Author: Marligator Subject: Large increase in commercial catch Posted: 05 Oct 2024 at 6:07am It is extremely difficult to have a meaningful discussion on facebook about anything without halfwits taking it over and it quickly degenerates. I sometimes wonder if the people doing this are doing it purposely to kill a conversation lest it actually has some good reasoned arguments which may change people's ideas.  LegaSea are in regular contact with numerous owner/operator commercial fisherman who in the vast majority say the QMS is not fit for purpose anymore, they are barely making a living ..read more

Author: Tzer Subject: Large increase in commercial catch Posted: 05 Oct 2024 at 4:45am As I said you can dress it up all you like but at the end of the day no one truely knows what the recreational or customary for that matter take is and you wont shift my opinion on that. Legasea/NZSFC are anti commercial, you only have to look at the B/S propaganda crap that is posted time & time again on their Facebook page and website. All posts are placed up with the intention of inciting hate from its followers, in some cases the post may be genuine to promote good discussion but within a few comme ..read more

Author: Marligator Subject: Large increase in commercial catch Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 11:18pm This approach has been tried overseas and it just does not work for a number of reasons, you would only get a very poor % of fishers using it, also some would only report their good catches, others their poor catches, some would falsify their catches. This what they found ovewrseas.  ..read more

Author: Pcj Subject: LegaSea Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 11:10pm Once again "legasea" posting what they achieved.Pity about not being truthful.Wasnt Legasea it was optio4 that had a win/lose/draw. - Kahawai Legal Challenge: Successfully fought in court to protect the public’s right to fish for kahawai, resulting in a landmark legal victory that ensured the allocation of this important species to recreational fishers over commercial interests. https://option4.co.nz/kahawai ..read more

Author: Pcj Subject: Large increase in commercial catch Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 10:59pm Catch reporting today would be easy for us reccs if there was a mpi app,most have cell phones so download a app and record at time of catch,automatically gives location,just we would need to honest as to spevies,size.but record false info and get inspected at ramp etc needs to match app. Cost is not an issue,its a hobby not a means to feed families,We take what we need + a bit for nieghbours as most is given away. If we get limit of 2 of us fishing we might keep 3 or 4 rest given away. as for less fishing ..read more

Author: Gaz1 Subject: Do I Need Braid To Mono? Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 10:36pm krow wrote: Gaz1 wrote: I've been using uni knot wrapped around 10-15 times on 25lb braid. Would you suggest using a different knot? You should be ok with that knot as your braid is likely over 25lb and fishing off the rocks you need a knot that will break a bit less than the main line but more than the leader.  Most that use soft baits (think boat) and the FG knot aren't concerned about snags just strength of knot and something that can be cast through the rod.  ..read more

Author: Gaz1 Subject: Do I Need Braid To Mono? Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 10:31pm smudge wrote: There are a number of reasons why I use a mono leader tied to my braid. I would typically use 10lb braid for snapper fishing with a 15 to 20lb mono leader approx 2m long. I tie the mono to the braid using an FG knot. A swivel may be convenient but it can cause issues and it isn't really needed. A mono leader makes tying to terminal tackle easier/more reliable. When using jigs I either tie them directly to the leader or preferably I use a Mustad Fastach swivel which allows me to change jigs/jigheads ..read more

Author: Marligator Subject: Large increase in commercial catch Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 10:05pm Craig, reporting of recreational catch has never been successfully done overseas to get a true representation of what has been caught. The surveys done of recreational catch in NZ and the methodology has been peer reviewed by internationally recognized experts and has been found to be world class, FNZ accept it as a very good representation of recreational catch. The only people who don't accept the results are the commercial quota owners. All they are interested in is a narrative of shifting the foc ..read more

Author: LBGer Subject: Smith GT Popper Rod PE 10 Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 9:20pm Price drop now $375 ..read more

Author: lawabidingpoacher Subject: Large increase in commercial catch Posted: 04 Oct 2024 at 8:13pm Well I dunno . When I go fishing I catch what I need . If it's a little more than allowed , so be it . I give away to those who can't get there own , or who can't afford the ridiculous market prices ! We need to all look after our own responsibly, not ridiculously ..read more