Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Drove thru ruby bay today and there was a trawler working about 1km off shore.

Also dad and his mate spent the day splitting wood in kina and counted 5 out further than the one i saw but all were working.

Bloody sure they arnt hunting spiky dogs!!

Water looked nice and blue too.

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Definitely a trawler? There has been a small longliner/netter working that line about 1km off for a while targeting rig I am told.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Definitely a trawler? There has been a small longliner/netter working that line about 1km off for a while targeting rig I am told.

Maybe it was?...I can't be 100% sure as was just driving thu.

Dad however is well convinced the boats he saw were trawling. Out deeper tho

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Definitely a trawler? There has been a small longliner/netter working that line about 1km off for a while targeting rig I am told.

Thats true and most of the other guys commercial wise are either dainish seining or towing for "flats" and from what I have seen they have their headline tied down to less than 1 m opening trying to avoid catching a bag of snapper as most have no significant quota so keep what they have for bycatch.
If you see the guys dainish seining call them up and find out what / where their gear is as setting long lines in their nets path makes for angry people on both ends

Originally Posted by mikee

Thats true and most of the other guys commercial wise are either dainish seining or towing for "flats" and from what I have seen they have their headline tied down to less than 1 m opening trying to avoid catching a bag of snapper as most have no significant quota so keep what they have for bycatch.
If you see the guys dainish seining call them up and find out what / where their gear is as setting long lines in their nets path makes for angry people on both ends

I wouldnt have thought any of the inshore guys would be actively targeting snapper untill the quota year ticks over which is 1stOCT? from memory?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I wouldnt have thought any of the inshore guys would be actively targeting snapper untill the quota year ticks over which is 1stOCT? from memory?

Even after the 1st they won't be actively chasing it, theres too much of it

Originally Posted by mikee

Even after the 1st they won't be actively chasing it, theres too much of it

As it should be!
But Im sure gytons etc put in orders for a few early snaps obviously not the whole inshore fleet but maybe a boat or two fishing the big guys quota do a few shots here and there to fill specific orders etc.


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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

As it should be!
But Im sure gytons etc put in orders for a few early snaps obviously not the whole inshore fleet but maybe a boat or two fishing the big guys quota do a few shots here and there to fill specific orders etc.


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True but fisherman I was doing work for today said he would not tow a net in the bay as there was too much risk of catching a big bag of snapper, he does have 3 ton of Snapper quota but was saving that for the snapper bycatch fishing for flats.

Originally Posted by mikee

True but fisherman I was doing work for today said he would not tow a net in the bay as there was too much risk of catching a big bag of snapper, he does have 3 ton of Snapper quota but was saving that for the snapper bycatch fishing for flats.

Once again yes that is a good thing but also a bad thing, Typed out a lenghty reply but this thread is for fishing not politics so deleted and found a fishing pic instead.