Hogy Lures – The Longest Soft Plastic Lure…In the World!

The folks over at Hogy Lures claim to have the worlds largest soft plastic lure, measuring an epic 18 inches and weighing 3 ounces. It’s certainly the longest I have ever seen! I think this would be a great addition to my collection of musky lures!

Do you know of any longer soft plastic lures?

Check out more at Hogy Lures.

Tarpon And Permit Fishing At Its Best

This is one of those videos that really captures the passion and intensity of fishing. Two of the worlds most sought after fish to catch on the fly, the tarpon and the permit, both offer a serious challenge for any angler. The language may not be work appropriate depending where you work…

Connected by WorldANGLING from WorldANGLING on Vimeo.

And if you have never checked out This River Is Wild blog, do yourself a favour an check it out. Its become one of my favourite fly fishing blogs, featuring multiple species, great photos, and reports from The British Virgin Islands!

via This River Is Wild

Giant Trevally On A Fly

This is how you fight a big fish!

Take Marlin Off The Menu!

It’s pretty much common knowledge now that many of the worlds greatest fish are in low supply thought the world. It’s not really surprising though, fish like swordfish and marlin taste great, and people love to eat. Eventually things need to change though, or species like marlin will be fishing to extinction. Enter, Take Marlin Off The Menu, a group of concerned citizens who want to make sure that doesn’t happen. How? By taking marlin off the menu of course! It’s an idea so simple, it may just work.

Why stop eating billfish?

1. Marlin populations throughout the world are being wiped out by commercial overfishing. Most marlin mortality is a result of incidental bycatch, in which marlin are caught by commercial fishermen targeting tuna, swordfish, and other types of fish. With millions of hooks and many miles of nets in the water, marlin and other billfish don’t stand a chance.

2. Marlin and other billfish populations are not sustainable based on current demand. Their decline is being fueled by the demand for marlin meat among consumers, which corresponds with the overall growing demand for seafood both in the United States as well as throughout the world. Unlike catfish and tilapia and other “farm-raised” seafood, marlin can’t be farm-raised, and therefore can’t keep up with the demand. Besides, farming top ocean predators actually results in a net loss of available seafood because the diets required to rear carnivorous fish are comprised mostly of wild-caught fish. It would be analogous to raising lions or tigers in pens for human consumption.

3. Marlin may be harmful to eat. Marlin and billfish often contain unhealthy levels of mercury and other toxins that may be harmful to humans who regularly eat marlin, billfish and other large fish predators.

Works for me, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten marlin before!

Name That Fish!

This unique looking fish can weigh as much as 5000 pounds, what is it?

UPDATE: The correct answer is Ocean sunfish, or mola mola.