#ballyhoo fish

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Ballyhoo facts?

Oh what a delightful name! Ballyhoo!! So sweet and pure! TToTT This is definitely going up there to the ranks of wahoo!

Daily fish fact #594

Ballyhoo halfbeak!

It resembles needlefish, but you'll find that only their lower jaw is elongated! They form large schools and their diet consists of sea grasses and smaller fish.

[littledoughty]

Ballyhoo! The ballyhoo halfbeak resides in warm waters and eats other small creatures as well as seagrass. There are many species in the halfbeak family, and all of them are a little silly.

[respect-the-locals]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

*sorryyy I thought this post had saved with the fact, but I guess it didn't🙃*

Ballyhoo can be seen above the waters skimming the surface to escape from their predators. The appearance is similar to skipping stones on the water. They are frequently used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by saltwater sportsmen. The fish is reported to have caused ciguatera poisoning in humans.

[i-give-you-a-fish]

You get a Ballyhoo

Hemiramphus brasiliensis

they should let me pilot a plane.

[freakattack]

Mario Party 8 posting incoming - brace yourself You know, I have a real soft spot for the unlockables, Hammer Bro and Blooper.

The thing is that Blooper is WEIRD. He is (almost literally) a fish out of water. He can't communicate, and his lack of hands makes a large proportion of the minigames available feel . . . off. Frankly, it's kinda disconcerting how he's supposed to be sentient, but clearly the Cheep-Cheeps aren't supposed to be because the characters fish cheep cheeps with fishing rods and nets, like they're going to eat them.

I'm not surprised that Blooper never got invited to another party. He lived life on his own terms, and I wouldn't expect anything else from him. Seeing Mario Party try to pretend that Blooper fits in as a playable character is almost farcical. And to me, Blooper is in on the joke, practically winking at the camera. Blooper didn't decide to play by the rules because no matter HOW he might behave, he wouldn't never get reinvited.

Now look at Hammer Bro. Hammer Bro's the normal one. When MC Ballyhoo got their resumes for Mario Party Eight, one was soaked in water - but let's be honest here, was totally unreadable anyway, and the other was, if I had to guess, in 12 pt font, Times New Roman, with bullet points. Hammer Bro knows how to play by the rules. And yet he got nowhere. Hammer Bro knows what you're gonna say. Super Mario Party! That's what everyone mentions. He was there, right? Yeah, and so were Pom Pom and Monty Mole. Not to even mention his character-specific dice block - trust me, you're almost better rolling a Cursed Dice Block. He knows the signs of a pity invitation when he sees one. He's not surprised he didn't get invited into the next Super Mario Party game either. Mario Party, Super Mario Party, nothing ever changes.

Look, Hammer Bro's not stupid - he know that there's only so much room for the minions in Mario Party. Koopa and Boo got to represent the foot soldiers of the Koopa Kingdom and King Boo's forces, respectively, and Shy Guy's a regular purely out of charisma (he says that he helps represent the Yoshi series, but nobody really believes him). The thing is that the size limit of the cast is expanding, and some point you've gotta notice a pattern. Goomba? Sure, he's a mainstay. Whatever. But then you get guys like Monty Mole and Spike making more appearances. Spike? You gotta be kidding me. See, Hammer Bro's been around the (coin) block before, and he knows whats going on here. It's 'cause he's part of the Mario Party 8 Unlockable Duo, and now he got this friggin' squid shackled to him in all but name. Hammer Bro does everything right, and the hosts (used to be just the toads, but now they got Kamek to even things out, thank goodness) see him and immediately Blooper springs to mind. And to the hosts, Blooper was a fiasco. And sure, they might say that Hammer Bro's just "too similar to Koopa Troopa" or whatever, but Hammer Bro knows, deep in his gut that if he had a RESPONSIBLE partner, this wouldn't be happening to him.

One might think that this sort of thinking is a form of repression, that Hammer Bro is unwilling to face the truth that he's just not unique and likeable enough as a character, and that's all there is to it. I couldn't tell you if that's true. Toads have gotta swear an oath of secrecy once they work as party administrators, and nobody's worked up the guts to ask Kamet about his decision-making process yet. Can't blame 'em, really.

You think Blooper cares about this sorta stuff? He's living his best life in a water level somewhere telling an awestruck Huckitt about that time he got to play in a Mario Party game with Mario and Yoshi. Maybe one day, Hammer Bro will be able to make amends with Blooper, appreciate all that he did get to experience, and be able to do the same with the rest of his Bros.

Oh HELL yeah

Before I became a true Wariohead, Blooper was always my go-to. A cephalopod with vacant eyes and no visible mouth? That's basically me, in the good timeline

(And, more selfishly, it allowed me to flex that I was a hardcore enough gamer to beat Mario Party 8. This is also why my partner in crime as a kid used to always choose Hammer Bro. If nothing else, Hammer Bro served as a gleaming trophy for those who completed the honorable task of playing Mario Party alone.)

The sapience of aquatic creatures in Mario games keeps me up at night. On one hand, your average Cheep Cheep is very obviously meant to be a stand-in for regular degular fish, but then you have this dapper fellow:

For my own sanity, I choose to believe that the difference between a Cheep Cheep and a Talking Cheep Cheep is the same as the difference between Shellcreepers and Koopa Troopas. One of them wears clothes and pays taxes, and the other clogs up sewer lines.

As much as I love Blooper and respect Hammer Bro though, my unpopular opinion is that I don't think any of Bowser's minions should be in mario party. Nothing against the loyal fans of Goomba, but in a series with so many fun characters, it saddens me that half of the roster in the newest game is nameless mooks. (I'm ambivalent about Bowser being here, because I think that the excuse that a random Toadie turned into Not Bowser just so that bowser can play is kind of dumb, but I also want to see him fail at making pancakes. In a perfect world, Bowser could be here and they would make up a new Mario Party villain, but they would never do that because Mario OCs are illegal.)

In fact, I think you have a direct line to my brain cells, because just last night I was thinking of what I would want my (realistic) Dream Mario Party roster to be. Ideally, mine would include the koopalings, but since adding 7 koopas to the game after complaining about bowser's minions would probably get me shot, I'll sadly leave them out for the sake of fairness. Here is my final answer:

Wrong one. Sorry. Here is my final answer:

Beautiful.

If we bumped the number up to 22, like in the newest game.....well, 15+7=22......but FINE, let's say I'm still not allowed to add those guys. My remaining 7 superstars would be:

Cappy (who is time sensitive because once the switch 2 comes out nintendo will forget about him but I think he deserves a spot)

Toadsworth (I need to know he's alive)

Nabbit (how is he not in any spinoffs yet?!)

E. Gadd (is he spry enough to run from falling boulders? Only one way to find out)

Diddy Kong (since Donkey Kong's not playable)

Bowser Jr. (Bowser would not refuse to take his stars, as much as he wants to play Mario Party Nepotism)

Fawful (just kidding. Pom Pom)

So it IS possible to have a mario party with only named characters that are 2024 Nintendo brand friendly. Would it be worth it? I don't know, depends on how mad the Goombaheads are at me. But that is how I feel.

TL;DR you're on your own Hammer Bro

[justforbooks]

The actor Michael Jayston, who has died aged 88, was a distinguished performer on stage and screen. The roles that made his name were as the doomed Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in Franklin Schaffner’s sumptuous account of the last days of the Romanovs in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), and as Alec Guinness’s intelligence minder in John Le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on television in 1979. He never made a song and dance about himself and perhaps as a consequence was not launched in Hollywood, as were many of his contemporaries.

Before these two parts, he had already played a key role in The Power Game on television and Henry Ireton, Cromwell’s son-in-law, in Ken Hughes’s fine Cromwell (1969), with Richard Harris in the title role and Guinness as King Charles I. And this followed five years with the Royal Shakespeare Company including a trip to Broadway in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming, in which he replaced Michael Bryant as Teddy, the brother who returns to the US and leaves his wife in London to “take care of” his father and siblings.

Jayston, who was not flamboyantly good-looking but clearly and solidly attractive, with a steely, no-nonsense, demeanour and a steady, piercing gaze, could “do” the Pinter menace as well as anyone, and that cast – who also made the 1973 movie directed by Peter Hall – included Pinter’s then wife, Vivien Merchant, as well as Paul Rogers and Ian Holm.

Jayston had found a replacement family in the theatre. Born Michael James in Nottingham, he was the only child of Myfanwy (nee Llewelyn) and Vincent; his father died of pneumonia, following a serious accident on the rugby field, when Michael was one, and his mother died when he was a barely a teenager. He was then brought up by his grandmother and an uncle, and found himself involved in amateur theatre while doing national service in the army; he directed a production of The Happiest Days of Your Life.

He continued in amateur theatre while working for two years as a trainee accountant for the National Coal Board and in Nottingham fish market, before winning a scholarship, aged 23, to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he was five years older than everyone else on his course. He played in rep in Bangor, Northern Ireland, and at the Salisbury Playhouse before joining the Bristol Old Vic for two seasons in 1963.

At the RSC from 1965, he enjoyed good roles – Oswald in Ghosts, Bertram in All’s Well That Ends Well, Laertes to David Warner’s Hamlet – and was Demetrius in Hall’s film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968), with Warner as Lysander in a romantic foursome with Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren.

But his RSC associate status did not translate itself into the stardom of, say, Alan Howard, Warner, Judi Dench, Ian Richardson and others at the time. He was never fazed or underrated in this company, but his career proceeded in a somewhat nebulous fashion, and Nicholas and Alexandra, for all its success and ballyhoo, did not bring him offers from the US.

Instead, he played Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972), a so-so British musical film version with music and lyrics by John Barry and Don Black, with Michael Crawford as the White Rabbit and Peter Sellers the March Hare. In 1979 he was a colonel in Zulu Dawn, a historically explanatory prequel to the earlier smash hit Zulu.

As an actor he seemed not to be a glory-hunter. Instead, in the 1980s, he turned in stylish and well-received leading performances in Noël Coward’s Private Lives, at the Duchess, opposite Maria Aitken (1980); as Captain von Trapp in the first major London revival of The Sound of Music at the Apollo Victoria in 1981, opposite Petula Clark; and, best of all, as Mirabell, often a thankless role, in William Gaskill’s superb 1984 revival, at Chichester and the Haymarket, of The Way of the World, by William Congreve, opposite Maggie Smith as Millamant.

Nor was he averse to taking over the leading roles in plays such as Peter Shaffer’s Equus (1973) or Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa (1992), roles first occupied in London by Alec McCowen. He rejoined the National Theatre – he had been Gratiano with Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright in The Merchant of Venice directed by Jonathan Miller in 1974 – to play a delightful Home Counties Ratty in the return of Alan Bennett’s blissful, Edwardian The Wind in the Willows in 1994.

On television, he was a favourite side-kick of David Jason in 13 episodes of David Nobbs’s A Bit of a Do (1989) – as the solicitor Neville Badger in a series of social functions and parties across West Yorkshire – and in four episodes of The Darling Buds of May (1992) as Ernest Bristow, the brewery owner. He appeared again with Jason in a 1996 episode of Only Fools and Horses.

He figured for the first time on fan sites when he appeared in the 1986 Doctor Who season The Trial of a Time Lord as Valeyard, the prosecuting counsel. In the new millennium he passed through both EastEnders and Coronation Street before bolstering the most lurid storyline of all in Emmerdale (2007-08): he was Donald de Souza, an unpleasant old cove who fell out with his family and invited his disaffected wife to push him off a cliff on the moors in his wheelchair, but died later of a heart attack.

By now living on the south coast, Jayston gravitated easily towards Chichester as a crusty old colonel – married to Wendy Craig – in Coward’s engaging early play Easy Virtue, in 1999, and, three years later, in 2002, as a hectored husband, called Hector, to Patricia Routledge’s dotty duchess in Timberlake Wertenbaker’s translation of Jean Anouilh’s Léocadia under the title Wild Orchids.

And then, in 2007, he exuded a tough spirituality as a confessor to David Suchet’s pragmatic pope-maker in The Last Confession, an old-fashioned but gripping Vatican thriller of financial and political finagling told in flashback. Roger Crane’s play transferred from Chichester to the Haymarket and toured abroad with a fine panoply of senior British actors, Jayston included.

After another collaboration with Jason, and Warner, in the television movie Albert’s Memorial (2009), a touching tale of old war-time buddies making sure one of them is buried on the German soil where first they met, and a theatre tour in Ronald Harwood’s musicians-in-retirement Quartet in 2010 with Susannah York, Gwen Taylor and Timothy West, he made occasional television appearances in Midsomer Murders, Doctors and Casualty. Last year he provided an introduction to a re-run of Tinker Tailor on BBC Four. He seemed always to be busy, available for all seasons.

As a keen cricketer (he also played darts and chess), Jayston was a member of the MCC and the Lord’s Taverners. After moving to Brighton, he became a member of Sussex county cricket club and played for Rottingdean, where he was also president.

His first two marriages – to the actor Lynn Farleigh in 1965 and the glass engraver Heather Sneddon in 1970 – ended in divorce. From his second marriage he had two sons, Tom and Ben, and a daughter, Li-an. In 1979 he married Ann Smithson, a nurse, and they had a son, Richard, and daughter, Katie.

🔔 Michael Jayston (Michael James), actor, born 29 October 1935; died 5 February 2024

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Dummy Display Made to Advertise The Invisible Man (1933)

Full Explanation Below:

BALLYHOOS FEATURE LASSMANS CAMPAIGN Garry Lassman, manager of the Avon Theatre, executed a comprehensive campaign in selling the "INVISIBLE MAN" to Utica. Advance lobby displays, a special trailer stunt and four street ballyhoos, all created considerable talk about the picture. An "invisible man" dummy, with blinker light eyes; two shadow box poster displays; "invisible” fish; bouncing camphor balls; and a 40 x 60 panel of reviews from the country's leading critics, were used as advance stunts. Before the trailer was shown, the theatre was darkened, as a man dashed from the right wing of the stage he was picked up by green spots from the booth. From the opposite wing of the stage, a dummy, the head of which was covered with luminous paint, was thrown at him. As the dummy hit the stage, the man screamed, fired a gun and dashed off the stage. The trailer followed this bit of action. A week before the opening, a car with sign reading, "This car driven by 'THE INVISIBLE MAN' at the Avon Theatre" was used as a ballyhoo. Additional ballyhoos included an appropriately bannered "invisible man" riding in an open car, a man swathed in black, distributing heralds, and a truck with poster cut-outs.

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[wooodyguthrie]

Phil Ochs : Interview on the Democratic National Convention

When Phil Ochs returned to New York from the chaotic 1968 Democratic National Convention he gave an interview to Izzy Young of the folklore center in Greenwich village.

Transcript by Mitch Abidor under the cut.

IZZY: This is the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1968, In Izzy Young’s apartment and I’m talking to Phil Ochs who has just come back from Chicago.

PHIL: Don’t shoot! Don’t hit me! I’ll talk, I’ll talk! We’re not in Lincoln Park.

IZZY: It seems you were about the only folksinger in Chicago. I mean, Judy Collins didn’t and Pete Seeger didn’t show up, and -

Phil: Peter and Mary showed up __

IZZY: Do you think there’s a good reason why a lot of singers didn’t show up?

PHIL: I don’t know. It’s hard to tell. I’m sure everybody was afraid. I was afraid. And it was sort of vogueish – the folk crowd has always been very much an in-vogue crowd, and it became very vogueish to attack the Yippie festival of life as a festival of death, and it gave them a good reason to stay away. It was almost a cycle: first the underground press ballyhooed the Yippie thing and then there was all this publicity and everybody put their name on the list. And then second thoughts cam in and people started to think, well, this is an exploitation of youth and they’re leading them to a slaughter, and besides they really didn’t want to go anyway. So everybody sort of mutually decide over a two month period – the underground press and the performers – that the whole thing was a shuck.

IZZY: You mean they decided not to go out of fear?

PHIL: I don’t know. That’s pretty strong language. They probably really thought it wasn’t a worthwhile project in terms of confrontation. There really hasn’t been that much involvement of folk people and rock people in the movement since the Civil Rights period except that one period where the anti-war action became in vogue and safe – you know, large numbers of people and all that publicity, and then they showed up.

IZZY: Do you think things are really becoming serious and the singers are afraid to face up to it?

PHIL: I think it’s become more and more like that, yeah. America is in desperate trouble, you know.

IZZY: well, how important is the underground press in all this?

PHIL: The underground press is a vital link. It’s a way to break the censorship of the establishment press, and that is very important. But the underground press is very skittish, too, very immature. But it’s a good thing.

IZZY: I heard there was a tremendous reaction to your singing in Chicago, that it went over very big.

PHIL: Yeah. (Laughs)

IZZY: They really wanted to hear music. But they didn’t have much of a chance. I heard that, in terms of rock music, that was impossible altogether. That was really squelched from the start.

PHIL: There was so much intimidation. On Sunday they tried to get a sound truck through, just for some local bands, and they couldn’t. Police blocked that. Some people were beat up; a guy I know was hit on the back of the head with handcuffs and they cut his head wide open. Anyway the songs I wrote, the political songs, are coming into vogue – I’ll use that word again. I think in ‘63 especially, at the Civil Rights apex, musical esthetics came together with politics, and it was good to be involved with both. And I think now the same thing is happening.

IZZY: where do you find politics mixing with esthetics now? What music groups?

PHIL: I mean just that certain historical movements come more to the fore than mere love of music, and they start to merge. And music becomes very important.

IZZY: can you give me some examples of groups that are that way today? How about Country Joe and the Fish

PHIL: Country Joe and the Fish is a definite example of that.

IZZY: Did you hear about them? I just saw in the Times that they were beaten up in a hotel.

PHIL: Yes, they were beaten up.

IZY: And they didn’t appear anywhere?

PHIL: No, and I understand Joe McDonald gave an interview to the press charging that the Yippies were irresponsible, which I thought very irresponsible on Joe’s part. It’s the kid of stuff that could be used by the Establishment. If people had been killed they would have used stuff like that against the protestors. It was a dangerous thing to do.

IZZY: About how many people were on the march altogether, would you say? The papers said about 15,000.

PHIL: It’s hard to gauge. But that’s a good count. A lot of the bravest people showed up. I mean they were people from around the country who really went through a major personal dilemma. Daley’s pre-convention terror tactics were a success in keeping out large numbers of people. For instance, his threats to set up large scale concentration camps. Daley issued many statements like that, very threatening statements, and these and come succeeded in keeping a lot of people away. But the people who did show up were the toughest, really, and the most dedicated. And a lot of great things happened in the middle of the terror of the police attacks. There was a definite spirit, a good spirit, unleashed in the streets. There was more coming together with Blacks, more than on any other march I’ve seen. A joining of Blacks and whites to resist mutual oppression. Especially in Lincoln Park.

IZZY: On television they kept calling these people – - they kept calling these people outsiders. You know, they’re Americans. How can you call somebody an outsider in his own country?

PHIL: yeah, well, the Chicagoans were unable to recognize that this was a national convention. They literally, psychologically couldn’t. They kept thinking, “This is our city, our convention. “ When it’s a national election they’re talking about. I’m really beginning to question the basic sanity of the American public. I think the public itself is just -- I think more and more politicians are really becoming pathological liars, and I think many members of the public are. I think the Daily News, Tribune poisoning that comes out is literally creating – and television, all the media are creating a really mentally ill, unbalanced public. And it’s significant. I think what happened in Chicago was the final death of democracy in America as we know it: the total, final takeover of the fascist military state – in one city, at least.

IZZY: Most people have no contact with the politicians who are selecting the nominees.

PHIL: well, in that sense, it was a major victory for the street people in terms of unmasking the facts. But still, basically, there’s been opportunities to deal with the convention system and come up with decent candidates; you know, the conventions did produce Adlai Stevenson and John Kennedy. But now, I can’t accept this election. I can’t see myself being loyal to a Nixon or a Humphrey administration. I don’t think there’s any choice. I think the final corruption has com home, the final – the ugliness and corruption of a South Vietnamese election which is a non-election has come to America, and now Americans are faced with a South Vietnamese election.

IZZY: Do you think there’ll be any results from this unmasking, from this education of the American people, so to speak? I mean, are they going to be more radical, eventually, because of it – the way some of the kids feel?

PHIL: I’m not sure; it’s definitely one process of radicalization and definitely another process of reaction against it.

IZZY: And the reaction against it is stronger.

PHIL: Yes, I’m afraid the reaction is stronger than the radicalization. And it seriously makes me wonder about the country. How much does this country have a right to exist at all, especially with the kind of power it has?

IZZY: I think the question always boils down to: can you change the country, or do you have to destroy the country?

PHIL: Yeah, right. I’ve always tried to hang onto the idea of saving the country, but at this point I could be persuaded to destroy it. For the first time I feel this way.

IZZY: I was with some girls from Germany yesterday, and they said, “You can talk to the Establishment people, you can be nice to these people.” And I said, “You can be nice to Jacqueline Kennedy all day long and present beautiful arguments to her, and then she’ll say no at the end of the day in very cultured language.” What I mean is that the people in control are not going to give up their mode of income, and that’s the only way the system can be changed. Did you come across any of that in the delegates there? I mean were there any delegates who showed an active support for the Yippies, the kids who want to change things?

PHIL: By the end some delegates were marching with the kids in the streets.

IZZY: You mean the Wisconsin delegation?

PHIL: Yes, and some New York people too.

IZZY: What about in the beginning?

PHIL: I’m sure there was mutual sympathy at the beginning. But they couldn’t show it. Chicago was just a total, absolute police state. A police state from top to bottom. I mean it was totally controlled and vicious.

IZZY: The police beat up about forty news people, and yet the news people on the radio and on television were on the side of Daley almost uniformly. In New York most of them later would say, “Well, Daley was just doing his job, taking orders from Johnson and Humphrey.” I heard your voice just for a moment one the radio. And you were the only person quoted among the folk singers. You said: “This was not Daley, this was Daley doing a job for Johnson and Humphrey.” Do you think McCarthy could have said more than he did?

PHIL: Yeah, you have to fault McCarthy for lack of dynamics and not being more outspoken. I mean it should have been summed up. There should have been a very literate and clear-cut case made against the police right there by a man of McCarthy’s stature.

IZZY: That didn’t happen.

PHIL: It happened in little bits. He and McGovern at different times spoke out. But there was nothing sustained, nothing up to the occasion. There was a defijnite lack of leadership on McCarthy’s part.

IZZY: Ted Kennedy could have said something.

PHIL: All these so-called liberals kept their mouths shut. They’re all still being good Germans, even up to today. I believe this election should be boycotted. It shouldn’t be taken seriously. That section of the middle class who went for McCarthy and Kennedy should somehow organize themselves and break away from loyalty to the present government. But it could be that the country is so diseased that it just can’t function on any kind of a decent level. T may be that the country has to be destroyed from without. That seems as likely as anything. All we’re getting is more and more repression.

IZZY: Wallace will get a lot of votes.

PHIL: Yeah, I think Wallace will get a huge amount of votes in this election.

IZZY: I think the liberal people will accept that too, now.

PHIL: probably, and when they do that’s the end. I really don’t know what to say. At a certain point, I’m going to become an enemy of the state. I’m not going to be an American any longer. I’m going to be an enemy of the Americans.

IZZY: Yeah. But how can you be an enemy of America in America? What can you do? Sabotage?

PHIL: No, not that. I might leave the country.

IZZY: I can’t see a guerrilla movement in America, actually, because the guerrilla movement, I think, would be destroyed. What other country could you go to?

PHIL: I might go back to Scotland.

IZZY: How can that help things in America?

PHIL: At a certain point you start losing interest in helping things in America.

IZZY: I’m also faced with the choice of leaving. I just got a letter from Africa and the writer says, “Gee, Izzy, I’m always thinking about what you’re saying, that the people who go to Canada aren’t helping people in America.” Phil, if you leave America, you’re making it harder for thousands of people that believe in you. You’re already more than an individual. You stand for an idea already, and you can’t just leave your followers behind.

PHIL: It’s not fair. (Laughs)

IZZY: Dylan doesn’t care. Judy Collins doesn’t care. Or they’d speak out openly. But you do care. And you do speak out openly.

PHIL: You can’t presume to say that Dylan and Collins don’t care. I’m sure they care.

IZZY: well, I feel that when a person has access to mass media and they keep quiet that means they don’t give a damn what’s happening to the people. In other words, getting Judy Collins on a TV spectacular doesn’t help the cause of freedom or peace or anything.

PHIL: it’s just that at this point America is an uncontrolled death machine. And since she failed in electoral politics to check that, it has to be checked in other ways. And one way would be a mass denial of manpower to its corporations. The extension of draft resistance: keep your body out of the Army; a” right, keep your body out of the college and out of the university. That is just preparing you for the corrupt corporation. Keep pulling people away from the establishment until it collapses.

IZZY: I don’t think it would collapse. If the intelligent people pull out the corporations would be happy.

PHIL: I’m not talking about intellectuals only. I’m talking about all the people who work for corporations.

IZZY: Well, they’re not leaving.

PHIL: No. I’m only looking for a way to get them to quit.

IZZY: I don’t think there is a way. These guys are getting their $15,000, their $20,000; they’ve got a taste of the honey and they want more.

PHIL: All right, then America I the rule of the devil. The devil has won.

IZZY: Is there any country where you see a possibility of human advancement?

PHIL: I think Mao could be the most important man in the world right now.

IZZY: Mao’s is one of the few Communist nations to criticize the Soviet Union for Czechoslovakia, whereas Castro went along with it.

PHIL: Which provided an incredible psychological blow to the left in America, which romantically almost equates Cuba and China. Which I still do. What is happening is that America is forcing the world into this kind of military protection. It’s the same thing; what the Chicago police did, and the kind of attitude that Mayor Daley has, is the same kind of thinking that was going on with John Foster Dulles. That policy forced Russia, more and more, into this protective position – this over-defensive position – which led to Czechoslovakia. You can trace Czechoslovakia to John Foster Dulles. And you can trace Mayor Daley and the Chicago police to the same kind of reaction.

IZZY: So Dubcek didn’t have a chance from the start, then?

PHIL: He had much less of a chance with a crazy America running around. You know, from the Russian point of view, America is a mad dog loose around the world. What it will lead to is lots more assassination; terror will start in Europe against American business. I mean America is buying Europe, America is completely buying Europe. Economic brutality, you know, comes before police brutality.

IZZY: I agree with you completely on that. I’ve been saying for two years – my friends say I’m crazy – that America is going to be destroyed from the outside, not from the inside.

PHIL: From both.

IZZY: When Bob Kennedy is killed by an Arab that shows how American imperialism has pervaded the whole world. Christian Arabs are one of the smallest minorities in the world; there are only a few hundred thousand of them – but if they get angry they can kill a Kennedy. That means almost anybody no could kill an American and get away with it.

PHIL: We’re helping every government towards hell. Maybe America is the final end of the Biblical prophecy: we’re all going to end up in fire this time. America represents the absolute rule of money, just absolute money controlling everything to the total detriment of humanity and morals. It’s not so much the rule of America as it is the rule of money. And the money happens to be in America. And that combination is eating away at everybody. It destroys the souls of everybody that it touches, beginning with the people in power.

IZZY: There’s one man, Mao, who is trying to change all that. He’s trying to change the character of the Chinese people in one generation; do you think he’ll succeed?

PHIL: It’s going to be very difficult. More importantly, Mao has rally succeeded in spreading an international revolutionary feeling. In his lifetime he physically transformed China and set the basis for a sensible world revolution. And in the years when he’s supposed to be retired or dead, he had managed to mentally psych out the world. You can trace a lot of what happened in Paris and what happened in Chicago to Mao Tse Tung and the Red Guards; the whole idea of transfer of power to youth and thereby salvaging the militancy of the Revolution. Which I happen to think is a very noble effort.

IZZY: Phil, while you’re saying all this I’m thinking of folk music ad how that can possibly fit into the way the future is going to be.

PHIL: well, by the use of brute force by America internally and on the world, resistance will have to be formed step by step. In music, things like the Newport Folk Festival will have to be radicalized.

IZZY: Yeah, but there was no radicalization in Newport this year.

PHIL: No, there wasn’t; there should have been.

IZZY: I man zero, and you had some supposedly left-wing people trying to run it as directors. This year they ran amuk with country-western singers who are for the war. When Roy Acuff got the humanitarian award they gave it to him for his many appearances for the troops overseas.

PHIL: yeah, well... As a middle-aged Jewish merchant in America, you are in trouble, Izzy. That’s all I can say.

IZZY: I hear that from other people.

PHIL: We’re all in trouble.

IZZY: How do you stay sane? How do you stay sane in America? That’s the problem I have; how can you actually stay sane?

PHIL: I don’t know. That’s what I think about right now. I’ve always felt a contact with political reality from 1960 to 1968. But after Chicago I’m totally disoriented. I’m disoriented because the time has come for guns, and I’m not personally ready for guns. America’s such a violent country. The American revolution is going to be ridiculously bloody.

IZZY: Do you see a resistance growing in America? Is that possible?

PHIL: I’m just not sure.

IZZY: I think other things are happening which illustrate what you’re talking about. There is a tremendous discontent among the workers, even though they’re getting supposedly higher salaries. They’re not happy at all. And the next step would be for the workers to try and understand why they are not happy. It’s not so much that they have bad working hours or low wages. It’s just that they are not part of anything. I think the worker knows it but he hasn’t formulated what to do about it. In other words the workers hate the Kennedys and they hate the Melons [sic] and the Rockefellers, but they’re still afraid even to say it openly. They see the advertisements on TV and in the subway: travel to beautiful Bermuda. But now they’re beginning to realize they can’t go to Bermuda, you know – fly to Hawaii and all that stuff.

PHIL: I disagree with you. Part of the problem is that a lot of them can vacation in Bermuda. This part of the problem is the entrenching of the working class’s right wing by the bosses giving them an extra amount of money, which is what Hitler did, and what’s going on in America right now. And that’s the most dangerous aspect.

IZZY: Do you see any rebellion among the managerial class?

PHIL: I do see more sign of discontent from the managerial class -much more.

IZZY: How do you see it? How is it showing? What’s the visible form of it?

PHIL: The visible form was people like me participating in the McCarthy/Kennedy drive. I saw how elements of the middle class and the upper-middle class could be brought out in large numbers and contribute large sums of money to try to get a basic change in American policy. That’s the major fact that was overlooked in the Chicago convention. It had already been clearly shown that the American public would get behind decent candidates. Most of those people who came out were from the managerial class.

IZZY: Do you think they could force McCarthy to go on a fourth ticket?

PHIL: If McCarthy had the right personality, yes. But I think he’s too much a member of the democratic Establishment himself to make that break. We still need a Kennedy.

IZZY: I’ve always disagreed with you on a Kennedy.

PHIL: I know you have. But I still think that way.

IZZY: I don’t, because I feel that a man like that can’t help the people unless he changes the mode of his own income. He has to give the example. He can’t keep taking a dollar from every bottle of whiskey coming from England to America. He has to work for his living, and until he does I don’t believe a man like that can possibly change anything. I mean, I wonder why they kill only the Kennedys. Many of the rulers of this country lounge around on inherited wealth.

PHIL: The Kennedys went out of their way to flirt with the American public, and the American public is totally infatuated with death. Anybody who flirts with the American public is taking a chance with their life...

IZZY: Do you feel that wiping out McCarthy wiped you out, too?

PHIL: It wiped out that part of me that was interested in electoral politics. But I do feel frustrated all around.

IZZY: Yeah, we still have the same problem.

PHIL: Yes. And that problem is can America be saved. And for the first time in eight years I question whether it can. I think it’s quite possible the country is so far gone and decayed that there may be no way left to save it, and that the only logical course for the progress of mankind is the destruction of America.

IZZY: America has pushed everybody to the edge of the cliff. It’s forcing people to make this kind of decision: shall I enjoy what’s left of my life and forget everyone else, or should I devote myself to working for a better world. If you can’t do either then you just have to leave. And if you leave, you get the inevitable feeling that you’re copping out.

PHIL: Well, I may cop out. But the basic thing I feel is that there’s going to be death and destruction as far ahead as one can see now. That’s all I can possibly see.

IZZY: I can see that if I continue my radio program and give concerts and put out my newsletter then I’m going to be shot, or I’ll have to shoot somebody else. But I still can’t imagine coming to that point.

PHIL: I can see it happening to you. Our only hope is the emergence of a politically tempered international youth movement which will involve itself in international revolution.

IZZY: How do you feel that writing songs can help such a movement?

PHIL: I’m not so sure that they can. The radical German students think that it’s past that stage. The songs themselves aren’t enough obviously. The songs are an adjunct to the movement, essentially, which is why the Chicago experience was really interesting for me. Let me explain: there the songs were being used in a totally non-professional, non-show business, non-paying, non-staged situation. It was an integral part of the movement while things were happening, and therefore the words and music had their greatest possible effect...

I’ve got to go. Thanks a lot, Izzy. It was nice being here on this September day, in this rotting country.

IZZY: One more question, Phil. Do you think Dylan is a secret revolutionary? In other words, he’s reaching more people and changing their minds without them realizing it. A sort of subliminal revolutionary.

PHIL: I think it’s possible. It’s possible for any writer, depending on the quality of his work, to function in that way. Brecht faced it as a responsibility. He said to himself, here I am, a writer, and I can write things that can change peoples’ minds therefore do I belong in the street getting my skull cracked which may damage my writing, or should I stay out of the way of the charging police and create my plays? Where is the primary responsibility? To me, Phil Ochs, the answer is obvious.

IZZY: Anyone who has any control in the mass media has a responsibility to speak out, both as an artist doing his or her work, and separately as an individual. Definitely, the case now is that most people won’t speak out anymore.

PHIL: But there are always those artists that function outside the active realm of politics.

IZZY: I prefer the example of William Blake, who dreamt of Jerusalem and heaven and hell; but when Tom Paine was in England and I was dangerous to harbour him, William Blake was hiding him in his own home. So William Blake knew what was going on politically even though he had his own private world as a mystic poet.

PHIL: If you’d been around at that time, you’d probably have condemned Blake for not issuing a statement to the London Times about what was wrong with the King’s politics.

IZZY: Oh, no. That wouldn’t have been necessary. Blake went on one of the few marches of the century against the King. And that was a very dangerous thing to do. But it was his way of speaking out. He believed in his vision and the only way he could protect his vision was by fighting for it.

[tunafishsportfishing]

Top 4 Species To Explore While Papagayo Inshore Fishing

Looking for the best fishing grounds in Costa Rica? Choose the area of papagayo sportfishing Costa Rica on the North Pacific coast. Featuring an incredibly rich quantity of game fish, stunning topography, and a wide range of charter fleet, Papagayo provides some of the greatest opportunities for sport fishing in Costa Rica.

Papagayo can be understood as a curved bay that is located between the Papagayo Peninsula and the mainland of Costa Rica. This area embraces over thirty -five miles of shore line, peaceful emerald water and steady blow that puts sailfish, marlin, tuna, mahi-mahi, rooster fish etc.

Papagayo fishing grounds can be visited on full, half, or quarter day shared basis or private charter for your group only. Shared trips are very cheap, often $200-400 per person while per day private charters cost between $1000-3000 for 4-6 people. Boats leave from either the Papagayo or Playas del Coco marinas.

Inshore Fishing

Papagayo is particularly famous for phenomenal Papagayo Inshore Fishing that takes place just several miles from the coast. This is an exciting light tackle fishing where people catch fish and fight them continuously on spinning rods and the countervailing reels.

A normal boat trip for inshore fishing in the company of Papagayo fishing boats entails floating live sardines over reefs and rock piles in 20-60 feet of crystal clear waters. Fishing chasers use popping plugs, jigs and flies to cast between areas and attract any predator that may be present. Squid and shrimp bottom fishing also yields good snapper and grouper fish.

Offshore Fishing

Going more than 10 miles off the island unleashes the opportunity to hook and tussle with Pacific billfish and tunas around floats and temperature breaks. Sailfish and striped marlin, the two top catches at Papagayo, are most abundant between November and the middle of May Trolling with diving plugs, feathers and ballyhoo entice these aerial artists, as well as dorado, yellowfin tuna and wahoo.

This means that clear waters enable the Initiation of offshore day trips from the shores of Papagayo throughout the year. However there is comfortable fishing from May to October since the sea is warmer and the winds lighter. During these months, dolphins and whales also move around to add onto the experience.

Top Papagayo Species

Because of such a great variability of the landscape, it is not surprising when the fishermen of Papagayo catch more than 20+ kinds of fish commonly. But these four fish tend to show up more than others:

1. Sailfish – Quick and flashy, sailfish are very acrobatic when caught, jumping out of the water in spectacular arcs. Both fight and beauty make multiple hookups popular although while trolling offshore.

2. Mahi-Mahi (Dorado) – Brightly colored and fast moving on light gear, mahi weigh from 5-40 lbs around floats and flotsam. The tasty white fillets are consumed in seafood restaurants across the pacific coast.

3. Roosterfish – These fish gain girth and heft and can reach sizes of more than 50 pounds; these fish lurk along the surf line and in the shallow reef areas. Their broadsides glow with iridescent blues and are not as easy to catch as one would think on medium spinning gear.

4. Cubera Snapper – They are one of the inshore fishing bucket list species that wait for bait around rock piles and reefs. Tackle busters over 30lbs make them one of the most sought after and challenging snapper to fish.

Planning Your Papagayo Fishing Trip

Are you up for the challenge of taking on some of the best light tackle and offshore fishing in Costa Rica? Visit the Papagayo region of the North Pacific coast. It has a rich package of charter services and excellent fishing venues for various fish species; therefore, it is the perfect place to catch trophy fish.

Author’s Bio

Tuna Fish Sportfishing helps you find the best fishing charter for the beautiful papagayo sportfishing Costa Rica on the North Pacific of Costa Rica. Our location in the enchanting Guanacaste province, provides guests with opportunities to explore untouched natural parks, and breathtaking tropical environments, in addition to some of the world’s premier big game sport fishing grounds.

[downtoearthmarkets]

Happy New Year to all! If you’re like most Americans, you made a New Year’s resolution or two at the stroke of midnight on Sunday. While many well-intentioned resolutions get cast by the wayside before the end of the month, we’re happy to report that shopping at the farmers market can help you stick to your plan for a fresh start. And, with the Ossining Farmers Market staying open every Saturday throughout the winter months, we hope to make it easier for you to kickstart many common resolutions this coming weekend! 

Resolution #1: A Better Diet Unlike the Standard American Diet (which possesses the unfortunate acronym of SAD), many culturally traditional, plant-forward diets, including the widely ballyhooed Mediterranean Diet, have been shown to promote longevity, weight-loss and disease prevention. The Mediterranean Diet can best be described as a style of eating inspired by the food habits and culinary customs of people who live in or near the Mediterranean Basin. Centered around local food, traditional cooking and ingredients that are plentiful in the Mediterranean region, the diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, olive oil, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and moderate amounts of lean meat, poultry and seafood.  

If you’re looking to embrace the Mediterranean Diet in 2024, we suggest making a beeline to the farmers market this weekend! Our farmstalls will be replete with a variety of fresh, seasonal produce including apples, pears, carrots, potatoes, beets, squash, turnips, onions, cabbages and much more. Drop by your favorite bread and baked goods vendors for whole grain loaves and other nutritious carbs. And don’t forget to pick up locally and sustainably sourced, humanely raised meat, fish, poultry and eggs to give your plate an extra protein boost.

Resolution #2: Moving More Getting fitter through more movement is another highly popular and worthwhile New Year’s resolution. If you’re already heading to the farmers market on a weekly basis, why not make the trip part of your regular exercise regimen? Bundle up in your winter gear for a brisk, heartrate-spiking walk there and back or grab your bicycle to pedal the distance if it’s too far of a walk. Not only will this get you moving, but spending time outside in the fresh air during the winter months has been shown to reduce stress, promote healing and increase a sense of well-being. The theory is that exposure to the outdoors increases your levels of Vitamin D, sometimes known as the “sunshine” vitamin, which people often lack during this season. You’ll not only get a nice dose of Vitamin D during the journey to and from the market, traveling through the market while doing your grocery shopping in the open air–instead of inside a supermarket–will give you an additional boost.  

Resolution #3: Connecting with Community Being part of a community can have a positive effect on mental health and emotional wellbeing while providing a sense of belonging and social connectedness, so it’s no surprise that many new year’s resolutioners commit to enhancing their community ties through volunteering and other activities. We love that our farmers markets act as community hubs where shoppers can see their friends and neighbors, engage with vendors while learning more about the origin of their food and how it was made, and visit various informational tables run by local groups and organizations whose missions align with that of Down to Earth Markets. As a Certified B Corp with New York Benefit Corporation status, Down to Earth Markets considers the impact on our community, society, employees and the environment with every business decision we make, so we are proud that our farmers markets help foster community spirit. 

Whether you are making big changes or sticking to your healthy habits, the Down to Earth team looks forward to being part of your journey in the coming months as we happily anticipate another year of bringing you some of the freshest, most nutritious, locally produced and sustainably sourced food that you can find anywhere. 

[loominggaia]

...Alaine and Balthazaar sprang into action as their crew stood around them and cheered. Balthazaar charged forth with a mighty overhead swing, but Alaine rolled to the side. By the time he turned around, she was already back on her feet. Balthazaar tried to hit her with a horizontal swing. Alaine bent backwards and the stick missed her nose by an inch, then she was upright and playfully dancing away. Balthazaar chased her around, taking swing after swing, but the mermaid jumped, rolled, and twirled away from each one. “Hit her already, lard-ass!” jeered Skel. “She’s making a fool of you, Ballyhoo!” added Javaan. From the opposite end of the pit, Linde called, “You’ve got this, Alaine! Girl power!” “Nice dodge, Ms. Fontaine!” praised Evan.  Glenvar cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “C’mon, Valentino! It ain’t that hard to club a fish! I got ten gold pieces ridin’ on ya, let’s go!” Alaine stopped in her tracks, glaring at him. “You bet on him? Really?” she exclaimed. That brief moment was all Balthazaar needed to get the jump on her, and the bamboo stick smacked loudly against her cheek. The little crowd cheered wildly. “Strike! You’re out, Fontaine!” called Lukas. Pointing at Glenvar, the mermaid argued, “Only because Glen distracted me!” “Ignoring distractions is part of the exercise. You were doing great, just try not to let your emotions get the best of you next time,” Evan told her, extending a hand to help her out of the pit. She reluctantly accepted it as Javaan helped Balthazaar climb up the other side. Alaine marched up to Glenvar and delivered a light slap to the back of his head. “You did that on purpose, you ass,” she snapped. “Did I? Or did ya lose on purpose so I’d get paid?” teased Glenvar. He reached into his pocket and handed her 5GP. “We’re still friends, right?” he asked with a wink. She held out her palm and said, “Toss me another five and I’ll think about it...”

-Excerpt from an upcoming Looming Gaia story. Balthazaar vs. Alaine in the training pit.

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[knownowlive]

How To Catch Tripletail Fish: Expert Tips & Techniques

To catch tripletail fish, use effective fishing methods such as drift fishing, jigging, and trolling using bait like ballyhoo, live shrimp, or artificial lures. Tripletails are often found near crab trap buoys, structures, or floating objects in the Gulf of Mexico. Keep an eye out for dark objects resembling floating leaves on the water's surface. They love shrimp, small crabs, and small baitfish as their favorite foods. Tripletails can be caught inshore or nearshore, and cruising crab pot buoys or boating signs in deep water are a good way to locate them. Pitch a lure or bait near them for a successful catch. Gulp shrimp, Gulp crab, or DOA shrimp are recommended bait choices.

1. Understanding The Behavior And Habitat Of Tripletail Fish

Understanding the behavior and habitat of tripletail fish is essential for successfully catching them. Effective fishing methods include drift fishing, jigging, and trolling, using bait such as ballyhoo, live shrimp, or artificial lures. Tripletails are often found near crab trap buoys, structures, or floating objects, so keep an eye out for these when fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Overview Of Tripletail Fish Behavior Tripletail fish are known for their unique behaviors and habits. Understanding these behaviors is essential for a successful fishing experience. Here is an overview of the behavior of tripletail fish: - Tripletail fish are usually found near structures such as buoys, crab traps, or any floating object. They have a tendency to position themselves close to these structures, making them relatively easy to locate. - Tripletail fish are known to be opportunistic feeders. They often wait for their prey to swim by and then ambush them using their powerful jaws. This behavior makes them a prime target for anglers. - These fish have the ability to change their colors, which helps them blend in with their surroundings. They can be brown, green, or even black, depending on the environment. This makes them challenging to spot and adds to the excitement of catching them. - Tripletail fish are solitary creatures and are usually found alone rather than in schools. This behavior makes them more predictable and easier to target. Identifying The Preferred Habitat Of Tripletail Fish To increase your chances of catching tripletail fish, it's important to know their preferred habitat. Here's what you should look for when searching for Tripletail: - Structures: Tripletail fish are commonly found near structures such as crab trap buoys, piers, docks, and floating debris. These structures provide shade and attract small baitfish, making them an ideal hunting ground for tripletails. - Open Water: Tripletail fish can also be found in open waters, especially near navigation markers, floating mats of vegetation, or any potential hiding spots. Keep an eye out for any unusual floating objects as they may attract tripletail fish. - Inshore or Offshore: Tripletail fish can be found both inshore and offshore, depending on the time of year and environmental factors. During warmer months, they tend to move closer to shore, while during colder months, they may venture further offshore. Key H3 Heading: Seasonal and Environmental Factors Affecting Tripletail Fish Location Understanding how seasonal and environmental factors influence the location of tripletail fish can greatly improve your chances of success. Here are some key factors to consider: - Water Temperature: Tripletail fish are more active in warmer water, so targeting them during the spring and summer months is generally more productive. They are known to move to deeper waters as the water temperature drops in winter. - Water Clarity: Tripletail fish prefer clear or slightly turbid water. They may be less active in muddy or heavily sedimented areas. Look for areas with good visibility when searching for tripletails. - Tides: Tripletail fish are often found near structures during incoming or outgoing tides. These tidal movements can create a current that brings food to the fish, making it an opportune time to catch them. - Weather Patterns: Tripletail fish are sensitive to weather conditions such as wind, temperature changes, and barometric pressure. Pay attention to weather patterns and plan your fishing trips accordingly for better results. - Fishing Techniques: Different techniques such as drift fishing, jigging, or trolling can be effective for catching tripletail fish. Experiment with different methods to find what works best for you in various conditions. By understanding the behavior and preferred habitat of tripletail fish, as well as the seasonal and environmental factors that affect their location, you can significantly increase your chances of catching these exciting and unique fish. Happy fishing!

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2. Essential Equipment And Set-Up For Tripletail Fishing

Discover the essential equipment and set-up for successful tripletail fishing. From selecting the right bait to mastering effective fishing methods such as drift fishing, jigging, and trolling, this guide will help you catch tripletails like a pro. Selecting The Right Fishing Rod And Reel For Tripletail Fishing When it comes to tripletail fishing, having the right fishing rod and reel is crucial. Here are the key factors to consider when selecting your equipment: - Rod Length and Power: Opt for a medium to medium-heavy rod that is around 7 to 8 feet long. This will provide the necessary strength and sensitivity to handle tripletail. - Rod Material: Look for rods made from graphite or a graphite composite. These materials offer excellent sensitivity and are lightweight, making them ideal for long hours of fishing. - Reel Size and Gear Ratio: Choose a spinning reel in the 3000 to 4000 size range. This will give you enough line capacity and the capability to handle the size and strength of a tripletail. Look for a reel with a gear ratio of 5.2:1 or higher for faster line retrieval. - Drag System: Ensure your reel has a smooth and strong drag system, as tripletail can put up a good fight. A reliable drag system will allow you to control the fish and prevent line breaks. Choosing The Best Fishing Line And Leader For Tripletail Fish Selecting the right fishing line and leader is essential for successful tripletail fishing. Here's what you need to know: - Main Fishing Line: Use a braided fishing line in the 20 to 30-pound test range. Braided lines offer excellent strength and sensitivity, allowing you to detect subtle bites and handle the power of tripletail. - Leader Material: Use a fluorocarbon leader in the 20 to 30-pound test range. Fluorocarbon is nearly invisible underwater, which can increase your chances of enticing bites from wary tripletails. - Leader Length: Keep your leader length between 24 to 36 inches. This will provide enough distance between your main line and the fish, reducing the risk of the fish cutting the line against any structure. - Leader Connection: Use a reliable knot, such as the double uni knot or the barrel swivel, to connect your main line and leader. Ensure the connection is strong enough to withstand the fish's powerful runs and sudden movements. Must-Have Tackle And Baits For Tripletail Fishing To increase your chances of success when targeting tripletail, you'll need the right tackle and bait. Here are some must-have items: - Jigs: Carry a variety of colored jigs in the 3/8 to 1/2-ounce size range. White, chartreuse, and black are popular color choices for tripletail fishing. - Live Shrimp: Shrimp is a highly effective bait for enticing tripletails. Use a live shrimp rigged on a jighead or a free-lined shrimp near a structure or floating objects. - Crab Traps: Tripletails often hang around crab trap buoys and other floating structures. Keep an eye out for these and cast your baits near them for a good chance of finding tripletail. - Polarized Sunglasses: Invest in a good pair of polarized sunglasses to spot tripletail lurking near the surface or structure. The sunglasses will help you see through the water and increase your chances of targeting these elusive fish. Remember, tripletail fishing requires patience and finesse. With the right equipment, tackle, and baits, you'll increase your chances of hooking into these prized fish. Happy fishing!

3. Proven Techniques And Strategies For Catching Tripletail Fish

Discover proven techniques and strategies for successfully catching tripletail fish, including drift fishing, jigging, and trolling. Effective bait options include ballyhoo, live shrimp, or artificial lures. Boost your fishing skills and land more tripletails with these expert tips. Drift Fishing Methods For Tripletail Fish: - Drift fishing is a popular technique for catching tripletail fish. - It involves allowing your bait or lure to drift with the current, presenting a natural-looking meal for tripletails. - Here are some key points to keep in mind when using drift fishing techniques for tripletail fish: - Use a sturdy rod and reel combo capable of handling larger fish. - Use a variety of live bait such as shrimp, mullet, or pinfish to attract tripletail. - Drift along areas with structures, such as crab trap buoys or floating debris, as tripletails are often found near these structures. - Pay attention to the direction and speed of the current to adjust your drift accordingly. - Keep your bait or lure near the surface to mimic the movement of small prey. - Be patient and allow the tripletail to fully engulf the bait before setting the hook. Jigging Techniques For Tripletail Fish: - Jigging is an effective technique for targeting tripletail fish, especially when fishing around structures. - It involves using a jig, which is a weighted lure, to imitate the movement of prey. - Here are some tips for jigging for tripletail fish: - Use a vertical jigging technique by dropping the lure near the structure and then retrieving it with short, sharp jerks. - Look for tripletails near crab trap buoys, floating debris, or any other type of structure. - Choose a jig with a color and size that matches the local baitfish. - Vary your retrieve speed and style to entice the tripletail to strike. - Use a sensitive rod and reel combo to feel the subtle bites of tripletails. - Be ready to set the hook quickly when you feel a bite. Trolling Approaches For Tripletail Fish: - Trolling is another effective technique for catching tripletail fish, especially when covering a larger area. - It involves dragging lures or baits behind a moving boat to entice fish to strike. - Here are some tips for trolling for tripletail fish: - Use a variety of lures such as diving plugs, soft plastics, or spoons to attract tripletails. - Troll along areas with structures, such as crab trap buoys or floating debris. - Adjust your trolling speed to match the natural swimming speed of baitfish. - Keep an eye on your rod tips for any signs of strikes or hits. - Use a planer or downrigger to target tripletails at different depths. - Be prepared to quickly reel in your line and set the hook when a tripletail strikes. Using Live Bait Vs. Artificial Lures For Tripletail Fishing: - When it comes to tripletail fishing, anglers have the option to use either live bait or artificial lures. - Both approaches can be effective, but there are some factors to consider when choosing between the two. - Here are some points to help you decide whether to use live bait or artificial lures for tripletail fishing: - Live Bait: - Live bait such as shrimp, mullet, or pinfish can attract tripletails with their natural scent and movement. - Live bait can be more enticing to larger tripletails that are more cautious or selective in their feeding. - It requires more maintenance and preparation to keep live bait alive and fresh during your fishing trip. - Live bait may attract unwanted bycatch or smaller fish in the area. - Artificial Lures: - Artificial lures such as jigs, soft plastics, or diving plugs can mimic the movement and appearance of baitfish. - Lures offer a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes to match the local baitfish and conditions. - Lures are more portable and convenient, requiring less maintenance and preparation compared to live bait. - Artificial lures can be more effective when targeting actively feeding tripletails or covering a larger area. Remember, the choice between live bait and artificial lures ultimately depends on the fishing conditions, personal preference, and the behavior of the tripletail fish in your area. Experiment with both approaches to find what works best for you.

Frequently Asked Questions Of How To Catch Tripletail Fish

What Is The Best Bait For Tripletail? The best bait for tripletail includes ballyhoo, live shrimp, or artificial lures. What Is The Best Time To Catch Tripletail? The best time to catch tripletail is during the summer months, especially from May to August. Where Do You Catch Tripletail? Tripletail can be caught in the Gulf of Mexico, near crab trap buoys, structures, or floating objects. Keep an eye out for dark objects resembling leaves on the water's surface. Can You Catch Triple Tail Inshore? You can catch triple tail inshore by using effective fishing methods such as drift fishing, jigging, or trolling with baits like ballyhoo, live shrimp, or artificial lures. Look for them near crab trap buoys or any floating objects in open water.

Conclusion

When it comes to catching tripletail fish, there are a few key factors to keep in mind. Effective fishing methods include drift fishing, jigging, and trolling, while the best bait options are ballyhoo, live shrimp, or artificial lures. It's important to know when and where to look for tripletails, as they often position themselves near crab trap buoys, floating objects, or structures in the Gulf of Mexico. Keeping an eye out for dark objects resembling a floating leaf can lead to success. To increase your chances, consider cruising near crab pot buoys or boating signs in deep water and pitching a baited hook nearby. Gulp shrimp, Gulp crab, and DOA shrimp are all recommended choices for bait. By following these tips, you'll be well-prepared to catch tripletail fish and enjoy a successful fishing trip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQy2i4EcyOU Read the full article

[jefferymaples]

How to Deep Sea Fish in Myrtle Beach?

Depending on what fish you’d like to go after, you’ll be using different techniques to get them on the boat. Let’s take a look at how you can explore the deep waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

Bottom Fishing

If you head out of Myrtle Beach on a boat, chances are you’ll at least make a stop at one of the reefs and sink a line to test your luck. The waters of South Carolina are lined with reefs, so you won’t have to look far. There are many species roaming around, so you can target Snapper, Grouper, Amberjack, and Cobia on your bottom fishing trip.

Bottom fishing is interesting because you can try out many different techniques that fall under this umbrella term. If Snapper’s what you’re after, anchoring is the way to go. And if you’re fishing in the really deep waters where the monsters live, deep dropping is the name of the game. You can get sizeable Grouper varieties this way.

Hands down the best bait for bottom fishing here is cut squid. But you can use a variety of other baits like cigar minnows and sardines for Red Snapper and Grouper. Grouper also love biting into live or cut Vermillion Snapper.

Trolling

Everyone loves trolling! And why wouldn’t they? Cruising the open waters with multiple lines in the water and wind in your hair is one of the most productive ways to reel in some big fish. Not to mention how enjoyable a day spent this way is. If you’re after some of the prized pelagic species found off the coast of Myrtle Beach, this is the way to hook them.

And with the Gulf Stream at your fingertips, there’s hardly a better place to explore while trolling. Big Mahi Mahi, Sailfish, Marlin, and Tuna are all in the cards here. The best time to head out is during the summer when you can get a mixed bag. Pilchard, ballyhoo, and Bonito strips are all great bait choices. If you want some extra fun, troll over reefs and wrecks, as it can be even more productive.

When to Go

Deep sea fishing in Myrtle Beach can be productive all year round, so when should you go on this adventure? The answer depends on what you’re looking to catch. Spring is great for bottom fishing and it can offer a range of species, including Snapper, Grouper, and Amberjack.

The summer months get really busy, as this is when deep sea fishing is at its best. Local anglers and visitors alike head to the blue waters to do some productive trolling. Mackerel, Barracuda, Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna… they’re all waiting to gorge on your bait. In fall, you can get Amberjack and Mackerel pretty close to shore, while winter doesn’t produce a lot of fish, but can still give you a fun experience.

Anything else?

The only thing that’s left to figure out is what the rules and regulations are when it comes to Myrtle Beach deep sea fishing. The most important thing is licensing. Anyone aged 16 or over needs to have a South Carolina fishing license on them. But if you’re fishing aboard a fishing charter, you don’t have to worry as your captain will take care of it.

One more thing to keep in mind is open seasons. Some fish species are heavily regulated and have specific open seasons, like Red Snapper for example. Bag limits are another part of the fishing regulations. The best way to make sure you’re following all the rules is booking a charter with a reputable captain.

Deep Sea Never Looked so Pretty

There you have it, your own deep sea fishing guide for Myrtle Beach. It’s one of the most exciting things you can do on the water, and the waters off the coast of this tourist hub are the perfect place for your new adventure. The reefs are stunning, the waters run deep, and the fish are feisty – everything a deep sea angler looks for!

Fishing Charters Murrells Inlet SC- Reel Salty Fishing Charters is a premier fishing guide service located to explore Myrtle Beach/Murrells Inlet South Carolina. We offer trips ranging from inshore creeks to deep sea 40 miles. Book your private fishing adventure on the stunning waters of the Myrtle Beach. We always catch a good time. Fun guaranteed!

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Reel Big Fish announce fall tour w/ Ballyhoo! and We Are the Union

Reel Big Fish have announced a headlining fall tour. They will be bringing out Ballyhoo! and We Are the Union.

Check out the tour dates below.

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May 9th - Easily our best Salmon day of the season! 40+ bite day all while looking for that LOC derby fish with these guys from PA. Left the dock at sunrise and headed to the West where we would fish the 6 mile creek area to the red can in 65-170' of water.

Early morning it was all spoons with the DW UV Rodfather being "the man." This pattern was developed by Warrior spoons and we've ran it for years. We ultimately wanted it in a DW Mag version because we LOVE the action and size of this spoon. We've had it for about three weeks now, and it's killed a lot of Salmon. Other spoons that went were DW Sea Sick Waddler, and Raspberry Dolphin.

Once the sun came up we started to take more bites on Familiar Bite meat. 100-150' down on our Cannon Optimum downriggers is where we had it parked. We also had it on a 300' A-TOM-MIK copper that went a few times. We started with Atlantic Herring, but ended the day with Ballyhoo.