why oh why
went down to the Rockingham fore shore today to have a look at the beach art display there it was a really beautiful day and good turn out for it.
I then had a look at the jetty near the yacht club as a few people were fishing of it just as I get to the end this bogan (he was wearing a check shirt, had a mullet hair do and a cask of wine on the jetty next to him on the jetty) pulls up a NW blowie. they are horrible things arnt they I said. #### yeah he says and then plunges a knife into its head, what the hell did you do that for I asked with my blood pressure rising. hook was too far down he says wont be able to get it out. I said you didn't even try and you could have just cut it off and let him go it will rust out, oh well its done now too bad, I clench my teeth and fists turn on my heel and walk off wishing I was 35 years younger. I am no greeny but what the hell he ruined my day, I hate NW blowies too but not as much to do that
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spook
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Yeah mate, everything has its
Yeah mate, everything has its place so there is definitly no need for pointless executions
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Feral
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Can't say it would upset me
Can't say it would upset me actually .. I've shot foxes and not blinked an eye and its not like we would eat them .. Yes they are a feral animal .. But I'm sure they had a place too *shrug*
tim-o
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Do the nw blowies puff up?
Do the nw blowies puff up? Could puffed him up, stuffed a blob in his gob and used it to balloon a bait out......suppose he could just use the goon bag tho, if hes not feelin sleepy
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West Coast
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Are you kidding?
What is this website becoming. NW blowie - please. I don't think I ever seen a NW blowie caught that hasn't been euthanised in a similar fashion!!
derko5000
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bahahahahhahhahahaaha thats
bahahahahhahhahahaaha thats piss funny
trymyluck
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Yeah West Coast, Im surprised
Yeah West Coast, Im surprised if this isn't the norm for most ..maybe they just aren't game to say. each to their own.
grantarctic1
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It Wouldn't bother me
It wouldn't bother me as long as it was done quickly and not tortured for fun then left on the jetty to rot .
I'll probaly get hammered for saying this , but i kill nearly every blowie i catch. But i don't leave them lying around as rubbish or for some poor dog to eat. They go into my rubbish bag and get taken away . In saying that , I won't hang around and continue to fish if the blowies are relentless.
If that's wrong , fire away and tell me why .
CityFlicker
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My only problem/s with people
My only problem/s with people killing blowies is that most people just chuck them on the jetty to let them die slowly & they don't dispose of them when they leave. Your not doing that so I've got no problem with your practices & I release all the blowies I catch. I've got no problem with a NW blowie being dispatched quickly either, the less of them there are the better.
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Ben85
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They need culling in my
They need culling in my opinion. There is no way so many blowies can be good for the rest of the system. They're no different to carp in the sense they eat everything in sight to the point they force other species out of the area.
Everyone should be able to go down to the river and use bait to catch a few fish for a feed. This is now impossible in most metro areas as the blowies swarm in.
I haven't been here for long, has it always been like this? If not, then I think this is going to become a much larger problem in the next couple of years.
sea-kem
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Hmm who caused the blowie
Hmm who caused the blowie plroblem.
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uncle
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normally dispatch them as well
find it hard to explain to the kids why people kill them though,so do it in front of them
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derko5000
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bahahahahahahahhhha yeah that
bahahahahahahahhhha yeah that made lots of sense!
Versus
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I read this last night and
I read this last night and thought for a minute, and realised I don't really care about killing a NW blowie. As others have said the manner in which it's done is of some importance, but other than that...meh
Adam Gallash
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hmmm
What has this forum become....
Well, its a place where people can express their views and opinions on fishing. Doesn't all have to be pro kill kill kill and it all doesn't have to be hugging the trees, just chill Winstun, somewhere in the middle is a happy place.
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chris raff
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We usually just verbally
We usually just verbally abuse them and let them on their way .. same wrasse , butter and trumpys etc unless a fresh fillet is required .
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fisherking
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I like that answer. That's
I like that answer.
That's how we deal with them too, I'd just never realised until now.
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Super peg
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we have all caught a blowie
we have all caught a blowie and punted it through the imaginary goal posts,
may not be the first one you catch, its always about the 4th or 5th that cop the wrath as by then I'm over them
but as for letting the goon drinker ruin your day by killing a NW blowie Petermac, ive gotta say you must have alot of shit days.
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petermac
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feral fish ?????
I hate blowies but are they really a feral species as some one has said like carp , I can remember back in 1970,71 and 72 the whole of the swan and coast was infested with them , I vaguely remember an article in the west Australian written by a marine biologist at the time saying that they were developing a deformed tail, I remember going for a dive on the south mole around the same time with my uncle when we jumped in all we could see was millions and millions of blowies heading out to sea and the next thing the swan river and coast way free of blowies for decades I know people wont believe me but it is a true story
jebuggy
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Good bait
Seriously I have a cousin who swears by it for bait. He will rip a fillet off and send it down and I have seen him catch some very impressive fish with it.
Rob H
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NW blowies make the best bail
NW blowies make the best bail for Reds up north-skin off.
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The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
jebuggy
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That's exactly what he caught
That's exactly what he caught with the fugoo. I was amazed
Rob H
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skin off itd be easy to
skin off itd be easy to mistake for chicken breast-good stuff, stays on the hook as well
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Versus
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+1 have used for bait
+1 have used for bait
Super peg
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Using the nw for bait, do you
Using the nw for bait, do you need to be careful in the way of touching food or you mouth while skinning?
not intentional o course ( not liking ya fingers clean stuff) but an accidental smear or such? Could that kill you?
i always wash my hands and wipe them after dealing with the smaller common ones in the swan.
appologies for my ignorance in advance.
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Rob H
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I have never had or heard of
I have never had or heard of a problem, but Id suggest not smoking or eating with the stuff on your hands.
I think the toxin is in the liver or somewhere like that as the Japs eat them.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
big john
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Ikijimi
Pretty considerate fella using the ikijimi method on a nw blowie, on my boat blunt force trauma is the go. They do make a good berley bomb.
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new age
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How does killing it make u
How does killing it make u upset maybe he was going to bag out on nw blowers for fertilizer or something
Decella
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I cut the fins of its tail
I cut the fins of its tail and let go.
It must be like swimming without flippers on after doing a good dive with them on.
CityFlicker
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I'll assume that's a
I'll assume that's a deliberate troll. If your serious you need a thump on the nose.
Just because I smile & nod does not mean I believe the crap coming out of your mouth.
All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the privilege.
Decella
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Not at all and all sharks
Not at all and all sharks should have the same done to them.
Thump away.
CityFlicker
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Shark fin soup, yummo. Best
Shark fin soup, yummo. Best thing to do with those horrible maneaters.
:)
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Lamby
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Lol, good laugh
Lol, good laugh
petermac
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chris raff
I didn't realise it until you said it but that is exactly what I do abuse them verbally then I send them on their way, nw blowies, wrass , trumpys, and those pesky mini flatys that abound around the sound
MetroMako
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stupid post what a whinger!
35 years younger !,lol if your complaining over spilt milk you must be getting old. no offence ,pops!...
petermac
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metroMako
yes I am a old bugger but hey if your keen for a free dive at rotto chasing crays I will take you out then we will see who is (old) I can still get 20 to 25 meters free diving no problem but then I have been diving for well over 50 years and yes I am a grumpy old man
grantarctic1
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Ive seen
Ive seen a lot worse posts than this, and i have found the comments very interesting . over 1500 reads and 30+ replies can't be that stupid.
big john
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:)
Bit of comedy, a bit of piss taking, a bit of stirring, a bit of outrage and a dash of trolling.
Just another thread on fishwrecked Grant.
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grantarctic1
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Well said
Well said Big John, but who's trolling who ? LOL ..
JoeH
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Release them
I release all the Jelly Heads on my boat....... I mean nor westers.....
LOL! ;)
Cheers,
Joe
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TGMitchell
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Bait eh? I usually move to
Bait eh?
I usually move to another spot if I start getting them - I've caught the same one 3 times in 20 minutes before - but I see no use in kilkling them - but of course if they make good bait then that's another story.
I've found that they love prawns - I used to use prawns shells in my berley mix but took it out when I was catching too many NW blowies - it worked. Now the only time I've got prawns on the boat is when I'm after some whiting
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Silk200611
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Who cares
Get over it.... You greenies make me sick with all your pro life crap..
thirty years younger.. U gona save a blow fish but willing to fight, course harm to anther human..
grow up old man
Call me Brad as that's my name..
Adam Gallash
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Zing
And were done on this one.
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