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Free Tips for Successful Halibut Fishing
Coming north on an Alaska halibut fishing trip can be exciting and a bit overwhelming. Dressing properly for your halibut fishing trip can make the difference between a good time and an uncomfortable time. The weather in Alaska no matter what time of year can be unpredictable. There are two certain precautions that one can take to make sure he or she isn't caught off guard.
First, always dress in layers. Even in the peak of summer the mornings can be darn right cool, sometimes even cold. Your base layer should always be a quick wicking synthetic. I always advise against cotton fabrics. Cotton isn't near as breathable nor has the wicking power of the synthetic garments. Cotton, when wet takes forever to dry and can leave the fisherman uncomfortable for the extent of the halibut fishing trip. So stick with synthetic base layers. After the base layer you may add as many long sleeve shirts as the weather report calls for. The beautiful thing about dressing in layers is that you can shed off layers anytime you wish and put layers back on when you are feeling chilly. There are many great types of light-weight fleeces being made today. The best type of fleece you can have on is one that is light-weight and that can stop the wind. When you are heading out to the halibut fishing spots you might be on the back deck of the boat, usuallly in the morning. The back deck can be quite cool and the wind can chill the bone. A good fleece will stop the wind and make you feel nice and cozy. In addition to the layers, a medium to light-weight coat should be brought along. You'll sure wish you brought one on a cold Alaskan morning.
Wearing the proper pair of pants can also be critical for comfortable. I highly advise against the wearing of jeans. Cotton jeans when wet are miserable and won't dry for the entire time of your halibut charter. Again, try and wear a synthetic blend pair of pants. As for footwear, I recommend a light-weight wool sock and a waterproof boot of some kind.
Finally, one of the most important precautions to take on any fishing trip is to bring along the best rain gear that you can afford. Both the pants and the jacket are a must due to the unpredictable weather in Alaska. It can look beautiful out in the morning and by mid-day it's pouring rain and the temperature could drop ten degrees or more. Always bring rain gear, if you don't bring anything else, always bring rain gear.
Always dress in layers and always bring rain gear. Those two precautions will ensure you being comfortable on your halibut fishing charter, leaving you to fully concentrate on catching those huge halibuts.
About the Author
Stevie James is an experienced fisherman who has set up a Free Fishing Information website to offer free tips, techniques and tutorials that will really help you on the way to more successful and more enjoyable fishing!
Isn't this the saddest, sickest, most horrifying thing you've ever heard?
*WARNING*
The link contains a really disturbing picture.
http://www.mediarights.org/keepout/articles/00069/image_0.jpg
That boy was called Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in 1955 after accepting a dare to whistle at a white woman in a Mississipi grocery store.
I quote from Wikipedia:
"Till's mother insisted on a public funeral service, allowing people to take photographs because she wanted people to see how badly Till's body had been disfigured - she has famously been quoted as saying, "I wanted the world to see what they did to my baby. Till had been beaten and his eye had been gouged out, before he was shot through the head and thrown into the Tallahatchie River with a 75-pound cotton gin fan tied to his neck with barbed wire. His body was in the river for three days before it was discovered and retrieved by two fishermen."
Did you ever hear this story before now and what do you think?
Some interesting answers and theories...
This is a very famous case and there has never been any indication that Emmett Till was whistling at a woman; it was just an excuse used to justify Till's murder. There is a famous picture of Till's grandfather, I believe, standing up in court and pointing out the men who murdered Emmett. This may not sound like a big deal today, but it was nearly unheard of back then for a black person to accuse a white person in court. The outrage from this horrible incident helped bring about reform in the United States. The murders were acquitted, I believe, but the case has been reopened in recent years.
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