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Hey fella, if the museum reckon that fish is a rainbow cale then they`re having a lend of both of us. Do a google search of rainbow cale, go into the museum`s website & then tell me I`m an idiotic blind old git, coz the fish they have pic`s of is nothing like the one in your pic. Not even close. Cheers.

@ Softy, Pt Broughton would be closest, around 40 km to get out there, & a nasty 40 back if the sea-breeze kicks up. Cheers.

Daiichi for smaller fish like gar,kgw`s & Mustad,Gammas for bigger critters. Cheers.

Hey ppl, There`s a bag merchant (I think) in Stanbel road, Salisbury Plains, runs off Main North Road. Sells all manner of bags. Cheers.

@ AFF, anything & I mean anything is possible. But I`m doubtful,the pinky numbers appear to have increased significantly over 3 -5 years (and they are now moving into areas I`ve never previously seen them). It appears to me that it is either a lack of food elsewhere which isn`t supported by Tacklebags theory coz if most of the biggies are gone then there`d be plenty of food for the juvi`s & if its caused by the pros hammering all the biggies then why have I been seeing increases in juvenile no`s for 5 years when the pros from the other gulf have only been hitting up Ardrossan for the l

@ Tacklebags, so your theory is there is an abundance of juvenile fish due to lack of competition from adult fish,due to pros hammering the breeders after the closure is that right?

@ nanman, working together to limit supply & force up prices is called "collusion" & could land you in jail. Did you read my previous post about how the auction system works? Fishermen do not have control over prices, it is a pot luck on the day thing, & "EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF IS CALLED "CAPITALISM". You blokes seem to have this notion that pros catch tonnes of fish every time they set their hooks. Problem is no-one is around & no-one is interested when you`ve set 200 hooks & caught nothin` but doggies,rays & fiddlers.coz it doesn`t suit your purpose to see/hear that d

So if we have a bad year will that be because the pros raped & pillaged them all or just that a few less swam up the gulf for whatever reason, pretty tough call to limit blokes on maybes as I said before. Upper gulf has been thick with punks for several seasons now, so IMO it`s a fair call to say things aren`t in strife/ are improving & no need for any further restrictions. Cheers

@ Boyington214, we found the same thing earlier in the season, some of my grounds south of OH that also were unfishable for the last 3 years suddenly had nothing on `em for a few months but they are back with interest now. Cheers

@ urh, if you were being told by Fisheries (or their political masters) that suddenly you weren`t allowed to do something that was allowed when you paid out your pile of dough for licence,boat,cold room, etc etc would you be happy to be told that based on someones opinion that the fishery is in trouble that you`re about to take a large haircut in salary with no compensation? And while we`re on the subject of the TAC do you really believe Fisheries implemented it or did they just bow to political pressure from external areas, like sharkfishing during daylight hours,same as marine parks. Fisheri

I`m definitely not missing the point, I said I have seen numbers of juvi snapps increasing for the last 5 years & I don`t believe the fishery is in danger. Five years ago, yes, but not now.@ jackblack86, not necessarily. This is how it used to work when I was commercial. Fish auctions were held every weekday morning & when you had fish to sell you could take `em direct to fishmongers & sell for cash at a fixed (usually lower price). If you wanted to have them auctioned & hopefully get a higher price you deposited your fish in the Safcol cold room the night before by a certain t

@ URH, you still are missing my point, if juvenile no`s are at record levels when record catches have been taken from this gulf does that not prove it is sustainable. By the way I haven`t been a commercial fisherman for about 25 years. The stated aim of Fisheries is to "maximise the resource" which also means make the most money for the state, allow commercial fishermen to catch as many fish as is possible to keep prices down to the (voting) public whilst not ruining/trashing the available stocks. If the fishery goes back into decline then yes make changes again, but I just don`t see it in dec

Afternoon all, you may have noticed my question to PIRSA re age of the snapps I`m seeing in the top of the gulf. There was a reason for this as I already had done a lot of research on it. My argument is this : if the fish are 6 months to a year old they are either bred this season or last, which happens to coincide with the pros from the other gulf hitting the top of this gulf (Ardrossan area). If unsustainable levels of breeding size snapps are/have been taken in the last 2 years (or even 3-5 years) how is it I`m seeing ever increasing no`s of juveniles (pinkies) in the NURSERY/HOLDING areas

@ Fishie, My sentiments exactly. Cheers (pm sent mate)

Hey AFF, I don`t think the kgw`s get a say in anything that happens in the paddock coz they`re so timid/non aggressive. Even if there`s kgw`s there we`re not seeing `em when we drop the camera & they`ve got no chance of beating the pinkies to the bait, juvi snapps have to be just about the most aggressive suckers out there. Grounds that we used to catch whiting & snapps on 50 years ago are now just holding areas for massive numbers of punk pinkies. The kgw`s are just muscled aside. If the snapps want in I think they just take over the spot & then the kgw`s are forced to go elsewher

Well if the no. of breeding fish entering the gulf is in constant decline how is it that for the previous 3-5 years all I`m seeing is increasing no`s of juvenile fish. Did they suddenly become more efficient breeders? Sure some areas have not fished as well at times but up in the top end of the gulf the juveniles are spreading like plague to areas they`ve never been on before & the no`s on known holding areas are increasing, so is something else the problem here. Are migratory routes changing due to other pressures maybe, this would explain not as many fish turning up in certain areas. I j

Hey Fishie, IMO it`s been done for the same reasons as the sharking ban, media hype, public beat-up, bowing to pressure in order to be seen to be doing something. Cheers.

@ Tacklebags, see this is what I don`t get,if we have "annual extraction excesses" then why do now have plague no`s of juveniles, the likes of which I`ve never seen in 50 years. And we`ve had this problem for at least the last 5 years from my own fishin` experiences & it seems to be getting more of a problem as time goes by. I fish certain specific spots that I`ve been going to for a very long time, I keep meticulous records of what I catch & where,what time of year etc & I still have my old mans diaries providing history that is very tough to dispute & each year the no`s of ju

Afternoon all, @ Nanman, Who said we have a problem with commercial over-fishing of Snapper? I`ve been fishin` for over 50 years,my old man was a pro hook fisherman,& I had 8 years doing it myself, & I just don`t see what all the hoo-ha about over fishing for snapper is based on. Somebody enlighten me please. Is this all just emotional beat-up or what? I did over a 100km out in the gulf on Friday & we saw mega thousands of under size pinkies on at least 20 drops, scattered from the outer culverts to Goannas. The Goannas area has `em in such plague proportions that it is virtually

Afternoon all, I reckon you should photograph them & their bucket of fish. Cameras have date stamped photos these days & should be sufficient to prove the offence. I have done it with hoons & usually they don`t contest. Cheers

Afternoon all, yeah I`ve tried it & definitely wouldn`t bother with it again even if it was at $5/kg. Not a patch on blue swimmer/cray or prawns. Cheers ppl

Evening all, my theory is it took massive skill & ability to catch that critter,must have the smallest mouth on it of any fish I`ve ever caught. Reckon it took about 20 goes to hook the sod, savage biter the l`il bludger. Now we all know why we can`t hook `em for love nor money some days. Cheers ppl.

Morning all, @ Funkychicken, got a 4000 for sale, only used twice, $75. Have a look in for sale section under surplus rods/reels PM me if interested,p/u from North Haven. Cheers.

Evening all, "the EPA can often be a "Toothless Tiger " I`ll give you an idea of how smart/effective the EPA is. Many years ago my family owned a number of blocks of industrial land at Wingfield that was basically a big hole in the ground,unfenced, covered in all manner of rubbish dumped there by people who refused to pay the price charged by the dump. One individual who operated a waste removal company who had connections in council (his father was a mayor) was the biggest offender & dumped untold tipper loads of crap on his neighbour`s land (our property),down street drains,on roads that

@ firefly, don`t have to go to Pondie area for dolphin fish / mahi mahi either, one was caught at Goannas on a snook line summer before last,also have personally seen a massive school of them up that way,that ended up in commercial nets near Pt. Wakefield. Cheers.