school mackerel

[nils_desporandum]

ps thanks for the cooking lessons bigmak

[Spaniard_King]

30 schoolies.....you need to have a party

[Fishin_Dan]

You must be down the Gold Coast Nils!!!!

You're not a "Toolie" are you? LOL

[DaneCross]

I'd like to know where you are too nils... I wouldn't mind having the opportunity to bag out on mackerel

[webby]

If you read the rules properly, 30 in possession, means in the boat or in the fridge at home.
So realisticly there breaking the rules, unless their flogging them off.
So if fisheries were to pay them a visit after a trip and they had 90 on board and shit loads in the fridge, they could be fined.
regards

[Spaniard_King]

If you read the rules properly, 30 in possession, means in the boat or in the fridge at home.
So realisticly there breaking the rules, unless their flogging them off.
So if fisheries were to pay them a visit after a trip and they had 90 on board and shit loads in the fridge, they could be fined.
regards

Hang on Webby.. I thought flogging them off was illegal as well

Unfortunately the in possesion rule has not been tested to the full extent. I don't think they wana be that mean I think it's just a technical term incase they need to inforce it

Garry

[HAMMER740]

And they wonder why we get bag limits and regulations.

[redspeckle]

I am in agreement with the above post statement
People only think about today but not tomorrow

Mitch

[cooky]

Why don't you just ask them. Nicely and "out of curiousity". They may have a completely valid reason. Maybe they play footy or cricket or something and they've got a carnival on the weekend. They might use them to raise some funds for cancer research by selling fish burgers at their kiddies fete. You won't know until you ask. Have a beer with them.

It really sh*ts me when people assume the worst before knowing all the facts.

I would never take that many because I'm too selfish and lazy to bother distributing that many after a trip. Oh and I'm a sh*t fisherman so I don't think I'd ever catch that many anyway.

Funny enough though with my family, friends, and work I know I'd easily make at least 10 people very happy with one or three each - so wouldn't be difficult at all.

This might be these guys annual blokes fishing / camping / piss trip (away from wives). They mightn't catch ANY friggin fish the rest of the year.

What is the commerical catch of mackeral on any given day?

Should I be rewarded because I'm too bloody hopeless a fisherman to catch fish in any numbers?? Suddenly I'm a hero to environmentalists and 'responsible' fisherfolk. Someone please give me a trophy.

[dfox]

Commercial catches of spotted mackerel have been governed since the banning of ring netting. Its vertually a line fishery only now, with a maximium of 150 fish allowed on board a boat for the day. A catch reporter is also required, where by the pro has to ring and report the number of fish he has on board for the day prior to landing, these fish are then given a reference number and once sold to a buyer another number so they can be tract by the fisheries.
The fisheries then can use this infomation to regulate the total allowable catch for a given area. Once a total has been reached, that area can be closed to the taking of mackerel for that season.
The areas in queensland that the biggest numbers of these mackerel are taken is moreton bay, harvey bay, the bowen area and north of townsville to innisfail.

[cooky]

150 per boat.
I wasn't having a go at Commercial fishing at all, just that it generally seems to work out in the wash. There are plenty of average fishos like me that spend lots of cash to catch sweet FA and a number of fishos that have better luck / skill.

I'm wondering how many trips these guys got stuff all, promised all and sundry a feed of fish and when they get onto a good patch - it's time to feed the masses. I know blokes that get favours (electrical, plumbing, loan a mower, etc) from neighbours and friends with a promise of fish on the next trip. Can take bloody plenty of trips coming home with nothing before they're able to pay up.

I've been out 4 or 5 times over the last 2 months and haven't brought one fish home.....

I think people see the boat ramps and assume that everyone comes home with a load of fish.

[Mick]

[quote author=cooky link=1132795833/15#25 date=1132889642]150 per boat.


I've been out 4 or 5 times over the last 2 months and haven't brought one fish home.....

quote]

That doesn't surprise me at all...

[cooky]

That doesn't surprise me at all...

Always got to be a smart arse in the crowd

although in five trips we might have managed 2 hours fishing. Magnetic Island, beers, and backpackers don't help the fishing.

[stunnedmullet]

Gee cooky you really are crap. Aren't you getting anything out of this forum?
Damo

[cooky]

stunned mullet muncher - answer is NO. not much