FREO SHARK FISHING BAN
Submitted by Jolly Roger on Thu, 2022-02-10 11:42
Anyone ready to explode with news Fremantle Council is set to ban shark fishing?
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Pete F
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The actions of a few wreck it
The actions of a few wreck it for everyone. There has been some pretty stupid stuff done, asking for trouble.
Same with 4wd's people cut sick on the beach among people walking dogs etc and then wonder why 4wd's get banned!
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Jolly Roger
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Exactly
Perfect response.
People have to concentrate on the bigger picture, not the thrill of the moment.
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Jackfrost80
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I for one am looking forward
I for one am looking forward to the Fremantle Communis.... I mean City Council stopping sharks taking my bait
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420casts
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Ban everything
They should compromise with rules similar to SA. That way swimmers and shark fishers can both have their ways.
Recreational fishing for sharks and rays - PIRSA
Im not surprised that it happened. Apparently Cockburn has banned shark fishing for years but had no fines which I think they are going to change (a friend told me this, I haven't verified if that is in fact the case or not.
Ban or no ban - there will always be shark activity in the water right in front of Fremantle / Cockburn and surrounding areas, there will always be stupid retards behaving like they have penises swinging from their foreheads, and there will always be shark attacks.
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Pete F
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I don't see that much sense
I don't see that much sense in those rules, for metro fishing. Probably 90% of beach fishers here use gangs to target tailor. Whereas shark fishers would snell two hooks.
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VIC DORY
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Good luck proving someone is
Good luck proving someone is fishing for sharks.
only thing the council could practically regulate is prohibiting wire trace, I believe Cockburn and/or cottesloe have this rule
Pete F
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That is what they are doing,
That is what they are doing, banning wire and burly.
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VIC DORY
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Don't need wire and burley
Don't need wire and burley to catch a shark so it's pointless, they young blokes will just change up the way they fish for them.
Da pirate
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Caught n released..
Caught n released a heap of tigers
this season.. no burley ! Fishing
pretty heavy gear . Beach em photo
gear out of there gob and send em on
there way .. not targeting tigers after
bronze or hammers for the table .
cheers pirate..
Brock O
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Unfortunately its just a bad
Unfortunately its just a bad look, Christmas morning post down a local beach perfect example of how these things get traction.
Nothing against the guys who love it and spend a fair bit of money and time chasing the large specimens but there's a time and place for it like most things in life.
Wont stop attacks, the big man eaters will still cruise our shores every year as they have done since who knows how long.
Pete F
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www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-11/should-shark-fishing-be-allowed-at-wa-beaches/100820920
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Tom M
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I am sure council authority
I am sure council authority stops at the low tide water line.
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Jolly Roger
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Trophy Fishing
I don't mind the ban. I don't fish for stuff I don't want to eat. If it's not food then let it be.
There is always bycatch, but there are also big swinging dicks that think dragging in anthing big is a hero effort. To me that's one step short of shooting elephants.
If you want to see these creatures up close, you don't have to winch them in. Go for a dive.
I guess you have to ask what is the motivation to catch inedible sharks and rays. If you get a buzz doing that, why?
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Da pirate
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How ..
Question.. how do you just catch
edible only sharks mate . By the
way I wasn't ready too explode
either when I heard bout the ban !!
meaning your title on your thread
jolly .. I'm not down that way but
would not bother me in the slightest
if it all round blanket ban . I do fish
for sharks for food and I do dive aswell!
do you do either ??
Sea goat
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I am of 2 minds about this.
I am of 2 minds about this.
firstly im not really concerned about sharks being caught...see soo many of the damn things out there.
however i can understand the concern that actively fishing for them from shore could potentially bring them in closer? chumming etc, and with all the other recreational water activities this could be a big concern.
rob90
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Social media destroys
Social media destroys everything, if it was all done out of sight it would be all out of mind. Now all these young punks wanna post their captures to the world, which only feeds the Karen's of the world. Unfortunately the Karen's yell the loudest and only way to stop them is to make change to keep them happy. Shark fishing isn't new just more popular. Keep it to secluded beaches or less popular areas and it's all good. That monkey on chrissy day or when ever it was pushed the boundaries and now all shark fishos are paying the price.
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Da pirate
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Spot on rob ..
On the money there rob . Don't
know bout you I've only ever
shot 3 elephants. 2 of them
were baby's so they don't count .
cheers pirate.
davewillo
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On a different note, did
On a different note, did anyone see the report on the SLSWA shark watch about 2 large "bull" sharks supposedly caught next to the ramp at Hillarys? I'm highly sceptical as I don't know why anyone would be targeting them there. Just interested in thoughts.
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Article link?
Article link?
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Da pirate
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Unfortunately..
Another spam thread with no
actual content Dave .. cheers
pirate ,
davewillo
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Thought as much Pirate. Who
Thought as much Pirate. Who would fish for sharks there!
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Da pirate
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Sorry..
Sorry mate was talking bout this
one .. it's been all over news and
media . They put a ban then so
be it .. burlying up a beach during
The summer months definitely a
no go for sure .. Cheers mate pirate
davewillo
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Yeah I've read all about it
Yeah I've read all about it Pirate. Agree berleying metro beaches is asking for trouble.
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Daniel Westerduin
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Banning Shark fishing won't
Banning Shark fishing won't change the amount of Sharks along that section of coast one bit. Ever since I started beach fishing in the 70s I've known if you want to target them locally, Freo to Swanbourne is a pretty good area for success. Better off banning swimmers from these areas if scared of Sharks. Also Sharks are way more prolific than ever before in the Metro.
davewillo
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We all know they are far
We all know they are far more prevalent but the "experts" keep telling us there is no evidence to support this. Pretty ridiculous thing to say these days - just look at the number spotted by the chopper!
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Jolly Roger
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Comparisons
Trying to think what is the equivalent to targeting large sharks on metro swimming beaches.
Probably luring grizzly bears into a town with carcasses, taking them down with a bear trap, hog tying them then letting them go just before they expire.
I'm not against sport fishing but do you reckon this is a fair comparison?
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sea-kem
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I reckon every comment/
I reckon every comment/ question you write is loaded. Are you part of some animal conservation group or just a knob trying to get kicks on the forum.
I'm going for the latter.
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Happy dayz
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Just old rod stroker doing
Just old rod stroker doing his thing
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Now he's just a jolly
Now he's just a jolly stroker
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Jolly Roger
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Its just a question mate. If
Its just a question mate. If you think its crap then tell us why. Abuse isn't necessary.
Rec fishing for inedible sharks is something people do locally and is now under the spotlight. The dangers to swimmers are obvious and trophy hunting just isn't accepted as sport by many people these days.
If you can't wrap your brain around issues like this from another perspective then you'll get walked all over.
It will be an easy win for the environmentalists if your best argument is "you're a knob".
There's no loaded questions, just seeing if shark fishers have a plan to address the most obvious criticisms.
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sea-kem
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The just a knob was
The just a knob was rhetorical, if you want to twist it and take it for abuse that's your issue.
But I'll say it again you're on the site with not one contribution towards fishing that I see just contentious issues that try to get a rise out of people.
"Anyone ready to explode" is not a loaded question ha ha ha ok mate.
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Jolly Roger
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Wrong.....again.
Mate, you're the only one here not contributing to this discussion. Just more abuse and back-pedalling.
I'm trying to get people's thoughts on a current issue that effects a lot of fishos. My fear is a ban on shark fishing will extend to sport/game fishing in general over time, as enviroflogs gain more power. If you can't see how that is relevant to the fishing community then I feel for those around you.
Do you actually understand the definition of a "forum"?
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sea-kem
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What abuse ya big sook? Get
What abuse ya big sook? Get over yourself.
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Jolly Roger
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Angry ant.
LOL, and there you go with more abuse. Thanks for your contributions bud.
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sea-kem
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All good chum
All good chum
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Chum
Completely agree with you Andy, perhaps old mate Jolly Roger should be turned into chum
I have read all the above posts and did not think that your initial response was abusive toward him in any way
Just as he tried to make a comparison, you merely made an observation on that comparison.
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Da pirate
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Marlin !!
The guys that spends thousands on
bill fishing and well be it catch and
release do lose some fish due to
poor condition or heart attack during
or after the fight .. apparently from
what I've heard the bigger ones are
more prone for heart failure..
Jolly Roger
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Yep, between exhaustion and
Yep, between exhaustion and increased sharkings it can get ugly for the fish.
I reckon they should stop all light tackle game fishing for that reason - many already have.
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Da pirate
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So there ..
So there.. you have it mate that's exactly what I
do off the shore using heavy gear
chasing edible species .. and also
not leaving hooks n leader in non
target fish . That's my main reason
using heavy gear is too retrieve tackle
and a quicker release.. and without the
use of berly.. ! So what's your problem
jolly ...??
still trying
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Feel sorry for you pirate
Feel sorry for you pirate old jolly or rod I don't really care who he wants to call himself. Has decided to target you for some reason but doesn't really have any idea what you get up too and I don't think he would understand when you explain it to him.
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Da pirate
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Yeah .. all good
Yeah all good here guy .. you see my
content on here ! Bit of beach in boat
for some squid n herring skippy and
Bit of trout fishing.. just seeing what
the aim and direction.. no hard feelings
here too anyone mate .. just waiting on
better rig too start heading out wide .
have too wait for Mrs to get back out
to work she had major surgery on
her leg .. cheers bud .. pirate.
sea-kem
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Nothing wrong for calling it
Nothing wrong for calling it as you see it Pirate
Be a boring world full of softcocks otherwise.
At least you contribute good content to the forum, all legally fished too!
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Jolly Roger
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Like I said mate, my problem
Like I said mate, my problem is with people TARGETING trophy sharks on swimming beaches and posting it all over social media.
It looks like we agree that's a stupid pursuit.
Not sure why people see it as a personal attack on you hahaha, sometimes people read stuff into things that aren't there.
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Da pirate
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Oops ...
This is big brother ..
cheers pirate..
br3nno
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I saw a photo of half a pig
I saw a photo of half a pig carcass out in the water...
I'm all for the sport of shark fishing but be discreet for christ sake. We share the ocean with swimmers and surfers, burlying for sharks at these popular beaches is not sharing the beach.
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Jackfrost80
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If an individual or group
If an individual or group wanted to put an end to shark fishing then dumping a weighted pig's carcass in the water then taking a pic of it and sending it to the media would be a very effective means of whipping up public outrage and achieving their goal....
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rob90
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Yep, I don't know any fisho
Yep, I don't know any fisho who would be that keen.
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Brock O
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Yep I called that out as
Yep I called that out as Bullshit!!
She is on a trip that girl, adding snippets from the latest attack in Sydney due to a fisherman being right there at the time.
Jolly Roger
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Pig overboard.
Used to get odd carcass making its way to inshore waters when they bypassed the mincer on the livestock boats.
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How much is a pig worth,
How much is a pig worth, fair bit I reckon
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rac
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yeah seems like an odd
yeah seems like an odd choice of bait. never deliberately targeted shark without something that once swam but if i were it wouldnt be a pig.
rac
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out of interest, what are
out of interest, what are small tigers and bronze whalers like for eating compared to gummy? same same or no?
Pete F
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Bronzy, brilliant to eat,
Bronzy, brilliant to eat, small tiger edible if you have nothing else.
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Daniel Westerduin
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Bronzies and most other
Bronzies and most other Sharks a pretty good if bled straight away, Personally have eaten a few different Sharks in my time and usually they're about on par with Snapper or better. Not sure on Tiger Sharks as haven't tried one, always release them. Though I remember many years ago on one of the forums, maybe this one not sure but a fisherman had two Tiger Sharks he kept at around 3m each and reckoned they were pretty good to eat. I've had Mako's, Bronzies, most types of whalers, Bull Sharks, Hammerheads, Whiskery, Gummy Sharks etc. Occasionally you get a particular Shark that smells a bit of ammonia sort of smell usually in a larger specimen and you release it but otherwise most are pretty good. I don't understand why more people don't target them especially if there's not many demersals biting. A shark or two can help fill the food esky for sure.
rac
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thanks for the info. i've
Jolly Roger
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Simples
Trunk, fin, blow (non-sexual), ice.
Easy to process, good to eat.
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Not the best to stop shark
Not the best to stop shark fishing metro . I agree about using burly or chumming. .
Big baits can be taken by sharks and many other species of fish. So imo they can't stop you chucking out a whole live herring to target the likes of snapper ee r and mulaway .
I the mean time I will keep fishing up here in hedland and catching sharks for food and reducing the numbers 1 at a time. Maybe if more people did it the little sharks wouldn't become big sharks and bite people due to lack of food as the numbers of sharks are out of control
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Jolly Roger
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Too late
I reckon Fisheries mismanaged this one....badly. The problem on the West Coast now is that there is a mass population of sharks that are technically oversize. So now you have a huge population of breeders that are protected. Population will increase until the available feed can't sustain any more sharks.
I'd be keen to see everyone knocking the little ones on the head and enjoying a good feed. Might help stop things getting out of control but i think reintroducing the commercial sector in a limited capacity would be more effective.
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Commercial sector would work
Commercial sector would work wonders, but the loud-mouthed non ocean using greenies will always bark too loud for it to happen. Politics is a popularity contest, if you get the population off side you loose so gotta keep the people happy. The people making the calls have probably spent 2 fiths of feck all time on the water so have no idea of the problem nor have any idea on a proper solution.
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Jolly Roger
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True
Exactly. So fishos have to play it smart.
These days it's all about the loud minority. It doesn't matter that they don't represent the majority or are clueless - they make a good news story and then the woke mob jumps on board.
What gives them ammo is people sharing/posting/celebrating stuff that average uneducated SHEEP would object to. Whether its a Tiger from the beach or a pair of brood stock Dhus on the deck, sharing this stuff publicly is just counter-productive.
Share it with your mates, family, whoever, these are the only people that count in your life anyway. Public displays of kills and trophy hunting just give wankers a foothold. Nobody needs that.
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Gill netting for sharks if
Gill netting for sharks if that's what they what they where doing was stopped for a reason in the west coast zone. the bye catch of dermersals wasn't going to work in metro with all the recs best thing they ever done in my opinion.
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Metro demersal closure
the metro demersal gill netting closure was political, votes were needed to win Government and that was the sweetener and it got all the votes they wanted. From memory there was maybe 4 boats with a licence to fish in the waters south of Lancelin down to Myalup and it cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of catch with no compensation for their loss
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It was a boar fish :)
My guess Burley for crabs . Rod stroker strikes again
Jolly Roger
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BOAR FISH
Boarfish. Highly underrated.
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Jolly Roger
( rod stroker) stands for many things . Put up or shut up . Don’t pick topics that are crap. Fish photo and story be nice . Not one of internet
sea-kem
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You said it in less words
You said it in less words than me LJ.
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Jolly Roger
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Yep, that's exactly what we
Yep, that's exactly what we need right now.
If today's announcement proves anything it's that rec fishos are their own worst enemies.
Fisheries don't have accurate stats on the rec take. But every site you visit is plastered with blokes bragging about how big and how many, how often. Mostly they seek approval and an ego boost from the same 5 blokes that live on that site.
Share the joy but don't shoot yourselves in the foot.
Don't you blokes have an email or mobile number for your "mates". Share stuff privately, you'll still get an online reacharound but you won't attract the attention of the conservatively minded.
I reckon most blokes do the right thing but there's plenty that get carried away with themselves. That's all it takes.
This isn't aimed at any particular individuals but we need a change of mindset. Force the regulators to do proper research, social pages of kill shots just gives them ammo and motivation to hit us where it hurts.
Think again
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sea-kem
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The way you're colouring it
The way you're colouring it Adam might as well shut this forum down, because that's what it's for. Share fishing stories and pics and brag about our catches. What you're suggesting is we go underground...... well fuck that.
I actually do find it condecending that you've been on the site a small time and are trying to dictate how we go about sharing our fishing stories, but it's a forum to discuss as you say well here I am countering your point of view.
As people have said before we've had some really good contributors who won't post on here anymore to fact of copping flack by morons.
I will (when I get the chance) post my fishing pics and stories and if it offends someone or a particular group then tough shite.
In my opinion for what it's worth if it's legal then I don't have a problem with it.
If you really want to make a statement about flog fishers then head down to the cockburn jettys when the Salmon are running and catch the blood bath caused by the ethnic fishers who don't give a fuck about bag limits or morals with fishing.
Catch and release shark fishing is pretty tame in comparrison.
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Jolly Roger
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Brick wall.
You're just missing the point completely.
From fisheries point of view it doesn't matter if people are currently fishing within the limits. What they're saying is that, in their opinion, the current limits are not doing the job and rec fishing pressure is too heavy to achieve stock recovery.
I don't think it's in rec fishing's interests to have social media advertising the rec take. It's not illegal, it's just not smart. I know that's not a popular opinion because some people rely on these sites/pages for financial gain or an ego boost. Why blokes can't share stuff with mates privately is beyond me. Especially when when it becomes an open book to fisheries. This isn't the whole issue but it is part of it.
Its literally insanity to continue with the same behaviour and expect different outcomes. Fisheries have made their intentions clear for a long time and some people still don't get it.
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Thats your best post so far,
Thats your best post so far, no one can argue with youve said there
Bend over
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Good , Shark fishing is for
Good ,
Shark fishing is for people that don't know how to catch fish as far as I see it
Jolly Roger
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Licences
Why can the State Gov start a buy back scheme on pro demersal licenses?
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carnarvonite
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Why
Why buy them back, there are about 30% pros now operating campared to 10 years ago and they have had their unit numbers reduced and the days they can fish chopped back severely. Mate in Shark Bay has had his quota of pink snapper reduced from 25 tonne down to 7 and the bycatch dropped back to nearly bugger all making it hardly worth putting the big boat to sea so he concentrates on the whiting and mullet in the bay and his mackeral units out of Exmouth to keep his head above water
To give you a question, where do those who like a feed of local fish,and cannot for some reason be able to catch their own, get to buy their fresh fish?
All the fish caught locally gets to WA markets with the exception of crays, prawns [where most are processed overseas then shipped back] and probably tuna and some shark from Esperence waters
Jolly Roger
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Pro
Where quotas and pro licenses are at currently compared to years ago is irrelevant. The current tonnage taken is still too high for effective recovery of demersal stocks according to Fisheries.
People will still be able to get a feed of fresh fish the same way they do now. It might just be something other than dhus and pinkies. There's no shortage of alternatives.
Licence buy backs give fishermen a chance to get out at a point where the resource they've relied on for profits has been smashed to a point where it's no longer sustainable (as a species or as a business). Businesses in other sectors just go under, buybacks aren't a bad outcome in comparison.
People aren't entitled to operate a business that relies on a finite natural resource that's been decimated just because there's a history there. If a fishery can't be sustainable on one of the most pristine and isolated coasts in the world then there really is something wrong.
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Greenpeace
Greenpeace would welcome you with open arms
Adam Gallash
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Yeh I'm done
Yeh I'm done with the constant baiting and chumming for bites, bye Jolly.
On a separate note, how horrific was the uncensored footage of the NSW attack, shivers watching it.
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sea-kem
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It was horrendous,
It was horrendous, Thankfully I think the guy filming dodn't capture the worst parts on purpose when he swung the camera away.
RIP
And another diver up at Hillaries anyone got any info on that?
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Daryn
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Diver in Hillaries was not
Diver in Hillaries was not shark related.
sea-kem
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Yeah I know, was just
Yeah I know, was just wondering what happened to him.
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Looks like old mate just got
Looks like old mate just got a jolly rogering
little johnny
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Must admit I thought
It was not real . Boy showed me an article yesterday. People blaming fisherman on rocks for attracting it in with lures “REALLY”. I’m surprised it made it on internet. What a heap of people don’t realise ( non fishing people) . Guys catching these sharks of beaches ,are only catching what’s there . There not attracting them in. It’s just another excuse to stop another sport activity . As well known fisherman on here said before take size limit of them . Yesterday we got sharked 3 times ( miles apart) . This never use to happen . People don’t like to see what’s actually there . Anything they can use to stop something they will.
rob90
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What you said there about
What you said there about non fishing people is on the money. Too many of these non fishing people are kicking up a stink and making decisions that affect the fishing community, easy to make calls and rules if you don't feel the same passion for the ocean and fishing as we do. Like me walking into a gym and saying looking fit and healthy is bad for us lazy buggers stop doing it haha
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