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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A friendly looking stuffed animal was resonsible for the death of 2500 fish earlier this month. Thousands of innocent trout died in their hatchery after a stuffed teddy bear was dropped into the Fish and Game Department hatchery in Milford, New Hampshire.
Hatcheries supervisor Robert Fawcett has urged visitors to let a staff member know the next time a stuffed animal falls into the pool so that it can be removed before any more fish die. “They might save your teddy bear, and keep it from becoming a killer,” he said.
WARNING: “RELEASE OF ANY TEDDY BEARS into the fish hatchery water IS NOT PERMITTED.”
via CNN
Tuesday September 26th, 2006 @ 8:36 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments
The new STROM (no that’s not a misspelling) lure is the first ever fishing lure to take advantage of nanotechnology. The nanocoating, which gives the lure it’s great looks, are applied using a special vacuum technology. The optical coating has a high degree of light transmission, giving it that prismatic, “holographic” look. While at the same time the lure is able to reflect light in all directions and in colours across the spectrum, unlike traditional spoons which can only reflect in one direction and colour.
Nanotechnology is a field of applied science that focuses on the design and synthesis of materials at the molecular level.
Tests suggest that the STROM catches 4 times as many fish as traditional lures.
It will be interesting to see if they reach Canada and just how outrageous of a price tag they will have. The manufacturer is suggesting a retail price of about $25 USD.
Via Pink Tentacle
And a big thanks to Mike, who runs a fantastic RPG blog, for sending me the link.
The world still seems to still be in shock over the death of Steve Irwin, the people of Australia even more so. Steven’s body arrived home early yesterday morning, where police viewed the video tape of his death.
“It shows Irwin ripping the ray’s barb out of his chest just before he lost consciousness and died.”
“It’s a very hard thing to watch because you’re actually witnessing somebody die … and it’s terrible.
“It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he’s gone.”
According to police and marine experts, Steven did not aggravate or intimidate the ray in any way that should have resulted in an attack.
Experts say stingrays do not lash out except as a reflex action when threatened, but Queensland police have viewed the dramatic footage of his death and ruled out the possibility that Irwin aggravated it.
“There is no evidence that Mr Irwin was intimidating or threatening the stingray,” Queensland Police superintendent Michael Keating said.
“My advice is that he was observing the stingray.”
The Australians, full of grief and mourning, over the death of what some would call a national hero, have been leaving flowers, mementos, and cards at the Australia Zoo to commemorate the world famous Crocodile Hunter.
“I thought you were immortal. How I wish that was true”, said one card tucked into the huge growing floral tribute outside the zoo.
“Hero to our mother nature”, said another.
Two people signed their condolences on a khaki ranger shirt of the type made famous by the Crocodile Hunter, while another placed flowers in the mouth of a large timber crocodile at the zoo’s gates.
Australia Zoo spokeswoman Louise Martin said the intense reaction was triggered by Irwin’s larrikin nature.
A local Australian news network has put together a short web memorial for Steve Irwin, showcasing his love of life, nature, and family, while briefly touching on the anatomy of a stingray attack.
Since Steve Irwin and his show the Crocodile Hunter first aired on television many years ago there have been widespread rumours of his death on the internet. Everything from being killed by a shark, to being eated by a huge crocodile. I woke up this morning to headlines of his death and I thought it was just another joke, but all the major newspapers and even CNN claims that Steve Irwin is really dead.
This morning, at 11am Australian time, things finally came unglued for the 44-year-old as he was shooting a documentary segment on stingrays. Snorkeling on Batt Reef , a stretch of the Great Barrier Reef about 15km from Port Douglas in North Queensland, Irwin happened to swim over a large ray which, startled, whipped its barbed tail upwards into his chest. He died instantly. Veteran marine wildlife documentary maker Ben Cropp, who has spent hundreds of hours filming on Batt Reef, says Irwin had come too close to a bull ray. Citing a colleague who saw footage of the attack, Cropp says Irwin had accidently boxed the animal in, causing it to attack. “It stopped and twisted and threw up its tail with the spike, and it caught him in the chest,” says Cropp. “It’s a defensive thing. It’s like being stabbed with a dirty dagger.” Says Cropp: “It’s a one-in-a-million thing. I have swum with many rays, and I have only had one do that to me.”
Irwin leaves behind his wife Terri and their children, two-year-old Bob and eight-year-old Bindi Sue.
He has been a wildlife icon and an inspiration and will certianly be missed.
A statement on the official Crocodile Hunter webpage reads:
quotmedia statement – 4 September 2006
Steve Irwin
At 11am today, the 4th September 2006, Steve Irwin was fatally wounded by a stingray barb to his heart whilst filming a sequence on Batt Reef off Port Douglas for his daughter’s new TV series.
Emergency services were called from Cairns Rescue Base and met Croc One, Steve’s rescue vessel at Low Isle on the Great Barrier Reef.
The Croc One crew performed constant CPR during the thirty minute dash to Low Isle, but the medical staff pronounced Steve dead at approx. 12 noon.
His producer and closest friend, John Stainton said on Croc One today,
“The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest Dads on the planet. He died doing what he loves best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. Crocs Rule!”
While my sister and her family visited Fort Lauderdale, in sunny Florida, they made sure to snap a few photos of the aquarium. My nephew Caleb loved seeing all of the incredible creatures the aquarium holds.
A few weeks ago I wrote about an email I received from a Musky fisherman in the Lindsay area fishing the Scugog River. In the same entry I also posted a picture of MuskyBill, probably one of the most knowledgeable Musky fisherman on Lake Scugog. Well, it looks like MuskyBill read that post and responded.
Ok, he actually responded very quickly, I’ve just been so busy with work and such that I haven’t had much time to update here. Never mind actually getting out to go fishing. Still, it’s always nice to see some beautiful Musky.
Oh, and in regards to the Fishing Fury Gallery…. Unfortunately, with the untimely death of my laptop, all of my work was lost.
