159 results returned for search: "" category "Sport" author Tight Lines
Well, here it is, finally: the long-awaited fishing season in all its official glory. But, boy, does it leave something to be desired. After a couple of weeks of promising fishing activity and the arrival of quantities of bait, the stage looked set f...
DATE: May 06, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Some fast-paced action this week with plenty of wahoo being hauled in from around the island
DATE: Apr 29, 2023
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General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Well, that is it; for sportfishing — another year gone. Back in the day, the Trade Development Board, a forerunner to the Department of Tourism, used to tout that the sportfishing season ran from May through November, but locals are keenly aware that...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Oh, horrors: the Eve of all Hallows is upon us! Having its origins in the Celtic traditions of Samhain and a general understanding that as the days shortened and winter chills started to set in, the separation between their world and the afterlife wa...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
The end is nigh!
Although there are still wahoo, tuna and even the odd dolphin offshore, the amount of offshore effort is reduced to that portion of their week that the commercial operators devote to finfish rather than lobsters.
There are precious...
DATE: Oct 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Finally, some angling excitement after a hiatus!
The event of the week, month and probably this season was Sunday’s Wahoo Tournament. The brainchild of Keith Hodgkins, this tournament has soared in popularity from its humble beginnings just a couple ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Autumn progresses and despite the recent heat and high humidity, all the signs of winter approaching are there.
With it comes a reduction in sport fishing effort as interest fades and the necessity of winterising craft becomes a priority.
For the co...
DATE: Oct 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Another month has gone by and, hopefully, with it the likelihood of any more hurricanes. Further disruption is the last thing anyone needs, and those tropical systems sure know how to bring about chaos. Let them take their foul attentions elsewhere, ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Will summer ever end?
At least properly, when the weather is dominated by the regular passage of cold fronts and their related gales.
Enough already of the tropical systems – it is almost October, and it is definitely autumn.
Hurricanes, tropical ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
That point in time has been reached.
For many the fishing season is over; as in the rods are put away, the boat tied up and well and truly secured onto the moorings.
The fish may continue to bite for a while and there will probably be some remarkab...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
