Bag limit in compo

[Mouldz]

i have posted this before,but it has raised its head again with our local R&S league comp last weekend,someone walked away with the heaviest bag having caught 4 cob,shouldnt bag limits apply to catch and release as well.

In my opinion there is no garuantee that all 4 fish survived,so in worst case scenario,the angler could be guilty of killing 4 cob although he never kept them.
whats your thoughts

 

[Tarikisan]

MOULDIE wrote:

i have posted this before,but it has raised its head again with our local R&S league comp last weekend,someone walked away with the heaviest bag having caught 4 cob,shouldnt bag limits apply to catch and release as well.

In my opinion there is no garuantee that all 4 fish survived,so in worst case scenario,the angler could be guilty of killing 4 cob although he never kept them.
whats your thoughts

The bag limit applies to what's in your bag, don't let "heaviest bag" confuse things, there's of course nothing in the bag.
Best case scenario, all 4 fish survived, surely the most common case too.

 

[subaruseun]

it depends what tactics the angler applied (light tackle kill big fish) and how he handled the fish when releasing it. most league guys with the exception of a few, use medium to heavy tackle and thus the fish is hauled in quickly. its survival chances are thus increased.

so when you have caught ONE (or bag limit fish you need to stop catch n release? pack up? there will simply be no more interest in competitive angling imho if this was the case.

now if he tagged the fish then there would be some contribution to research.

cob bag limit is one off the shore east of aghullas and has to be 60cm for it to be legal.

 

[Mouldz]

Tarikisan wrote:

MOULDIE wrote:

i have posted this before,but it has raised its head again with our local R&S league comp last weekend,someone walked away with the heaviest bag having caught 4 cob,shouldnt bag limits apply to catch and release as well.

In my opinion there is no garuantee that all 4 fish survived,so in worst case scenario,the angler could be guilty of killing 4 cob although he never kept them.
whats your thoughts

The bag limit applies to what's in your bag, don't let "heaviest bag" confuse things, there's of course nothing in the bag.
Best case scenario, all 4 fish survived, surely the most common case too.

I think you missing the point,if it was not catch and release he could weigh in one cob,now he can "weigh"(so to speak) unlimited cob.

 

[Marthin]

i think it's what makes catch and release such a big drawcard Mouldie.

Let's take sharks for example....

31. (1) A holder of a recreational fishing permit shall not on any one day engage in fishing, collecting,
landing, keeping or controlling of, or be in possession of, more than 10 sharks in total of the species
on the exploitable list set out in Annexure 8

That would mean on a league fishing day, if you've caught 10 sharks in total you are done for the day, at soverby that could be in the first hour.

 

[Marthin]

Sorry the 10 is for total species... so 1 bronzie 1smoothie 1 sandy, 1 blue ray...

Per species it has a bag limit of 1. So after you catch your first bronzie on a comp day u'r done, go scratch around for a smoothie or a blue ray.

 

[aquadementia]

MOULDIE wrote:

Tarikisan wrote:

MOULDIE wrote:

i have posted this before,but it has raised its head again with our local R&S league comp last weekend,someone walked away with the heaviest bag having caught 4 cob,shouldnt bag limits apply to catch and release as well.

In my opinion there is no garuantee that all 4 fish survived,so in worst case scenario,the angler could be guilty of killing 4 cob although he never kept them.
whats your thoughts

The bag limit applies to what's in your bag, don't let "heaviest bag" confuse things, there's of course nothing in the bag.
Best case scenario, all 4 fish survived, surely the most common case too.

I think you missing the point,if it was not catch and release he could weigh in one cob,now he can "weigh"(so to speak) unlimited cob.

how is that different to catching three raggies and releasing them? what's the issue?

 

[CCC Zim]

People just need to be honest about what they catch. however, these days you can't trust anyone when it comes to money!!

Gone are the good old honest days.

 

[pietman]

If you release your fish there is nothing bagged.
No way you can limit a league angler or even a social angler by only catching one diamond in a diamond smash.
In a league you can only cast again when your fish is released.

 

[Bevid]

 Whether it be in a normal culb comp. or in a League. You may catch 20 cob if you can and weigh all 20 in. Just as long as you stick to the rules of what you may keep according to your area.

It would be pretty silly if someone had to say, "Hey you can only weigh 1 cob in because your fishing permit says so".