Fishing Trivia

1. Have you ever heard of a "Goonch"? I hadn't, until I came across a monster specimen weighing in at 75 kg. It was caught by the host of the National Geographic Channel show "Fish Warrior" - who is he?

From Quiz Bigger Fish

Answer: Jakub Vágner

A goonch is also known as a devil catfish, with the scientific name Bagarius bagarius. The record setting goonch was caught in 2009, in the River Ramganga in India. It measured 1.57 metres long! Jakub holds several other fishy records, and is a passionate proponent of catch and release. The catch was verified, and the record awarded by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Somewhat gruesomely, there are accounts of goonch eating human corpses from religious pyres along the Kali river in the Himalayas.

From Quiz Fishing Galore!

Answer: Bare Hands

This method requires nothing but your bare hands to grab those suckers. It can be done solo or in pairs, with one person diving into the freshwater habitat of the catfish and placing their hand in the catfish hole. What comes next is simple, the catfish should come out and latch onto the noodler's hand in defense, and the noodler will drag it out and swim back to the surface with his/her catch. This technique is risky, but reward is high as the average weight of these catfishes is about 40 lbs or 18 kg. While experienced noodlers can do this bare handed, it is very dangerous as it will lead to cuts or infection from the biting catfish, so it is advised to wear protective gloves like chain mail to prevent and damage. You also need to be a very strong and confident swimmer, as the fish can be strong enough to prevent you from reaching the surface if they are too heavy.

From Quiz Barracuda Fishing

Answer: Ballyhoo

The ballyhoo is the best bait for barracuda fishing because it has flashy silver sides.

From Quiz Saltwater Fishing

Answer: Barracuda

Shark have sharp teeth but they don't tire as quickly as a big barracuda of the same weight. Jack don't have sharp teeth but still hold the record for the most rod breaking. And the only snapper big enough to to fit the bill is the cubera snapper which can grow over 100 lbs and won't tire out quickly.

From Quiz One Fish, Two Fish

Answer: Bluebell Lakes

There are five lakes in total at Bluebell Lakes, and they are all what are known as "day ticket" waters which means they are open to casual anglers. People can just turn up and buy admission to fish for one day without needing to be members or make any other commitment. Benson was very unusual in being such a large fish in 'day ticket' waters. Other fish of her calibre tend to be kept in club waters, and some of them actually have long waiting lists for membership and fishing peg slots.

From Quiz Spearfishing

Answer: Bow Hunting

Spear fishing shares many of its most attractive qualities with bow hunting. Both sports are gear intensive, and require vast knowledge of each part and piece to make the equipment useful. Both bow hunting and spear fishing reward patience, practice, judgment, and overall awareness. In both sports, the participants must stalk game in camouflage, using stealth and environmental know-how to land the prey.

From Quiz Dry Fly Fishing Basics

Answer: Nail knot

The Nail knot is the most common used and by all accounts, the correct one to use. It also takes a bit of learning to tie correctly.

From Quiz Fishing

Answer: Wahoo

The wahoo is one of the fastest fish. The bass couldn't be fast enough because of its size, and the giant grouper and the giant catfish are too large and heavy.

From Quiz Longline Fishing

Answer: More than 30 kilometres

In fact, some lines can be more than 60 kilometres in length.

From Quiz All About Fly Rods

Answer: Hexagon

A tapered polygon of six angles and six sides, glued together to form a rod length. Bamboo rods make some of the most beautiful fly rods in the world to own.

From Quiz Trout Flies

Answer: Royal Coachman.

The royal coachman is an attractive pattern that represents no mayfly in general, many rainbow trout are fooled by this classic fly.

From Quiz Opened Up a Can of Worms

Answer: Freshwater and saltwater

Seas are mainly saltwater and rivers/lakes are mainly freshwater but there are exceptions. For example Salt Lake City was set up near, you guessed it, a salt lake!

From Quiz Barracuda Fishing

Answer: Feather jig

The feather jig is one of the best baits to use when trolling for barracuda. When you add the strip of fish, it gives off a scent which attracts the barracuda.

From Quiz One Fish, Two Fish

Answer: Hedges

The pair were named "Benson and Hedges" after the UK brand of cigarettes. This was because Benson had a small hole in her dorsal fin which was said to look like a cigarette burn.

From Quiz Spearfishing

Answer: All these are valid reasons

An experienced spearfishing diver will often choose free diving over Scuba diving for many reasons. Most fish will become alerted and enter a cautious phase when they feel and hear the bubbles that are expelled from a Scuba divers regulator during the process of exhaling. Another advantage that free divers hold over Scuba divers in the hunting world is in the fact that they can remain in´the water for a long time without having to exit for bottle swaps or lengthy off gassing sessions. Its also true that both spearfishing and Scuba diving are gear intensive sports, and mixing these two sports will often result in a very encumbering experience to say the least. Above all the technical advantages, spear fisherman choose free-diving because of the challenge, achieving the mental and physical abilities to remain submerged underwater for minutes at a time without the aide of a breathing apparatus is sometimes more rewarding than landing a large fish.

From Quiz Longline Fishing

Answer: Floats

There are between 4 and 20 traces between each float.

From Quiz Casting the Fly Rod

Answer: Roll cast

Roll casting works well when there are overhead branches in front of you or power lines running across a river. The line will "Roll" (when done right) across the top of the water in a nice arc, extending to the full length of the line in one smooth motion.

From Quiz Opened Up a Can of Worms

Answer: Bait

The item used to attract fish is universally referred to as bait. Yes, it can be food, but not always as artificial lures can be used. Even though it is stuck, that isn't the name given to it.

From Quiz You Think You Can Fish?

Answer: Largemouth bass

Largemouth bass are the most widespread gamefish in the US. That's why they are fished more than trout or pike.

From Quiz Spearfishing

Answer: Shallow water black-out

While all those are dangerous, but it is shallow water black-outs that claim more lives than anything else in the world of spearfishing. Shallow water black-out usually happens to practitioners that are experienced, in good shape and have been diving for many years. It is the fact that it can happen to anyone that makes it so dangerous.

From Quiz Dry Fly Fishing Basics

Answer: Pick up a rock

Fly fishing 101 states that many aquatic insects will place their discarded casing on, or under a rock. Pick one up near the higher water flow where the fish will lay, and notice what is attached and what is underneath the stone.

From Quiz Longline Fishing

Answer: Bycatch

Bycatch may include mahi mahi, sharks, and marlin.

From Quiz Casting the Fly Rod

Answer: Back cast

The person using the fly rod must watch their back cast, if you are casting to a fish 20 feet in front of you, you'll need at least 20 feet of clear space behind you too. This is why it's hard to fly fish in a crowded space. Without enough back space, the fly line will snag on branches, bushes, people, passing cars or whatever is behind you.

From Quiz All About Fly Rods

Answer: Backing

The backing is made of braided dacron of around 20 to 35 pound test and it does two jobs. First, to take up the space between the bottom of the reel and the bottom of the fly line. Second, on the slim chance you hook on to a monster-size fish, you will not run out of line while playing the fish. (Most fly lines are around 90 feet long and use 75 to 150 yards of backing.)

From Quiz Trout Flies

Answer: Caddis flies

They also eat leeches, fish, worms and other forms of bugs, but don't key in on these as well.

From Quiz Bigger Fish

Answer: Minnow & m

Even teeny tiny fish species have their giants! The biggest stickleback catch registered with the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee (BRFC) weighed in at just 8g. It was caught in a lake in Nottinghamshire in 2019. The minnow record stands at a whopping 24g (just under one ounce), caught in a lake near Durham in 1998.

From Quiz Barracuda Fishing

Answer: 103 lbs

This world record barracuda weighed 103 lbs and was 5 and a half feet long. Wouldn't want to put my hand near that one.

From Quiz One Fish, Two Fish

Answer: Uncooked tiger nuts

A quantity of uncooked tiger nuts was found on the lakeshore, and several empty packets were also found in a trashcan nearby. When a fish eats raw tiger nuts, they can swell up inside its stomach, and in sufficient quantity can cause illness and death. The finding of the nuts and packaging led people to believe that an inexperienced angler had perhaps inadvertently poisoned Benson, or even that she had been deliberately killed.

From Quiz Fishing Fun

Answer: Bream

Bream are attracted to the little rubber strips unlike bass and eels. Swordfish are saltwater fish.

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