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Big-game fishing

Index Big-game fishing

Big-game fishing, also known as offshore sportfishing, offshore gamefishing, or blue-water fishing is a form of recreational fishing, targeting large fish such as tuna and marlin which game fisherman regard as having "sporting qualities". [1]

42 relations: Afterdeck, Big Game, Big-game tunny fishing off Scarborough, Bimini, Bob Dyer, Cabo San Lucas, Charles Frederick Holder, Condor seamount, Cook Strait, Edward Peel (big-game fisherman), Fisherman, Fishing, Fishing in Cornwall, Fishing industry in the Maldives, Fishing line, Fishing vessel, Game fish, Guide, Harkers Island, North Carolina, Harry Andreas, Index of fishing articles, Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament, Lake Underwood, Land-based game fishing, List of Old Newingtonians, List of sports, Looe, Marlin (magazine), Outline of fishing, Pontoon (boat), President Casino Broadwater Resort, Recreational fishing, S. Kip Farrington, Seriola carpenteri, Tetrapturus, Tiger shark, Trolling (fishing), Tuna, Wake Island, West End, Grand Bahama, William Stevenson (New Zealand politician, born 1901), 1926 in New Zealand.

Afterdeck

In naval architecture an afterdeck or after deck or sometimes the aftdeck or aft deck is the open deck area toward the stern or aft back part of a ship or boat.

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Big Game

Big Game or The Big Game may refer to.

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Big-game tunny fishing off Scarborough

Big-game tunny fishing off Scarborough was a sport practised by wealthy aristocrats and military officers mostly in the 1930s.

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Bimini

Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about due east of Miami.

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Bob Dyer

Robert Neal Dyer OBE (22 May 19099 January 1984), who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia.

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Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas (Cape Saint Luke), commonly called Cabo in English, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

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Charles Frederick Holder

Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and writer who produced over 40 books and thousands of articles.

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Condor seamount

The Condor seamount is a submarine mountain located at 17 km west-southwest of Faial Island in the Azores, about 1800 m high, 39 km long and 23 km wide, stretching from the 185 m depth up to 2003 m. It is an elongated shaped volcano, oriented East-West, with the top relatively flat with smooth sedimentary flanks.

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Cook Strait

Cook Strait (Te Moana-o-Raukawa) lies between the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

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Edward Peel (big-game fisherman)

Sir Edward "Teddie" Townley Peel, KBE, DSO, MC (1884–1961) was a British army officer, businessman and amateur sportsman.

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Fisherman

A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.

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Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.

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Fishing in Cornwall

Fishing in Cornwall, England, UK, has traditionally been one of the main elements of the economy of the county.

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Fishing industry in the Maldives

The fishing industry in the Maldives is the island's second main industry.

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Fishing line

A fishing line is a cord used or made for angling.

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Fishing vessel

A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river.

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Game fish

Game fish are fish pursued by recreational anglers.

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Guide

A guide is a person who leads travelers or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations.

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Harkers Island, North Carolina

Harkers Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.

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Harry Andreas

Harry Andreas (born Ehenriech Phillip Andreas 1879 – 1955) was an Australian businessman and company director.

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Index of fishing articles

This page is a list of fishing topics.

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Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament

The AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament (GJKT) is a contest fishing for King mackerel that spans six days every July in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Lake Underwood

Lake Underwood (July 4, 1926 – September 12, 2008) was an American entrepreneur who competed as a champion in the racing of prototype automobiles and motorcycles.

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Land-based game fishing

Land-based game fishing is a form of sport fishing in which anglers attempt to catch big-game fish from shore rather than from ocean-going boats.

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List of Old Newingtonians

This is a List of notable Old Newingtonians, alumni of the GPS Uniting Church school Newington College in Sydney, Australia.

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List of sports

The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category.

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Looe

Looe (Logh, "deep water inlet") is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 at the 2011 census.

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Marlin (magazine)

Marlin is a digital and print magazine that covers big game fishing around the world.

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Outline of fishing

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fishing: Fishing – activity of trying to catch fish.

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Pontoon (boat)

A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on pontoons to float.

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President Casino Broadwater Resort

The President Casino Broadwater Resort was a combined casino and resort that was located in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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Recreational fishing

Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition.

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S. Kip Farrington

Selwyn Kip Farrington, Jr. (May 7, 1904 – February 7, 1983) was an American writer and sport fisherman.

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Seriola carpenteri

Seriola carpenteri is a species of bony fish commonly known as the Guinean amberjack (French: Sériole guinéenne, Spanish: Medregal de Guinea) which feeds on squids and fishes.

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Tetrapturus

Tetrapturus is a genus of marlins found in tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world.

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Tiger shark

The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of requiem shark and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo.

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Trolling (fishing)

Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water.

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Tuna

A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a sub-grouping of the mackerel family (Scombridae).

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Wake Island

Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean in the northeastern area of the Micronesia subregion, east of Guam, west of Honolulu and southeast of Tokyo.

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West End, Grand Bahama

West End (also referred to as "Settlement Point") is the oldest town and westernmost settlement on the Bahamian island of Grand Bahama.

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William Stevenson (New Zealand politician, born 1901)

Sir William Alfred "Alf" Stevenson (19 May 1901 – 29 November 1983) was a New Zealand industrialist, philanthropist and local-body politician.

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1926 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1926 in New Zealand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big-game_fishing

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