This may seem like a dumbass question,I dont fish many comps,but if you fish in a catch and release compo do you stick to bag limits as you are not weighing in actual fish,why I ask is, one of the river comps I fished in the guys were weighing more than one cob on weigh cards,when I queried it they said you not wieghing actual fish as the law sates you can be in possession of only 1cob
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Bag limit in compo
- Thread starter Mouldz
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SPIN A HOLIC
Sealiner
Hi there.
1 cob per angler per day. Comp or not. Down at sundays I've been tagging in the comps at sundays river and at the moment only released fish count. No dead fish may be weighed and any dead fish don't count.
That's how comps should be run. That way every one wins.
If those anglers are weighing more than 1 cob per day from the side or in river they are breaking the law and should be disqualified.
And the comp organizers should know this as well.
1 cob per angler per day. Comp or not. Down at sundays I've been tagging in the comps at sundays river and at the moment only released fish count. No dead fish may be weighed and any dead fish don't count.
That's how comps should be run. That way every one wins.
If those anglers are weighing more than 1 cob per day from the side or in river they are breaking the law and should be disqualified.
And the comp organizers should know this as well.
SPIN A HOLIC wrote:
They are only weighing more than one "on paper "if you know what i mean,fish are caught and released but are put on the weigh cards,at weigh in they are weighing more than one fish 'on paper",not actual fish ,
Hi there.
1 cob per angler per day. Comp or not. Down at sundays I've been tagging in the comps at sundays river and at the moment only released fish count. No dead fish may be weighed and any dead fish don't count.
That's how comps should be run. That way every one wins.
If those anglers are weighing more than 1 cob per day from the side or in river they are breaking the law and should be disqualified.
And the comp organizers should know this as well.
They are only weighing more than one "on paper "if you know what i mean,fish are caught and released but are put on the weigh cards,at weigh in they are weighing more than one fish 'on paper",not actual fish ,
Law says --- you are only allowed to be in possession of XXX amount of species
So you may catch and release as many as you want, but not keep as many as you want.
Think like this
Laws says you are allowed to harvest one shark a day from the ocean, however who keeps a 150kg raggie to take home.
So, you may have much more edibles on your score card, as you may have more than one shark on the card as well
how dull a international comp will be if you may land only one shark per person.
So you may catch and release as many as you want, but not keep as many as you want.
Think like this
Laws says you are allowed to harvest one shark a day from the ocean, however who keeps a 150kg raggie to take home.
So, you may have much more edibles on your score card, as you may have more than one shark on the card as well
how dull a international comp will be if you may land only one shark per person.
Simen wrote:
I hear you , here we are allowed to be in possesion of one cob per day ,the guys have got 2 or 3 on the weigh card ,argument is they are not in possesion of the fish,surely this cant be right
Law says --- you are only allowed to be in possession of XXX amount of species
So you may catch and release as many as you want, but not keep as many as you want.
Think like this
Laws says you are allowed to harvest one shark a day from the ocean, however who keeps a 150kg raggie to take home.
So, you may have much more edibles on your score card, as you may have more than one shark on the card as well
how dull a international comp will be if you may land only one shark per person.
I hear you , here we are allowed to be in possesion of one cob per day ,the guys have got 2 or 3 on the weigh card ,argument is they are not in possesion of the fish,surely this cant be right
MOULDIE wrote:
Yes it can be right -- lets say 5 on weigh card
4 = catch and release
1 = possession
No its not right -- lets again say 5 on weigh card
he has kept all 5 --possession
he has sent 4 home with X (grey area as he only has 1 in possession)
The easiest to rectify this is, make a column on the weigh card that provides for catch and release and it has to be signed by a fellow competitor who witnessed the release
We are going that way in the new year in comps
Simen wrote:
Law says --- you are only allowed to be in possession of XXX amount of species
So you may catch and release as many as you want, but not keep as many as you want.
Think like this
Laws says you are allowed to harvest one shark a day from the ocean, however who keeps a 150kg raggie to take home.
So, you may have much more edibles on your score card, as you may have more than one shark on the card as well
how dull a international comp will be if you may land only one shark per person.
I hear you , here we are allowed to be in possession of one cob per day ,the guys have got 2 or 3 on the weigh card ,argument is they are not in possession of the fish,surely this cant be right
Yes it can be right -- lets say 5 on weigh card
4 = catch and release
1 = possession
No its not right -- lets again say 5 on weigh card
he has kept all 5 --possession
he has sent 4 home with X (grey area as he only has 1 in possession)
The easiest to rectify this is, make a column on the weigh card that provides for catch and release and it has to be signed by a fellow competitor who witnessed the release
We are going that way in the new year in comps
SPIN A HOLIC
Sealiner
If they have 100 fish on the weigh card and only one in possession then that's fine. As long as they have been witnessed and released that can catch as much as they want. As long as its on the east coast and east.
Simen wrote:
Here comes the catch,in the river comp I occasionally fish ,you can weigh the fish or release and bring weigh cards,guess who wins ,the guy that release because he weighs in more than one fish,
Thanx,imho I would say if the bag limit is one it should stay as one, released or notMOULDIE wrote:Simen wrote:
Law says --- you are only allowed to be in possession of XXX amount of species
So you may catch and release as many as you want, but not keep as many as you want.
Think like this
Laws says you are allowed to harvest one shark a day from the ocean, however who keeps a 150kg raggie to take home.
So, you may have much more edibles on your score card, as you may have more than one shark on the card as well
how dull a international comp will be if you may land only one shark per person.
I hear you , here we are allowed to be in possession of one cob per day ,the guys have got 2 or 3 on the weigh card ,argument is they are not in possession of the fish,surely this cant be right
Yes it can be right -- lets say 5 on weigh card
4 = catch and release
1 = possession
No its not right -- lets again say 5 on weigh card
he has kept all 5 --possession
he has sent 4 home with XÂ (grey area as he only has 1 in possession)
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The easiest to rectify this is, make a column on the weigh card that provides for catch and release and it has to be signed by a fellow competitor who witnessed the release
We are going that way in the new year in comps
Here comes the catch,in the river comp I occasionally fish ,you can weigh the fish or release and bring weigh cards,guess who wins ,the guy that release because he weighs in more than one fish,
Mouldie, what you are saying in a sense makes sense, but something that cannot really work
We will then have to change the wording from BAG limit to CATCH limit. That will also mean if you catch something under size, although you release it your day is done.
In comps, fish are points, so the quicker you release the quicker you can catch again.
In your case, you cannot catch before the ONE (1) caught is not released.
What about sharks, they make up the most numbers and points in a comp, we no one keeps them.
Example; last inter club it was lines in at 07h30. My bait just hit the water and I caught a cob (legal size and limit)
If we have it that way my whole comp lasted 5 minutes, no fun in that.
We will then have to change the wording from BAG limit to CATCH limit. That will also mean if you catch something under size, although you release it your day is done.
In comps, fish are points, so the quicker you release the quicker you can catch again.
In your case, you cannot catch before the ONE (1) caught is not released.
What about sharks, they make up the most numbers and points in a comp, we no one keeps them.
Example; last inter club it was lines in at 07h30. My bait just hit the water and I caught a cob (legal size and limit)
If we have it that way my whole comp lasted 5 minutes, no fun in that.