atleast they not undersize...

massive feed tho!!!

sometimes it amazes me that there's still fish left in the ocean...

If there was 18 people fishing then fair enough, but if not then that is just taking the piss. no wonder fish stocks get smashed so hard when excess fish are taken like this.

no wonder young pricks like me dont get to see fish all that often lol.

so where are the fisheries officers for this goings on! has anyone thought of sending this photo to fisheries to see what they think!

FISH FOR THE FUTURE NOT THE FREEZER!

If its within the legal limits thats fine .but putting picks like this one .dont help anyone .especialy recreational fishos that mite be lucky enough too pick one or two.cos It only gives vegitarians ,greenies,doo gooders,DPT of fisheries reason to wail or impose more restrictive bans.

i dont know bout everyone else but i fish for the fun of it and only take a few home for sum tucker.. taking photos and releasing the fish are better than killing them n stock piling them in the freezer.

The other pic has been deleted, one copy is enough.

Keep the comments civil and constructive or it will be locked up.

Cheers,
Adam

32 by my count. This sight is a regular and personally unpleasing occurance at this destination. However, given it's remoteness, groups of fishos on their annual trips favour this spot - safety in numbers.

As a result it's common to have up to 5 boats staying @ the fisherman's lodge and spreading out for each day's fishing. Amongst them a catch like this is more than likely legal the way the laws are currently structured. But just because it's legal, does not make it right. JMO (civil and constructve)

Nuff Said

No wonder the government have to change possession, boat and trip limits. This type of RAPE and Pillage has to come to an end. Fairs fair leave a few for other people and next year. The problem with some fisher people is greed and they don't give a rats arse about anyone else or the future of our very special fishery here in WA. "Disappointed"

To take 32 fish. And it must be that they fished all together and brought the fish in together, and lined them up perfectly like this to take a brag shot. 5 boats with 3 fisherman could add up but this is just a photo that reaks of a snake in the grass. I hate shots like this and agree with Jay.

Fish for a feed not fish for your limit. Rape (and Pillage) is illegal in human culture and this is just that for the fish world.

Civil but I hate this.

Neels

Quote: "32 by my count."

And that's just the Reds! I'd hate to see what else they kept...

I think some people really need to draw the line between what's legal and what's ethical.

Pretty shocking photo. How old is it I wonder? You would think things have changed these days. Maybe it was a Charter boat with 20 people on board??
I went on a charter in Exmouth 16 years ago and approx 60 Spanish macks were caught and kept. The clients took a couple each and the skipper sold the rest. Thinking back it was disgraceful.
Also saw a charter come in one night at Coral bay at midnight with no clients. Full of reds and everything else that tastes good...Straight to Kailis. Guy said he had a wet line licence and fished on the quiet season.

Hi Ya,

I'm not trying to defend the indefensible but while everyone has been very quick to count the fish, has anybody bothered to count the number of blokes in the picture?

I can count 7 plus let's assume the person taking the picture was also fishing so there's 8 in total.  Lets also assume they all fished.   That means there are only 4  fish per person (and given I don't have a boat I haven't bothered to find out the bag limit per person for these fish so I don't know whether that is within limits or not).  Maybe there were more blokes but they aren't in the picture.

Cheers.

Tha bag limit is 2 Reds in a combined bag of 7. Still alot of fish by anyone's standards.

yeah not the best site in the world.

Its made to look worse than it probably is by taking this photo.

What if there was 10 boats??

it probably is legal and there maybe 20 boats for all we know but the way the photos been taken its simply in bad taste for anyone who has half a care for the ocean environment.

Seems most people think this pic is in bad taste, not a good look. over fishing, taking too much .I’m a little confused as I have commented on kill picks in the past and because they were from members of the forum and it was there trip for the year, and $1000's of dollars were paid to make it possible it was fine. And most stood up and said within the law alls good, well done mate .Yes this pic is of bad taste and looks terrible ,maybe we do need more bans for the northern waters so this sort of thing doesn’t happen, and people can go up north and bring home a FEED and just go to enjoy the fishing ,On the way to Exmouth this year we would have passed 40 boats all returning from the north and I bet a lot of them had bags full of fish ,it’s only a matter of time and things will change and this will not be allowed to happen. Bring it on I say..

Looks sort of like the stuff our freezers are full of after our anual trip up there...

Got to have some good spots to get a feed like that!!!

Keep the wings, they're the best!! 

Yeeh ha im def with you Jay , seeing so many photos an fishes in bulk just amazes me there is anything left in the ocean..

Seen lots bigger catches acheived on a daily basis by profesional fisherman who rape the sea legally and everything in the name of making a living and shit, and the middle men at the fish markets who take thier greedy share so people who dont mortgage half thier lives away on a boat and fishing gear can go and pay over inflated prices for the fish they eat there are lots of reasons why the fish stocks are so badly depleted not just the shithead amatures who have managed to catch once in a lifetime haul not that I agree with what they did unless we all start to be more concious of what we take from the sea it may soon run out completely look at china where the only fish they eat has been farmed or stolen from other countrys waters such as our own how would it be if suddenly there were no more fish to catch.

I DONT AGREE WITH FISH RAPE but for those who take time off work to travell all that way north to fish, know that every time you go up you still face the prospect of coming back with shit all.  i go to quobba and 2 times out of five i come back empty handed. this is due to either bad weather or merky water. i take 2 to 3 trips a year. when we catch heaps you still have to realise that we only fish 1 week of the year. its not a EVERY DAY OCCURANCE!   if this was local then i would be pretty pissed!!!

As others have said take what you need not what you can.  If it is legal (Doubt it) then  get two or three blokes to grab  a fish each and grab a  happy snap. Better still take the photo and send them back to the deep.   There is no need to post a pic like that.

Ben

Having fished Gnaraloo a number of times, you soon realise that mother nature takes care of the fish. These reds were probably nailed out wide. It is not often that you can get out to the spots, because of winds/swell etc working against you.

These guys had a lucky day, I can assure you it's not an arm chair ride fishing that area. Fair enough the photo maybe in poor taste, but I know Fisheries hammer the place, and if the catch is not legal, this group was risking a fair amount of fines and possible seizure of gear.

I am sure there would have been the required amount of persons to equal the reds.    

No worries Mick, I'm sure if all new the story behind it then there wouldn't have been as much of a kafuffle.  I had fisheries ring me asking for information on this photo because there was no story to go with it, atleast now its cleared up somewhat.