Slaughter of flathead

[squidgiepalmer]

Thanks Webby i really needed to be reminded that you CANETOADS beat us but round three is coming up soon and we are practicing, Banshee just because i push the Evans Head Classic does not mean i accept all rules and have been known to have a whing or two about breeding stock losses you don't know me so don't comment on my ethics, Im and mainly catch and release and i never go outside and fish in Evans Classic as a matter of fact i very rarely toss a line in i normal take people to areas to fish, so when you know me then comment all you like
cheers squidgie

[banshee]

So only those that know you can tell you your full of it?I don't think so, mate your on public record pushing the virtues of the Evans Classic with the come one come all message, so as I said,to then turn around and ridicule the Northern Star for their comp has somewhat of a taint to it and detracts from your credibility and in my opinion knowing or not knowing you has no bearing on what was writen.

[maxwellson]

banshee

this thread is not about the evans classic and really not the place to be slagging off

my apologies if this offends you but thats the way it is !!

regards Maxi

[banshee]

No offence taken.

[shayned]

All I can say is the size rules here seem to be certainly working if the availability of flathead this year is anything to go by.

[jim_farrell]

It would appear that everyone has copped a spray over this other than the blokes who set the size limits.
The only people that appear to be doing the wrong thing is fisheries, not the paper or the fishermen.
I disagree with the taking of such fish, but not long ago it was happening up here.
Jim

[mylestom]

Well there is comps in NSW where breeding flathead those over 70cm can only be entered in the Catch n Release class.
Also a limit of one fish of each species per day per angler.

That is the PUTT BENNETT FAMILY FISHING FESTIVAL at Mylestom the second weekend of January each year.

The organisers of competitions can set there own rules within the fisheries guidelines for sizes.
Just because it say that you can keep one over that size, doesn't mean you can restrict that fish to catch n release.

Yes the weightmaster at the comp weighs them and releases them. Only live surviving fish over 70cm allowed.

If you want to weigh in a smaller legal fish under 70cm that is ok.

But we give extra points for catch n release as well, plus the weight of a live fish is greater. Slowly you will change peoples thinking.

But as a thinking angler I believe we need a slot limit in NSW.

Yes I personally release all flathead over 60cm, but that is my choice.


Regards


Trev

[Feral]

Here sign up.

http://qld.greens.org.au/the-qld-gre...rship.pdf/view

[onmyown123]

Oh well looks like another species that is going to the great fish tank in the sky, don't blame me when there are none left for our grandchildren and their children. There is nothing more satisfying than letting big fish like that go, and to know that it will breed and produce more of these magnificent fish. It is working well up here in State of Origin Land ( QLD ) Just got to look around the sand flats at Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay to see what I am talking about. QUEENSLANDER!!!!!!!!

[PinHead]

If the NSW Govt believes their limits etc are satisfactory for the species and no one has broken any laws..then what is the problem ?????

[manchild]

Thank you Greg

[Tropicaltrout]

Thats why there a 1000 wetbacks a month coming here theres nothing much to catch

[Adamy]

yeh yeh yeh ... I agree with everyone and everything But what about the size of that Flathead??? 6kg... thats a monster!! Check the head on the beast.... best take it out of the water - it might take a small child or a dog or something.

I remember when I was a kid they caught one that weighed something like 19lb in the Richmond river at Ballina - down near the old fish co-op at the time they were saying it was an Australian record. They had a photo of it in the paper (Nothern Star - again) - caught on the last day of a local comp and on a yabbie - or something equally as small. Now that was a fish!! I thought those days had gone forever... seems I was wrong!

Of course back in those days it was OK to take a big monster like that pull her out of the water - win a comp - get your photo in the paper and have it stuffed and mounted and put on your wall. Thank goodness times have changed!!!..... or have they??

[gunnabuild1]

awesome fish cant blame them for wanting the photo and the weight no one would believe you otherwise.Might be legal, but Future what future?

[maxwellson]

yeah gunna build,
as i said earlier, i have no problem whatever with the anglers in the pics.
they are fishing to nsw rules and regs.
it is the future that is at stake here !!
we have written to the dpi to try and find out if they are going to review the regs in the not to far distant future (for nsw)
they certainly need to !!
extremely happy that it is working in qld
some hard evidence at last that the slot limit works.

regards Maxi