Sailing Hints & Tips

Written by Yannis Moraitis


I spend almost all my summers sailing aroundrepparttar Greek islands. With this small article I would like to share some sailing hints with you that will help you enjoyrepparttar 133086 most out of your sailing holidays.

• When moored or anchored, use your sun tent and stay under it most ofrepparttar 133087 time. Our friend,repparttar 133088 Sun, sometimes can be dangerous, especially during summertime.

• Be cautious on board and if possible, always wear a pair of soft boat shoes. This way you will protect your feet andrepparttar 133089 deck surface. When sailing, avoid walking on deck without particular reason and in rough weather, remember to use your life belt.

• If you have children on board, let them sit outside but always inrepparttar 133090 cockpit wearing a life vest.

• Before operatingrepparttar 133091 electric anchor winch, startrepparttar 133092 motor and run it at aprox 1.200 to 1.500 rpm in neutral. This is necessary in order not to exhaustrepparttar 133093 service battery, asrepparttar 133094 consumption ofrepparttar 133095 winch is extremely high. Our recommendation is to low your anchor manually and collect it usingrepparttar 133096 remote control. Whenever usingrepparttar 133097 anchor winch (dropping or collecting your anchor) be very careful with your fingers. An electric anchor winch is a great facility but also extremely danger with careless use.

• Remember to userepparttar 133098 electric refrigerator only withrepparttar 133099 motor running.

• Many yachts are equipped with a switch with which you may connectrepparttar 133100 two batteries, to have more power to start your motor. You can keep them connected, as long as your motor is running. When you stoprepparttar 133101 motor, remember to disconnect them. This will protect you, to be without electric power in case that you will forget, for example,repparttar 133102 electric refrigerator running.

• When you moor in a port, always have a fender between your yacht andrepparttar 133103 quay, so even if your anchor for any reason is unable to keep you in position,repparttar 133104 yacht will not touchrepparttar 133105 quay. Take care ofrepparttar 133106 swell that big ferries cause and avoid mooringrepparttar 133107 yacht close torepparttar 133108 place these boats anchor.

Fly Fishing For Largemouth Bass

Written by Cameron Larsen


Like all bass fishing, bass fly fishing has exploded in popularity. The largemouth bass is considered by manyrepparttar greatest of all gamefish. Once limited to justrepparttar 133085 Eastern United States,repparttar 133086 largemouth bass has been introduced all overrepparttar 133087 continent. When most people think of bass fishing they think of, stiff fiberglass rods, heavy lines and large lures. But more and more fisherman are findingrepparttar 133088 advantage of fly fishing for this game fish.

Advantages of fly fishing:

Fly fishing allowsrepparttar 133089 angler a wider variety of food imitations. While large lures only imitate a small number of food sources, flies can imitate virtually allrepparttar 133090 sources of bass food, including small organisms like nymphs and even dry flies. Fly fisherman can also cast out mice, frog, and a variety of other food sources for these opportunistic feeders. Many times bass are found in shallow water, hiding under or near logs or snags or in weeds. Fly casters haverepparttar 133091 advantage of more accurate placement, and being able to place their offering quietly without spooking skittish fish.

Bassy Water:

Largemouths usually emerge in early spring albeit a bit sluggish, but nevertheless with a speeding up metabolism, they are seeking food. Most largemouth’s will seek food inrepparttar 133092 shallows, being territorialrepparttar 133093 best hiding places will go torepparttar 133094 biggest fish. Recognizing a good bass hiding spot isrepparttar 133095 first step in successful bass fishing. Fallen logs or weedy areas will provide cover forrepparttar 133096 wary lunker. Often times bass can be spotted byrepparttar 133097 careful observer, in clear water bass will appear green to pale olive acrossrepparttar 133098 back and white to pale yellow inrepparttar 133099 belly. In some areas a partner system will be beneficial with one angler standing aboverepparttar 133100 water to provide a bird’s eye view. Float tubes can also be helpful allowing an angler to cover a lot of water in shorter amount of time, although you give up some ofrepparttar 133101 advantages of sight angling.

When to Fish:

Largemouth Bass emerge inrepparttar 133102 early spring from deeper water. The exact timing depends onrepparttar 133103 region andrepparttar 133104 severity ofrepparttar 133105 winter. But when ice begins to thaw andrepparttar 133106 water warms up,repparttar 133107 largemouths metabolism begins to quicken albeit slowly at first. The strikes won’t be as hard, asrepparttar 133108 reticent fish, slurp in minnow patterns. Much like a trout slurps up an emerger pattern. But oncerepparttar 133109 water begins to warm to 60 degrees. The largemouth’s thoughts turn to spawning. In many areas this is around April. Andrepparttar 133110 bass feed furiously, and seemingly without much thought to selection. It is during this time, thatrepparttar 133111 bass fly fisher can found in their true natural environs. Bass cruisingrepparttar 133112 shoreline in 1-3 feet of water, needing to bulk up forrepparttar 133113 upcoming spawn. It is then thatrepparttar 133114 bass arerepparttar 133115 easiest to catch. Being fiercely territorial and in a feeding frenzy, they will attack anything in their path with a ferocity that makes this fish legendary. Afterrepparttar 133116 spawnrepparttar 133117 bass seeks out deeper water, however, early morning and evening in particular can give one great action all summer long. And withrepparttar 133118 cooler waters of fall, bass return to activity that makes a trip to your favorite bass whole a worthy endeavor.

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