Deep Dry Bag Review, Shallow Swordfish, New Videos & MORE – ROFFS™ Fishy Times – 221st Edition – April 4th, 2018

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Swordfish in 6ft of Water!        

Swordfish in 6ft of water near Williams Cay, Exuma, Bahamas. Video Courtesy: Catamaran One Life / Bahamas Sport Fishing Network | Facebook
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The Long Game      

Its one of the most technical fisheries in the world. One trip can take you through the full spectrum of emotions and truly test your sanity. Watch The Long Game, a collaboration with Deep Apparel, to experience what its really like targeting the ultimate saltwater predator. Video Courtesy: Badfish / Deep Ocean Apparel | YouTube
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Deep Ocean Apparel Dry Bag – Gear Review

Commonly called “ditch packs” keep your most essential valuables and survival supplies in here at all times so nothing gets…..drum roll…… wet.  On top of being water proof here is where our bag differs from others out there.

  1. We improved the zippers. #8 nylon Water resistant zippers for side pockets with rubber welded seams making it perfect to stash the keys, wallet or pack of gum. This is where a lot of bags have under performed.
  2. Reinforced clips that are sturdy and hold up under duress. The bag is meant to be STUFFED and loaded heavy so having faulty clips would not do.
  3. inside storage for lap tops, ipads and other accessories.
  4. Breathable mesh back lining that prevents all that nasty back sweat when walking around with your bag.

Features
-Durable TPU material
-Fully Welded seems
-100% waterproof
-32 Liter Capacity
-#8 nylon Water resistant zippers for side pockets
-Main Bag Dimensions 27″x12″x8″
Laser cut Molly for attachments

**Better quality at half the price of our competition**

TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) n. A hybrid material – a mixture between hard plastic and soft silicone. A very dense and smooth rubber, made to slide. Bad ass and extremely durable.


Please click HERE to shop this and more on the Deep Ocean Apparel website now!

Upside Down Truck!    

A man has built an incredible upside down truck that looks like a flipped-over vehicle. Rick Sullivan spent six months and $6,000 building the topsy-turvy truck from the parts of two separate vehicles. The road-legal car is created from a 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck with a 1995 F-150 pickup truck body placed over the top – upside down. Video Courtesy: Barcroft TV | Facebook
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Flare Demonstration!

Flare demonstration at U S Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet. Video Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard Oregon Inlet | Facebook
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Hairy Frogfish!

There are some strange creatures out there! Video Courtesy: El Konstantinos | Facebook
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Show the Fish Who’s Boss! 

Hanging on for dear life. Show that fish who’s boss! Video Courtesy: Ross Gallagher | Facebook
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Crawfish Relaxation!

Ever wondered what a crawfish does to relax? Now you know! Video Courtesy: VT | Facebook
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Off-Road Wheelchair!

This off-road wheelchair is a $30,000 electric tank. Video Courtesy: Tech Insider UK | Facebook
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Bahamas Season Fishing Forecast for 2018: FISHING ACTION IN THE BAHAMAS IS HEATING UP

Since 2003 the oceanographers at ROFFS™ have been developing objective methods for forecasting the overall fishing conditions during the spring Bahamas tournaments from April through early June. The hypothesis for forecasting the seasonal marlin fishing action stems from the location of the bluer and often warmer water that occurs from the Cat Island – San Salvador Island area and south to southeast of these islands where it is presumed that the marlin concentrate before, during, and after spawning. We have been calling this water “blue marlin water” in our analyses for some time now. From satellite data, it is relatively easy to identify this water based on its optical signature and surface water temperature characteristics. Our working hypothesis and experience have shown that the marlin are associated with this water and the more “blue marlin water” that exists in the Abaco Islands and Eleuthera Island areas, the greater the relative apparent abundance of marlin in these areas.

In recent years we have also observed an association between the “blue marlin water” and the yellowfin tuna action in the Bahamas, and where it extends northward along the western side of the Gulf Stream between Jacksonville, Florida and towards Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. We do observe evidence that when more of this “blue marlin water” passes northwest of Abaco to the eastern side of the Gulf Stream that a certain unknown proportion of the migratory fish move to the western side of the Gulf Stream. This brings more fish to the coastal fisheries at the edges of the Gulf Stream water throughout the season.


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