Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
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Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
Do we want to lose this fishery as we once did many years ago through over fishing ?
Limit is 5 a day per angler minimum size 60cm that's a lot of flesh.
Do we need a limit such as our Bluefin have ? 1 per day / angler
Is 1 kingfish per angler at 60cm enough for a feed ?
A charter boat with 4 anglers can legally catch 20 kingies per day... excessive ?
http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/fisheries ... l-kingfish
Limit is 5 a day per angler minimum size 60cm that's a lot of flesh.
Do we need a limit such as our Bluefin have ? 1 per day / angler
Is 1 kingfish per angler at 60cm enough for a feed ?
A charter boat with 4 anglers can legally catch 20 kingies per day... excessive ?
http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/fisheries ... l-kingfish
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
Yeah it probably is too many.. i reckon 2 or 3 over 60cm pp is plenty.
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
I agree too many. Was talking about this with a mate the other day!
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
Depends if 5 fish per person is going to deplete the fishery imo. As I understand it, it was commercial fishing using kingfish traps that depleted it originally, not recreational fishing.
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
2 a day is plenty if you are lucky enough to hit a purple patch let them go there fighting ability is way up there, the more fish more people will get a chance to have a crack
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
yes thats what i heard as well, commercial netting between vic and nsw is what stopped the numbers travelling down from nsw. now that lots of the netting has been stopped i reckon we will see more fish come or way.4liters wrote:Depends if 5 fish per person is going to deplete the fishery imo. As I understand it, it was commercial fishing using kingfish traps that depleted it originally, not recreational fishing.
but yeah maybe 5 would be ok if it was fishing like NSW where kingfish are quite common.
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
2 is plenty.
Not only do we want to ensure survival of the fishery we want to grow it to it's full potential.
Catch and release as much as possible should be encouraged also.
Not only do we want to ensure survival of the fishery we want to grow it to it's full potential.
Catch and release as much as possible should be encouraged also.
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
I am no expert on the Kingfish but after seeing all the recent posts in the PB Facebook page of people showing their catches at the RIP... I thought to myself how quickly do those catch rates deplete stocks......
In my opinion, no matter what species, anymore than a feed for that night and the next is taking more than you need.
In my opinion, no matter what species, anymore than a feed for that night and the next is taking more than you need.
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Re: Is 5 Kingfish at 60cm per person per day to many ?
Don't forget in New South Wales kingies legal length is 65cm not 60cm like here in Vic