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PEACOCK ODYSSEY
A Journey up the Rio Negro
The Amazon River has fascinated me since I was a child. It is surrounded by mysterious jungles. Its volume is greater
than the world’s next eight largest rivers combined, and it has the
largest drainage basin in the world—an area the size of Australia.
The mouth of the river is as wide as the state of Ohio (200 miles).s....
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IN A BIG COUNTRY
Where to find Brazi's Amazing Billfish
Brazil, South America's largest nation, conjures images of indigenous tribes, massive rainforests, spectacular beaches and raucous Carnival celebrations.Then there’s the billfishing. Brazil’s coastline spans 5,000 miles and is bathed by tropical currents streaming down from the equator. It seems like the billfishing would be endless, but there are some factors to consider.....
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LUCKY DOG
The Path to Trosset's World Record Dogtooth Tuna
By Captain R.T. Trosset
“R.T.! Left flat! R.T.! Left flat!” The voice was distant at first, cutting through the fog of sleep. I finally realized my fishing partner, Buddy Sowers, was yelling at me to grab the rod. I had been daydreaming about the 30-pound yellowfin and 40-pound doggie (dogtooth tuna) that had just been caught.... |
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Fish Have a Way
By Captain Dan Kipnis
When you direct billfish tournaments for a living you watch other people in beautiful locations catch beautiful fish all day. So when you get a chance to do some fun fishing of your own you jump on it. Joan Vernon, Russ Nelson and I had two days to enjoy ourselves before we went to work running the Presidential Caribbean Cup off the north coast of Venezuela.... |
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Gamefishing’s Wild Frontier
By Captain Bart Miller
Imagine a remote island in the south Atlantic where commercial fishing is not allowed. Now imagine the aquatic food chain and predatory fish that would thrive there. You’re imagining Ascension Island..... |
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The Tigers of Lion Country
Story and photos by Pat Ford
As a boy, Tarzan movies filled my imagination with visions of Africa where exotic animals roamed and death lurked behind every tree. Since then, adult life had re-categorized Africa as “impractical.” That all shifted when I got wind of an amazing game fish known as the tigerfish... |
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Long Island’s Other Striper Run
By Captain Andy LoCascio
It was first light on an outgoing tide. My clients and I were drifting toward a submerged rock pile 30 yards ahead when my sonar screen began marking huge boomerangs. It could mean only one thing - we were moments away from our first big striper of the morning. Right on cue, the live bait closest to the rock pile surfaced and swam in tight corkscrews. ... |
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