Reply With QuoteBarry I guess it looks like we all have been brought up in different generations. I guess back in your day it was normal for people to take home as many fish as they could fit in the esky.
Times are changing
ando
I would have kept them both aswell, stick that in your pipe & smoke it.
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Barry I guess it looks like we all have been brought up in different generations. I guess back in your day it was normal for people to take home as many fish as they could fit in the esky.
Times are changing
ando
Last edited by mat_anderson04; 21-04-2008 at 08:24 PM.
well im 34 and love a feed of fish??? why judge people on your own morals, are you trying to put yourself on a higher plane, but you are right about one thing, times are changing, changing for the worse. Anthony.
Gummybuster and Mat
I have spent a lifetime studying marine species and know what I am talking about. I was young once and thought I knew everything too, but now, I guess I'm not young enough to know it all like you two guys.
I'll have to contact my mates in Fisheries and recommend that they contact you both for a job as it appears that you both have a degree in marine biology.
Cheers
Barry
Mat
I respect your opinion of releasing your fish but just remember that depending on the technique and specific species involved you are normally KILLING between 10% and 50% of the fish you release
Just because those big Threadies in your pics swam away it had little to do with their long term survival. You might pat yourself on the back and head off to catch and release the next one but just remember you are leaving a trail of dead or at least very physiologically stressed fish behind.
How many Threadies have you C&Red. Even given optimistic survival rates you will have undoubtably KILLED a lot more than Dogsbody ever has. At least he put his to good use.
Perhaps you should consider another hobby where you will not have such a negative impact on our fishery.
Neil
Last edited by Horse; 21-04-2008 at 09:11 PM.
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geez i dont see what the problem is , they went out caught 2 monsters and took em home to eat. Its not like they said whohoo look at this monster that i caught while fishing and then thew em in the bin when they got home, I would of taken those home myself to feed the family. Now had they of taken 3 or 4 home each then yeah have a go at em, but one fish each who cares.
great effort guys
Interesting that the below words are from gummybusta from another thread.
you are kidding right
he hasn't done nothing wrong and releases most of his fish yet it is a shame that he kept just one???
FFS some of you blokes are off your rockers it is OK to kill a fish for a FEED or BAIT or other leagle things you may want it for
as far as i'm concerned it is the great aussie way to go out and kill a few fish and then have that fresh fish on the BBQ with a couple of cold ones
you never hear the captuer and fillets blokes bag one of the C&R blokes out and i think you C&R blokes should do like wise
get off your high horses and have a feed of fish
"Thru the ages generation after generation followed a nemisis to evil doers everywhere"
Nothing wrong with a feed......... But cmon..... Why target the best fish brisbane has to offer!? The threadys have got an absolute belting in the last year or so. They are the best inshore fish brisbane has to offer. A fantastic fighting fish, also yes, very good eating but surely the blast of catching one is far greater than eating one, doesnt mean you shouldnt take the odd one for a feed, but two big breeders like that just makes me sad.. Why not just settle for a nice feed of flattys or whiting, not an amazing sport fish?. Sure you have the right to eat what ever is legal but i think its just taking these amazing fish for granted. For some people catchign a 1m+ threadfin is a dream and would be the fish of there life including me. Somthing you cannot buy unlike a feed..
I think a max size limit is needed for these incredible fish. Somthing along the lines of 60 - 100cm. Doesnt bother me keeping the odd thready in that size range. Cheers.
Very nice fish. (not directing this at you personaly but just keeping large threadys in general, because its becoming very common)
Originally Posted by gaintsquid
VERY WELL SAID
I wasn't going to say anything in reply but...this is AusFISH not AusVEGETARIAN. I catch fish (well, some of the time) and I eat fish. It will save me from buying a piece of beef this week. That comes from a life too.
What was a shame that day…was the clowns who left half a dozen shovel nose sharks lying around the car park back at the ramp. You will probably find the people responsible don’t get about on these forums, they probably can’t read. Most members on AusFISH, I would say are very responsible in looking after and caring for their environment. We don’t need a lecture from righteous do-gooder for doing what we enjoy while staying within the bounds of the regulations.
Every post, especially in the reports section is a privilege for others to read. Members take a moment of their spare time and generously give to others what was about, or not about, while they were out fishing. Yes Dave and I took a fish home each. Our preference is to eat it. If you let it go…great! At least we told you what was going on, posted a couple of pics and maybe given you a plan for next time you go fishing. Toss pot posts of knocking others especially when nothing wrong was done, only results in members giving less information, posting less or not posting at all. If you want to preach your ways do it away from the reports and not directly targeted at anyone that might take offence to critical remarks. But seriously, do we need this crap? It’s not like we haven’t heard it all before.
You got to be kidding giantsquid,…60 to 100cm!! These fish are not far from school size. That is if they aren’t still school size. They grow much much bigger and they are plentiful right around the top half of aus! Go visit the Fitzroy! Still plenty of big threadies there, all while the commercial blokes have been stringing up big nets for decades!! Give facts not propaganda!
I would love fishries to change to rules 60-90cms you can keep for a feed.
All the rest go back
honestly, why does this always happen? its seriously rediculous! Sometimes people should just keep their opinions to themselves. Like me
fell free to share your own opinionhonestly, why does this always happen? its seriously rediculous! Sometimes people should just keep their opinions to themselves. Like me
fair call, this argument comes up far too often but.
no wonder some people don't like to post up reports anymore.
pull ya head in mat and gummy and if you have nothing positive to add, then best leave your thoughts in your heads.
this is where the mods should step in IMO and remove said posts, and posting rights.
sorry Dog and Custaro to say this in your thread, but these people really annoy me.
ps - I'm jealous! great threadies and good reading!
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