aston man

same as mate,ive never once worried about the fish in the batter...

ah well..such is life..

tight lines mate..

ast

aussiedreamer

Hi Aston Man

My Hubbie is a keen Carp angler and whilst in Adelaide was appalled at the Fish being left on the bank to suffocate. (Although OH couldn't bash it over head either)

A bit of diplomacy was called for as i think the chinese guys fishing were about to be thrown back in by OH.

Carp in the river Torrens are classed as vermin and you are not allowed to throw back in. Unfortunately for the chinks my son accidently knocked the fish into the water ooooops .


OH is taking all gear has just been advised to clean down with J's fluid.

Jane

aston man

thanks i did it yesterday,jeez it stinks..not too bad though was done in an hour or so ,i sold all my poles on ebay,could of cried got sod all for em..

a little fishermans tip..i took all my bags to the local lauderette,,,got em like new,,

mr mover

Jane carp are a Noxious pest in any river in Australia, and should not be returned to the river, your son risked a heavy fine by doing so, when in sombody elses country you should respect their laws.
The damage done to Australian rivers by these pests is beyond belief........mm

aston man

right so its a nock on the head for em then,what do they do?churn all the river bed up?

rules is rules and that will make me feel better if i have to do one in..

mr mover

I use a "spike" same thing the Tuna men use, looks like a stiletto or letter opener, you poke it in the back of the head between the gills kills them instantly, very handy if you have caught a large "flathead" which has poisonous spines behind its gills....................mm

daveandkathh

Just flogged ALL mine. Got £450.00 for it. You would not get change out of £2,000 to replace it.......................

skeaty

Hi all. Moving out in December and we are staying at runaway bay with a jetty, is it ok to fish from the jetty do we need a permit or somthing and what type of fish would we be able to catch and is it ok to barbie all fish we catch.
Being very hopefull as we are down at the Norfolk coast England and dont catch a thing but have lots of fun throwing stones as not much else happening, ps its also bloody cold mates.

Looking forward to catching something even crabs lol.

adriang

yes, think this varies from state to state. There was a competition in SE Queensland last weekend which was called the Carp cull, they are really classed as vermin here. I've not seen the carp on the bank thing, but I'd expect it as I've seen toadfish and jellyfish left on Shorncliffe pier, which I think is well out of order, talk about giving fishermen a bad name.

the whole limits on what to take, not to take and must kill is taken really seriously. I read somewhere (might have been Ausfish.com) about some guy who was jailed for taking female mud crabs.

adriang

No idea where Runway Bay is (and can't be bothered to look), but basically each state has laws about minimum and maximum sizes, and max numbers you can take, and it is enforced by DPI. I saw them checking some anglers catches on Sunday morning. There are some fish that are poisonous, and some that are just nasty tasting. Best thing would be to get a book from somewhere like KMart, I got one that is waterproof and small enough to keep in my tackle box.

About licenses, again depends from state to state, in QLD licenses are payable in lakes/reservoirs that have been stocked. Otherwise it's free. It can be pretty cheap too, a couple of dollars in a supermarket for one squid/calamari tube will last a session.

CadburysFingers

......and everyone wonders why racism never goes away, I hadnt realised we were back in 1970. :curse: