By timing how long it took for coffinfish to finally exhale, Farina found that the fish can hold its breath for up to four minutes. But she suspects that’s not the animal’s upper limit, since sometimes a video clip would end before the fish exhaled. Why is my fish heavy breathing? If your fish are…
While you do not need a freshwater fishing license in the Hudson River if fishing for anadromous fish such as striped bass, you must have a Marine Registry. Anglers targeting solely freshwater species such as largemouth and smallmouth bass on the Hudson River require only a “freshwater” fishing license. Can you fish in the Hudson?…
As a general rule, the proper drag setting for nylon mono lines up to 20-pound test is 20 percent of the breaking strength of the line. For 30- through 50-pound mono, it’s 25 percent of the breaking strength, and for 80- through 130-pound mono, it’s 30 percent. How much drag do you need on a…
Casting reels should be between an eighth of an inch from the top and all the way to the top. If you get too much line on them, you’ll get a weird sound when you cast. Spinning reels should be all the way full, right to the top. If you get too much line on…