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Fish Pond Questions
If you're considering a new fish pond, it's important to ask lots of questions before you go about the installation. Research and reading gardening magazines will help answer some questions, but you shouldn't leave anything out. The fish pond is a delicate ecosystem that requires careful maintenance
How Does a Crab Cage Work to Catch a Crab?
Trapping CrabsThere are many different types of crab cages, or traps, and they all work in much the same manner to catch a crab. Bait is placed at the bottom of the trap, usually in a "bait bag," which is then secured to the bottom of the trap so that it doesn't float away. The cage,...
How to Make Cigarette Paper Gum at Home
Hand-rolling cigarettes is an alternative to purchasing cigarettes, preferred by those who like the choices of rolling tobacco and dislike cigarettes with filters. Some cigarette papers come with their own lickable glue, but others do not. If you use glue-free papers or cut your own papers from larg
How to Make a Bubble Net
Blowing bubbles is an inexpensive pastime that will engross children for hours. There are many types of bubble wands, ranging from the simple plastic ones included in bubble solution to elaborate sculptural creations. Show children that different types of bubble wands will produce different sizes
How to Hook Trout
Anglers often use ultralight to light rods and reels, along with light fishing line, weights and tiny hooks when fishing for trout. Some anglers cast spinners for trout instead of live bait. Even with such light artificial equipment, anglers find it difficult to hook a trout as the structure of a tr
Minnows of Florida
True minnows come from the family Cyprinidae, which is made up of over 2,400 species around the world. Colloquially, the term minnow has come to refer to any young fish, especially those used as fishing bait. As fishing is popular as both a pastime and an industry in Florida, minnows...
Minnesota Fishing Facts
The Minnesota state fish is the walleye, but that is not the only game fish in the state. The lakes that dot the state also hold large bass, smallmouth bass, various kinds of trout, muskies and northern pike. Minnesota also borders on Lake Superior, which has fish not found in other Minnesota lakes,
How to Stock a Pond
Most commercial hatcheries suggest many species of fish that a fishpond owner can purchase for stocking into his or her fishpond. A number of these varieties are better suited for the pond location than others, ...
Snook Fishing Tips and Tricks
Snook fishing is interesting and for those who love fishing, bass fishing can be very attractive poise a challenge. This is because the bass fish are very difficult and unpredictable, yet who are smart and ...
How to Find Monster Catfish
When fishermen talk about catching monster catfish, they often refer to flathead catfish, which can weigh 100 pounds or more and are one of the hardest-fighting fish in freshwater. Most flatheads that anglers catch are not that big, but even 50- and 60-pound flatheads, which most people consider mon
Classification of Seashell Species
Seashells are a ubiquitous feature of the beach, but each shell is actually a natural remnant from an organism that once lived. Most of these shell-producing species are mollusks, and the shells are useful for protecting their soft bodies.
How to Fish in the McKenzie River
Oregon's McKenzie River is well-known for its trout fishing. The river has a good summer run of chinook salmon as well as a small steelhead run; however, it is trout that fishermen pursue the most. The river is basically divided into two sections, the upper McKenzie above Leaburg dam to the headwate
Features of Butterfly Fish
Butterfly fish often have brightly-colored markings.butterfly fish image by Lucid_Exposure from Fotolia.comButterfly fish are tropical marine fish that belong to the biological family Chaetodontidae. There are more than 120 different species of butterfly fish, with individual species...
About Carp
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission website says that as many as 2,100 members of the minnow family exist in North America. The largest of these is the carp; a fish you would never assume was part of a group that contained small fish like the minnows that many people use for bait. The carp is
How to Set a Lowrance Depth Finder
A common problem among avid anglers involves pinpointing the location of the fish. Depth finders utilize sonar technology to determine where fish congregate. Carl Lowrance began scuba diving in the 1950s as a way to view fish in their natural habitat, and he discovered that 90% of fish congregate in
How to Tie Using Quill Fly
Anglers use quill flies--a stripped peacock quill-- to build a slender mayfly body. The Quill Gordon is the original quill fly, but the technique is effective for any imitation nymph or floating mayfly. Tying the quill requires a delicate touch as the material is sensitive. Slight breaks in the quil
How to Clean a VersaClimber
Traditional exercise equipment has been around for quite a while. Treadmills, exercise bikes and elliptical trainers are common in most private, public and home gyms. One item that is a bit more rare is the VersaClimber. Combining upper and lower body activity into a fluid vertical climbing motion,
How to Clean & Oil an Abu Reel
An Abu reel manufactured by Abu Garcia is a spinning reel for fishing. Abu reels come in several sizes and styles for freshwater and saltwater fishing. The maintenance routine is the similar for all reel styles, but one difference is that saltwater reels should be cleaned and lubricated more frequen
How to Rig a Fishing Pole for Plastic Worm Fishing
Fishing is a popular hobby that provides you with a serene setting, a relaxing sport and sometimes a dinner. With the variety of fish in the U.S., one would think a huge variety of baits would be needed. However, one good worm--real or plastic--is enough to catch a majority of fresh-water fish and e
Dazey Micro-Seal Instructions
The Dazey Micro-Seal is a now-discontinued kitchen appliance that vacuum-seals food. This appliance is ideal for keeping oxygen out of leftover food, which allows for longer storage periods. Even though these units are no longer manufactured, they can still be found secondhand. If you've obtained a