Thousands of kingfish freed ...

Yellowtail Kingfish (Scientific name - Seriola lalandi), Kingys, Kings, Hoodlums, Bandits or "Rat Kings" are a strong, exciting gamefish that strike savagely at a wide range of lures, live baits and dead or cut fish fillets. Victorian Yellowtail Kingfish reports right here.
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Thousands of kingfish freed ...

Post by bilby » Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:28 pm

Did anyone see this in The Age this afternoon?

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/co ... 0rpqi.html

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Post by hornet » Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:36 pm

Why couldn't we have such a catastrophic thing like this happen in Port Phillip Bay .. Vic fishos just can't catch a break ! :(
He who has the most fishing rods WINS ! :ts:

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Post by deathray » Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:49 pm

Very interesting read, thanks Bilby. I lean towards thinking ‘disaster’ might be a bit of an overstatement in this case but obviously it will have some effect.

I do love damage control corporate speak though ‘Early indications suggest that equipment design is not the lead cause of equipment failure’.

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Post by smile0784 » Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:56 pm

Why dont they just net the erea more

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Post by bilby » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:55 am

I tend to agree that "disaster" is an over statement of the facts. Kingfish occur naturally in the area - if there isn't sufficient food for them, they will move on mass elsewhere. Also, the authorities seem to assume that kingfish themselves have no predators, but presumably this will also attract sharks (and possibly dolphins) to the area for a free meal. Not to mention anglers!

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Post by Mattblack » Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:05 am

This makes me sick...I'm yet to catch a Kingie and these guys are catching them with bare hooks!

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Post by Lightningx » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:41 am

Great read.
Thanks for sharing :thumbsup:

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Post by smile0784 » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:50 pm

Mattblack wrote:This makes me sick...I'm yet to catch a Kingie and these guys are catching them with bare hooks!
Go for a drive over there apparently there is still thousands to be caught lol

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Post by purple5ive » Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:51 am

smile0784 wrote:
Mattblack wrote:This makes me sick...I'm yet to catch a Kingie and these guys are catching them with bare hooks!
Go for a drive over there apparently there is still thousands to be caught lol
fv roadtrip anyone :super: :super: :super:

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Post by Mattblack » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:38 pm

purple5ive wrote:
smile0784 wrote:
Mattblack wrote:This makes me sick...I'm yet to catch a Kingie and these guys are catching them with bare hooks!
Go for a drive over there apparently there is still thousands to be caught lol
fv roadtrip anyone :super: :super: :super:
There's a movie plot here I reckon...."B" grade comedy/horror

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