What is a Kayak?
Submitted by lachieH on Thu, 2015-01-08 22:04
hi all, I am going crabbing in a couple of days in the river, and was wondering something. I have got 2 kayaks and am going to drop the nets off them, but want to know if a kayak is legally known as a boat? Because the bag limit is 10 crabs land based or 20 from a boat.
thanks,
lachie
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randall df223
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The boat limit is only
The boat limit is only twenty if you have two licenced fisherman. If you only have one licence then it is ten. is it a two person kayak?
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randall df223
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One (licensed) person on a
One (licensed) person on a kayak = 10 crabs
two (licensed) persons on a kayak = 20 crabs
two (licenced) persons on two kayaks = up to 10 crabs each (potentially 20 crabs)
four (licensed) persons on two kayaks = up to 20 crabs per kayak (potentially 40 crabs)
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randall df223
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My best educated guess is
My best educated guess is that a kayak would fit the definition of a boat.
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randall df223
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http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fi
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Pages/Recreational-Boat-Fishing.aspx
having said all that a kayak is not a boat..
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Starbug
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Well it is. It's just not a
Well it is. It's just not a "Powered boat" so you will not need a RBFL to fish from it.
Hutch
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Yeah bag and boat limits
Yeah bag and boat limits apply to kayaks as if you were in a boat, you just a RFBL as they aren't powered boats
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I think the moral of the
I think the moral of the story is that fisheries are very good and milking you for as many different types of license as they can i.e. Freshwater Fishing License to catch 'noxious' Red Fin Perch that they 'encourage' you kill indeed!!!!
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lachieH
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So if we don't have a boat
So if we don't have a boat fishing license, is it illegal to fish off a kayak? It is 2 people on 2 different kayaks, so it looks like it's going to be 40 crabs?
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randall df223
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No. personal limit is 10.
No. personal limit is 10. 2 people = 20 max. it's not illegal to fish off a kayak. you just don't need a rfbl. but the limit is still only 10 per person. Just like if you were standing on a jetty. you can fish for crabs, but only keep 10 per person.
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rigpig
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so.. if i have three people
so.. if i have three people on 2 kayaks can I ...... oh never mind... good answers above mate.. if think the initial question was a fair one as the rules are quite confusing at times.
rigpig
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so.. if i have three people
so.. if i have three people on 2 kayaks can I ...... oh never mind... good answers above mate.. if think the initial question was a fair one as the rules are quite confusing at times.
jighead
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Why do you need 40 crabs
Can't you peel them properly?
Sammy the Salmon
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No need for BFL as kayak is
No need for BFL as kayak is not powered. as what Starbug said above.
How many people crabbing and how many kayaks. You havent answered that part yet?
lachieH
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Yeah Sammy I did say it 2
Yeah Sammy I did say it 2 people 2 yaks but never mind. Realised that the 20ish metres on my nets wasn't long anough so gotta add some. But still managed 2 legals but released them at the end of the day because 2 isn't enough for a feed. Made sure they swam off. Lots of little ones and pulled a flatty up in a net which was legal. It was a fun day out though, it's a whole new thing crabbing off a kayak.
thanks for the replies,
lachie
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Fisher Kid
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for all official purposes the
for all official purposes the flathead was "released" as you are not allowed to keep any bycatch while crabbing. Just a heads up, my mate got done for taking a 50cm flathead he got in a crab pot, he had no fishing rods or line on the boat to say he caught it.
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Hutch
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Maybe he has quick
Maybe he has quick hands?
Didn't know about that law though, thanks for the heads up