Pimp My Reel - Dream Reels

At Fishing Fury, we love shiny things as much as fish do - especially shiny reels. As odd as it may sound, it’s not only important that our reels function well, but that they look great too. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder when it comes to reels though. Personally I prefer the appearance of a round baitcast reel, where as Jon prefers low profile. One thing with both agree on though, is that if we had the money, we would have a serious collection of pimped out reels. Here’s a list of the reels we wish we had, but probably never will.

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Fishing Report - Tortola, BVI

Mutton snapperThe fishing here in February has been top notch thus far. Large tarpon have been moving in at night on the east end of Tortola and have been feeding aggressively. While temperatures drop to the north, the weather here has remained wonderful as usual. If you need a getaway for the winter and want to catch big fish, this is the place to be right now. Enjoy the report!

Categories: Adventures, British Virgin Islands, Fishing, Reports, Saltwater, Saltwater Species, Tarpon, Tortola

Sunday February 19th, 2006 @ 11:50 AM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Fishermen Killed by Stone Age Tribal Warriors

Encino ManTwo men illegally fishing for mud crabs off North Sentinel Island dropped anchor, and probably a few bottles of whiskey, for the night. Unfortunatly for them the current still managed to bring them in land on a small island that’s home to the last known pre-Neolithic tribe in the world. Fellow fishermen yelled, trying to alert their companions about the impending danger, but failed.

The Indian coast guard has tried to recover the bodies of these unfortunate fishermen, but all attempts have been met with near-naked tribesmen firing arrows at their helicopter. However, the downdraught from the helicopter uncovered the men buried in shallow graves which at least puts a local rumour that they were roasted and eaten to rest.

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Look on the brightside, at least you weren’t killed by flying shrimp.

Categories: Accidents, Fishing, Funny, Interesting

Friday February 17th, 2006 @ 11:59 AM | Jonathon Marshall | Comments

Tarpon Fishing Report - Tortola, BVI

BVI Tarpon The last week of fishing has been very good here in Tortola. I have been able to put a little more time into my efforts and I have been getting results. The weather is pleasantly cool these days, about par for this time of year. The month of January ended with two tarpon, and so far February promises to be much more productive. I spent several hours fishing last night and hooked into a lot of fish but only managed to land one. It was a beauty… (more)

Categories: Adventures, British Virgin Islands, Fishing, Fishing Logs, News, Reports, Saltwater, Tarpon, Tortola

Saturday February 4th, 2006 @ 2:09 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Saturday Reading

  • Canadian shark - The Underwater Times reports that a Quebec woman catches large rare rare shark while ice fishing.
  • New Zealand shark - According to TVNZ, a huge six metre long great white shark has been sighted off the coast of Taranaki.
  • China tragedy - Xinhuanet.com reports that a fishing boat caught fire on the Yellow Sea.
  • 100 days on a raft - Where do I sign up for this? “The greatest fishing trip
  • Weird catch - Bass fishing pro, Steve Daniel, reveals his weirdest catch at bassresource.com.
  • Scary catch – The Sun Times repports that two teens have discovered a human head in the water while fishing in Florida.
  • Table manners - The Underwater Times report that a dog trainer has been teaching sharks new feeding behavior.
  • Pink dolphins – Traveling to Hong Kong? According to CNN, it is one of the best places in the world to see the rare pink dolphin.

Categories: Accidents, Adventures, Canada, Fishing, Freshwater, New Zealand, News, Sharks

Saturday February 4th, 2006 @ 9:45 AM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Tortola, BVI Fishing Report - February 1st 2006

Recently fishing conditions in the British Virgin Island have been tough. High winds have been causing an increase in wave size. We have been hit with a series of small craft advisories but the weather seems to be getting better. Despite the conditions I have made a few trips down to the east end of Tortola to try my luck with the tarpon. As each day passes my confidence grows and as a result I have been hooking into more fish.

I recently fished with a fellow named Mike who was visiting briefly from the United States with his son Max. He introduced me to a few lures that he claimed worked well for tarpon but I was skeptical. We both fished live bait majority of the two nights we fished together and hooked in to several fish but I was the only one who managed to bring in a tarpon. It was nice having the company of someone who has experience catching tarpon and I was able to develop some tactics that have been producing ever since. I certainly became a believer in using artificial baits for tarpon.

I’m currently waiting on Mike to email over the photos of the tarpon from the other day but here are a few pictures from last night. I caught this good sized jack about twenty minutes after loosing a good sized tarpon. Both fish hit artificial baits, and unfortunately the jack completely engulfed my lure before I had the chance to take pictures of it.

Fighting from above Horse Eye Jack Horse Eye Jack

Categories: Adventures, Articles, British Virgin Islands, Fishing, Fishing Logs, Reports, Saltwater, Tarpon, Tortola

Thursday February 2nd, 2006 @ 3:16 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

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