by best on hill » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:53 am
eags wrote:best on hill wrote:the whyalla snaper comp is on again this long weekend. the weather was a little poor today but it should fine up over the rest of the weekend. 11.80kg is the biggest fish so far and its by a local angler.
any thoughts on the event good or bad?
500 boats chasing big fish over one long weekend puts a fair bit of pressure on the fishery, especially when you consider most of the target fish are big females. Good money spinner for the town, but hardly an ecologically sustainable style of competition. Maybe they need to take a leaf out of eastern states comps (ie C&R, live wells etc.)
Small fish this year too ... 13.88 won it with 10kg fish making the top 10.
13.88kg is still 30pound. one weekend of fishing would still have to be better than the over fishing of the tuna schools like you have down lincoln way
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