Great whites off the beach

[Rumrunner2]

Re: Great whites off the beach

I didn't think it was illegal to fish for sharks..

It's not illegal to fish for sharks, but NSW Fisheries saw it as targeting whites, which are of course protected. I was living at Port Stephens at the time, there was a real buzz about these guys catching whites off stockton beach. A Current Affair aired a story about them and soon after that Fisheries rushed through a rule change seriously limited heavy gear in that area. Pretty sure it included no baits over 200grams, no wire traces. Not sure if the restrictions still stand.

I used to surf Stockton beach a lot, surfed it decidely less after that aired. Prefer to stay on the water these days rather than in it!

[disorderly]

Re: Great whites off the beach

It's not illegal to fish for sharks, but NSW Fisheries saw it as targeting whites, which are of course protected. I was living at Port Stephens at the time, there was a real buzz about these guys catching whites off stockton beach. A Current Affair aired a story about them and soon after that Fisheries rushed through a rule change seriously limited heavy gear in that area. Pretty sure it included no baits over 200grams, no wire traces. Not sure if the restrictions still stand.

I used to surf Stockton beach a lot, surfed it decidely less after that aired. Prefer to stay on the water these days rather than in it!

Thanks for clearing that up rumrunner.
Sounds like a typical fisheries kneejerk reaction to a pretty harmless pastime.
Never knew there was so many whites off Newcastle.

[hookuzup]

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the 1st one was awesome but the second was a bit fake ..

[geoff72]

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Thats a great vide(the first one), crazy bastards paddling out the bait,undelievable, cheers good viewing

[Leighton]

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funny buggers, good mates having a bit of Aussie fun.
I got a laught out of the Chippie with his nail bag on haha they pulled the hooks from the Shark with a hammer