gar taken on a trotline, which is about 302 pounds," he said.
Although alligator gar grow much larger than needle-nosed gar, Frank said he has shot numerous exceptionally large needlenoses, including a possible world record.
"I shot one 6-foot-6 needlenose that weighed around 100 pounds," he said. "I just turned it back, and, later, when I looked at the records book, I realized it is very likely I had the world record and just didn't know it."
One of Frank's most memorable experiences took place on the Trinity River below the Lake Livingston dam, where he shot an alligator gar then turned the boat sideways because the water was deep and he knew that any gar shot in deep water tend to make a very quick and deep retreat.
"After I turned the boat sideways, the reel became unscrewed from my bow and was jerked [by the fish] into the water," Frank said. "Fortunately, the reel landed like a cup and stayed on top. I dived in and grabbed the reel and then swam back to the boat. I was underwater for only about 10 seconds, and when I got through [pulling in the gar,] I had never hyperventilated so much in my life. I was really sucking in the air. The gar was only a 6 1/2-footer, but it was a fast 6 1/2-footer and gave me one of my most memorable experiences."
Looking back over the many years he has hunted other game with a bow, nothing matches bow fishing, Frank said.
"I have hunted deer and lots of other animals with my bow, but I have never found anything that equals bow fishing for big gar," he said.
Submitted by Bubs
Area man takes a bow (and arrow) to catch huge alligator gar.
One day last month, Tommy Frank found himself just where he likes to be -- about to do battle with a seven-foot alligator gar weighing more than 200 pounds, which he held, literally, on the end of a string.
The scene was a familiar one for the Arlington resident, a dedicated bow fisherman who stalks monster alligator gar with as much stealth and fortitude as most hunters use for less dangerous trophies such as white-tailed deer and elk. And the setting was one of Frank's favorites -- the Trinity River south of Dallas, where monster gar prowl the often muddy waters day and night.
The 7-footer was one of five big gar Frank and his longtime buddy Johnny Pantoja shot with their bows and arrows during a midday "hunt" in a section of the Trinity where Frank has taken numerous monster gar in the past. The other gar they shot that day measured 6-3, 6-1, 5-9 and 5-8.
"The water was cloudy, probably one- to two-foot visibility, and I saw the fish coming up headfirst, probably 15 yards away at the most," Frank said. "When he got to the surface, I knew he was a large fish, and I hit him almost in the head. He took off pretty quick and ran about 10 yards and then just stopped. You don't horse a fish that size around. We have learned to finesse it and start feeding the line out. That way we can move left or right or around the boat. You even can let him tow the boat some, so you just pull the line in and out, and every now and then he will jerk the boat. We finally got him to the top and then towed him to the bank."
Frank has been hunting alligator gar this way for about 26 years. The Trinity is one of his favorite places, but he also has had exceptional success on the Colorado River, especially where it empties into the coast at Matagorda. Although many bow fishing enthusiasts shoot carp and gar of any size, Frank said he only goes after the big ones, estimating he has taken more than 100 gar measuring six feet and longer over the years.
"To me, you are just slaughtering them if you shoot the small ones," Frank said. "We see a lot of gar that we don't shoot because they aren't big enough. If it is not 7-up, I don't want it. Sure, we'll make some mistakes [and shoot gar less than seven feet long], but I have learned to judge their length pretty well."
Frank uses basic bow fishing gear -- a Jennings compound bow he has owned for 23 years and a standard bow reel spooled with 200-pound test line and bolted to the bow. His boat is a 14-foot Alumicraft. He does most of his hunting during the day but has a special spotlight rig for occasional night bow fishing.
Frank said his goal is to get an alligator gar that weighs at least 300 pounds.
"If I can get one that big, I figure I will have taken one that is within a few pounds of the world record alligator gar taken on a trotline, which is about 302 pounds," he said.
Although alligator gar grow much larger than needle-nosed gar, Frank said he has shot numerous exceptionally large needlenoses, including a possible world record.
"I shot one 6-foot-6 needlenose that weighed around 100 pounds," he said. "I just turned it back, and, later, when I looked at the records book, I realized it is very likely I had the world record and just didn't know it."
One of Frank's most memorable experiences took place on the Trinity River below the Lake Livingston dam, where he shot an alligator gar then turned the boat sideways because the water was deep and he knew that any gar shot in deep water tend to make a very quick and deep retreat.
"After I turned the boat sideways, the reel became unscrewed from my bow and was jerked [by the fish] into the water," Frank said. "Fortunately, the reel landed like a cup and stayed on top. I dived in and grabbed the reel and then swam back to the boat. I was underwater for only about 10 seconds, and when I got through [pulling in the gar,] I had never hyperventilated so much in my life. I was really sucking in the air. The gar was only a 6 1/2-footer, but it was a fast 6 1/2-footer and gave me one of my most memorable experiences."
Looking back over the many years he has hunted other game with a bow, nothing matches bow fishing, Frank said.
"I have hunted deer and lots of other animals with my bow, but I have never found anything that equals bow fishing for big gar," he said.
Submitted by Bubs
Friday, October 07, 2005
Crusin' in Bar Harbor
MDI's summer season might be over with all of the kids back in school but the leaf peeping season is just beginning and Octorber is peak cruise ship time in Bar Harbor. These floating hotels certainly dwarf our lobster boats.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Fishboy Closeouts - Great T-Shirt Deals!
Where can you get a top quality Fishboy t-shirt for only $8.95? Only at our CLOSEOUT section on Fishboy.com
We have always have a ton of new designs in the works and we have to make room in the storeroom sooooo.... we have got to get rid of the odd sizes and leftovers. These are top quality shirts only but they are the only ones left in discontinued lines. Or they are misprints (sometimes we get shirts sent to us with a name drop like "Alaska" printed on them) or simply overstock items. In any case you get a great shirt at a heavily discounted price.
So give us a hand at clearing out old stock so that we can bring you even more great Fishboy designs and help yourself to the savings.
We have always have a ton of new designs in the works and we have to make room in the storeroom sooooo.... we have got to get rid of the odd sizes and leftovers. These are top quality shirts only but they are the only ones left in discontinued lines. Or they are misprints (sometimes we get shirts sent to us with a name drop like "Alaska" printed on them) or simply overstock items. In any case you get a great shirt at a heavily discounted price.
So give us a hand at clearing out old stock so that we can bring you even more great Fishboy designs and help yourself to the savings.
Monday, October 03, 2005
Send Me Your Free Fishing Catalog
The promise of computers and Internet was not only to make life easier and communication better but to reduce the amount of paper used in the world. And with that of course reduce the amount of trees and forests that get cut down for the pulp mills.
Here in downeast Maine we are well aware of the effects of forestry and the precious resource that our forests represent. We hunt, fish and walk these forests. We breath deeply the fresh air with our noses and drink in with our eyes the scenic vistas the forests provide. How long will it be before ordering online becomes more common place and the piles of catalogs that clog our mailboxes is reduced? Its really just a matter of customers expressing a preference for online ordering.
Here at Fishboy we offer a full line, online catalog. The online catalog features all available products as well as real time inventory control. Whatever fishing, hunting, dog, bear, beer, animal etc hat, t-shirt or gift item we offer we put up in our online store. If its in stock the online inventory system will tell you. So save a tree and browse our online catalog!
(Hey, if you still need to see something printed to make sure we are real or to send to Santa Claus, sign up for our mailing list and we'll send you a brochure).
Here in downeast Maine we are well aware of the effects of forestry and the precious resource that our forests represent. We hunt, fish and walk these forests. We breath deeply the fresh air with our noses and drink in with our eyes the scenic vistas the forests provide. How long will it be before ordering online becomes more common place and the piles of catalogs that clog our mailboxes is reduced? Its really just a matter of customers expressing a preference for online ordering.
Here at Fishboy we offer a full line, online catalog. The online catalog features all available products as well as real time inventory control. Whatever fishing, hunting, dog, bear, beer, animal etc hat, t-shirt or gift item we offer we put up in our online store. If its in stock the online inventory system will tell you. So save a tree and browse our online catalog!
(Hey, if you still need to see something printed to make sure we are real or to send to Santa Claus, sign up for our mailing list and we'll send you a brochure).
Customer Comments
"Fishboy is an amazing experience; the website, the clothing, you name it. If it is Fishboy, then it has to be quality merchandise. I just wish that everyone else knew that I wanted Fishboy shirts for Christmas." - Dawn C.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Fine Dining at Cafe 2 - Southwest Harbor
Fishboy Co-Flounders - Paul and Ed plus family enjoyed a rare company dinner recently at Cafe 2, the nightime, upscale version of the most excellent Eat-A-Pita. We are happy to report a very fine dinning experience with great food and a cosy, casual atmosphere plus they love kids! Plenty of pasta and seafood dishes plus lamb, beef, chicken and pork dishes. Suggesions: Leave room for desert as there are many great choices and try a Dark and Storm drink (ginger beer and dark rum).
Eat-A-Pita American/Casual, Vegetarian, $7 to $17, Southwest Harbor
Fresh vegetables are the focus of the menu at this downtown eatery. Offering four kinds of pita bread, a hefty list of crisp veggies, and other fillings, this restaurant is a good bet for lunch. Try a whole-wheat pita stuffed with chickpeas, tomatoes, leaf lettuce, cucumbers, shredded carrots, alfalfa sprouts, green onions, bell peppers, and marinated chicken drizzled with honey-mustard dressing. At night, the restaurant turns into Café 2, which features salmon, lamb, and other heartier fare. MC, V. Closed mid-Oct.-May. Address: 326 Main St., Southwest Harbor, ME, USAPhone: 207/244-4344
Eat-A-Pita American/Casual, Vegetarian, $7 to $17, Southwest Harbor
Fresh vegetables are the focus of the menu at this downtown eatery. Offering four kinds of pita bread, a hefty list of crisp veggies, and other fillings, this restaurant is a good bet for lunch. Try a whole-wheat pita stuffed with chickpeas, tomatoes, leaf lettuce, cucumbers, shredded carrots, alfalfa sprouts, green onions, bell peppers, and marinated chicken drizzled with honey-mustard dressing. At night, the restaurant turns into Café 2, which features salmon, lamb, and other heartier fare. MC, V. Closed mid-Oct.-May. Address: 326 Main St., Southwest Harbor, ME, USAPhone: 207/244-4344
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