Cortez Fishing » Daily Stuff http://www.cortezfishing.com Living and Fishing in Cortez, Florida Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:39:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Magnets to Plug the Gulf Spill http://www.cortezfishing.com/2010/06/30/magnets-to-plug-the-gulf-spill/ http://www.cortezfishing.com/2010/06/30/magnets-to-plug-the-gulf-spill/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:43:11 +0000 admin http://www.cortezfishing.com/?p=238 A Florida company has come up with a novel idea on how to stop the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico using a very reliable method.  The chief scientist there came up with the idea and submitted a detailed Whitepaper to the Coast Guard just two weeks after the BP spill began killing the wildlife in the Gulf region.  They have since tested the method in a scaled-down mock-up that looks very promising.  I wonder why they haven’t disscussed this further and seriously consider trying it.  See the attached video that recently aired on FOX news in Florida.

Click on the link below for video…

AML Fox 35 News Oil Containment Test 6-25-10

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Here are the details... Photo by Steve B.

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For more information check out the F.I.S.H. website at:  http://fishnews.org/festival/

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Today is the 10th day that temps in the Tampa Bay area have been under 40 degrees. I made a snowball from ice yesterday and took a picture.

Florida Snowball

Florida Snowball

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Catfish Blues

]]> http://www.cortezfishing.com/2009/05/16/catfish-blues/feed/ 1 Fishing Still on the Slow Side http://www.cortezfishing.com/2009/04/21/fishing-still-on-the-slow-side/ http://www.cortezfishing.com/2009/04/21/fishing-still-on-the-slow-side/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:00:46 +0000 admin http://www.cortezfishing.com/?p=84 Fished pretty hard this morning with only two fish to show for my efforts.  The winds have laid down a bit and switched 180 degrees to the West.  Went out to Long Bar on Sarasota Bay for most of the morning.  I fished deep grass, shallow grass, sandy bottom, and a mixture of both.  Had lots of hits and realized they were small Jacks.  I did catch one good keeper that was entered into this week’s Bounty Fishing Tournament.  Check out Bounty Fishing and go to the leaderboards to follow my progress.

See ya later…

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]]> http://www.cortezfishing.com/2009/04/14/weather-turning-to-crap/feed/ 0 Bountyfishing.com Winning Month http://www.cortezfishing.com/2009/04/05/bountyfishingcom-winning-month/ http://www.cortezfishing.com/2009/04/05/bountyfishingcom-winning-month/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:53:55 +0000 admin http://www.cortezfishing.com/?p=63 I just got another check from Bountyfishing.com the other day. Although I didn’t win any of the March events I finished in the top 5 in many and collected my largest check to date.

Check out me on the dock with a couple of winning checks.

Payoff

Payoff

I joined Bountyfishing about a year and a half ago. They are a web-based tournament, open to most of North America, and they were just starting the saltwater fishing tournaments with Sea Trout and Redfish. I have fished trout for most of my career so I have the trout figured out although they run smaller on this coast of Florida. My personal best is from the east coast of Florida a little over 30″ long. This side has produced a 23 incher so far.

I have never fished a tourney that is so easy to fish. You sign-up, select the tourney, pay with paypal or credit card, get your bounty code and go fishing. This code is used during the tournament to uniquely identify the competitor in the photos. You catch an eligable fish, take a picture with the fish and a ruler, a picture of you and the fish, and submit it once back at the dock.

It has added so much more excitment to my fishing. I will now go out in 30+mph winds or heavy rain to try to add to my fish’s length.

This year I vowed to learn the redfish game as best as I can. I will be looking at tips, tricks, and anything else I can find over the next 6 months or so to perfect my technique.

Check out www.bountyfishing.com and see for yourself how much you can learn and earn while having a blast fishing.

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Check back soon…

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