Snapper & Great Whites
Submitted by Spence on Thu, 2011-09-15 09:40
Went out last night, after my uncle made the news in search of these snapper that were getting chomped by great whites.
Found them, along with 2 great whites. One was about 3m+, the other 5m+.
These two snapper went:
98cm/10.5kg
95cm/9.5kg - Tagged by fisheries. Post details later...
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milsey
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Sounds like an epic night
Sounds like an epic night mate, the snapper didn't stand a chance.
Aaron Santos
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Couple of nice snapper there
Couple of nice snapper there mate. well done
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Lucky Tim
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nice pinkies, make sure you
nice pinkies, make sure you post the tag findings. Shark city down there at the moment.
GrahamM
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Got a couple of good snapper
Got a couple of good snapper there would have been an interesting fish with the sharks around
Just1morecast
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Well done mate top fish there
Well done mate top fish there
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fishing fanatic
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3m+
that 3M+ one is probs the one that was chasing me and my mate, top fish mate
meglodon
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Well may you say god save Shark Bay
Because nothing will save the breading stock of Cockburn Sound Snapper.
Remember the great mass of snapper that used to inhabit shark bay ?
Why did it collapse lets see, 30 boats = average two persons per boat = catching bag limit of 2 snapper = 60 prime breading fish = number of eggs laid per fish and lost through the desimation of breading stock YES you are right the answer is ANOTHER SHARK BAY situation.
Hey I like to catch good fish to so don't label me as a tree hugger or what ever just I like to think that having this great fishery on my door step will be around for my grand kids.
You have caught 2 great fish spence I hope you are a thinking fisherman and limit your catch and not go out night after night and repeat the catch like unfortunatly some do.
bitten
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loads of snapper in shark bay
FYI mate shark bay is loaded with snapper they are not in shortage there nor are there numbers dwindling fisheries manage it very tightly and the catches are getting better there every year.
take it from an ex pro fisherman i worked on snapper boats in sharkbay for 7 years. if you cant find them then thats your fault dont be a hater
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Spence
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haha...don't be a hater. Only
haha...don't be a hater.
Only my 3rd breeder this year, so keep your pants on megs.
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Very true! oads of snapper in
Very true! oads of snapper in shark bay. Infact more than ever
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Cracking Reds!! Got the
Cracking Reds!! Got the magical 10kg mark... awesome!!
JohnSorrell
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At least 30 boats were out
At least 30 boats were out there last night... I would guess that on average, each boat last night came home with 2 fish and another 2 fish sharked per boat... so ~120 fish removed from this one area in just one night.......Makes you think why the sharks are attracted to the area.... 30 boats each with about 1-5kg of burley.... recon that'll do it. :)
Gone Fishing...
Spence
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There's 3 great whites out
There's 3 great whites out there now...keep your feet and hands inside the boat.
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Mick_000_
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Where bouts u pullin these
Where bouts u pullin these snapper from still havnt managed to land one yet!
Mick
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Tags
Awesome fish Spence, make sure you call fisheries with those tag details.
I'm sure the guy or gal that tagged it would love to know how well the fish has grown. One day I am hoping one of my tagged fish will end up being captured after putting on several kilos.
You are a braver man than me fishing at night with great whites around.
Cheers
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Thanks for the returned Tags
Thanks for the returned Tags Spence.
As for the Snapper spawning they are very close.
The water temp still needs a couple more degrees for the girls to hydrate their eggs (When their ready it looks like a clear liquid with lots of tiny eggs).
Their probably sitting at stage 4 out of 5 in their reproductive cycle.
The boys are ready by the look of a few fish we have caught so far.
Im not surprised at the concern over the stocks as it has taken 11 years and a cut on both Pros and Rec fishos to try to get the low biomass (from the late 90's) back to the existing level.
What I'm still surprised at is why Fisho's always bicker amounst themselves over rules the have been set by Government Departments!
You wont have to worry about stocks soon when they dump thousands of tons of lime stone on their spawning grounds to make way for the Outer Harbour.
I went to a meeting on the Cockburn Sound enviroment Management and the ongoing damage being created by all these dollar grabbing arseholes and there was only 6 people there (Only one Fisho!).Have a look at the impact that is put on a popular fishing hole with the way the Crabs were poorly handled and the Prawns getting black spot with in the Sound.As I write this down have a think of how much waste water the water board has dump into the water you pull your pinkies from recently (swerage and Hyper saline)!!
Dont think that you are the only influence on fish stocks as it could be used against you and a beloved past time!
Dont get me wrong I'm in no way into tree hugging but I do believe in trying to put something back for future generations and alot of effort will need to be putin to protect it for your kids.
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well said danny
i thought they had scrapped that plan to build a a wall across the front of alcoa??
ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS EXCEPT YOU AND ME! AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!
uncle
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well said
if this goes ahead,it wont be good news for the sound
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Nice fish i wonder how long
Nice fish i wonder how long before the next person gets eaten in the Sound with all these sharks,,
I was just looking at my avatar before little did i know in the background of that photo a young lady was getting attacked of the end of Garden island about the same time,,
Take care in the smaller boats chaps
Oh and wheres the photos of these Great Whites ???
fishing fanatic
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theres a photo of the one i
theres a photo of the one i saw on tuesday in the forum berely works wonders!!!, also ill get you a few more when we go diving again next week :) this time without berely hahaha
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They are some cracker
They are some cracker pinkies!
Gotta get out there for a look at these great whites i think
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Picture_Perfect...
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Get the Jaws!
Should set line the great whites, all the do is cause problems eating fish or worse off people.. their jaws are like $5000 + on ebay... money to be made, win win if you ask me
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Just what this site needs....
Another idiot!
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Usually I can exercise a bit
Should set line the great whites, all the do is cause problems eating fish or worse off people.. their jaws are like $5000 + on ebay... money to be made, win win if you ask me
Usually I can exercise a bit of restraint and just shake my head, but this time - meh.
Mate you're a fine example of everything that's wrong with the human race, thinking that in every place, at all times, we are the dominant species, and have the god given right to do as we please without repercussion. There's nothing special to think about, there is nothing being hidden from you. It's their domain. If you choose ( think about the concept of having a choice to do something, or alternatively not ) to enter their domain then you are at their mercy.
If you absolutely do not want to be taken by a shark, then your choice should be not to enter the water. If you want to go fishing without the risk of having your catch taken by a shark, I suggest you choose to go freshwater fishing. For you to come to the conclusion that you should be killing the shark for doing what it is instinctively programmed to do is idiocy. I'll try and stop short of persecuting you and hope that one day the shoe is on the other foot, and the shark gets to excercise it's discretion ( or lack there of maybe ? ) about who it does or doesn't like in it's back yard.
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Its interesting how we as
Its interesting how we as humans have the right to distinguish between what is allowed to be killed and what isn't.
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don't forget that great
don't forget that great whites are also a protected species
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Go do a bit of a search on
Go do a bit of a search on ecology..
I guess if you think its okay to kill of sharks you probably think its all good to cut down all the trees, polute all the oceans and destroy your own back yard to the point were it will be unlivable. Maybe you should register for the "Tera Nova Trip" befor its too late.
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I am certainly not green
And love fishing with a passion. But when do we say enough is enough. I dont know if its just me but from up here in Karratha it does seem that there is more and more sightings of GW, and more attacks. We have made it illrgal to capture these animals and crocs, and numbers are on the rise in both populations.
The question is when is the return off numbers enough to take them off the endangered list. I certainly wouldnt recommend indiscriminate killing off either crocs or sharks and I (after an encounter with a GW) choose not to go in their domain.
Just possing a question. Maybe somebody has some information on the numbers etc.
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Righto getting back on track,
Righto getting back on track, top Pinky's there Spence
Hooters mate well done
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Sorry lads (and Lasses) I've
Sorry lads (and Lasses) I've been away for a few months but from what I can gather here, these Pinks where caught in the sound. Has the ban been lifted?
Spence
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Caught over a month ago.
Caught over a month ago. Bans have been in place last two weeks.
-Spence
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