fish education on how to fish

[gt40]

this morning i was fishing with my friend. my friend caught this fish and upon inspection after seeing how thin it was and it didnt put up a fight i discovered a swivel with sticking out of the fishes ass. my blood was boiling only because it was some one who is new to fishing. why use a quick release swivel on plastics?????

the fish swallowed the lure too deep and with the inexperience of the person he lost the fish. now the fish cant eat and the hook move down his stomach.

i dont want too cause problems but think we should start fish clinics and all people should at least attend  them even if you pro or not. we all can learn from each other.

very important always carry a long nose pliers with you when fishing if not for the fish then for taking a hook out of yourselves 

 

     

 

[gt40]

a smallie in a lot of pain

 

[cranky]

a few tips which are metioned time and time again...

wet your hands before you touch the fish.

dont drop the fish and let it bounce around on the deck.

dont leave your rubber worms hanging in the trees next to the dam...the birds get caught on them then end up dead hanging from the tree.

if you plan on fishing deep...learn to de-gas  before you start fishing.

always fill your livewell even when fishing socially...so that you can put the fish somewhere if you need to take a pic or remove a hook or something which might take a while to sort out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ajayrajh]

Agreed that many fisherman/woman are irresponsible and have disregard for the wildlife around them. There are plenty of times i have seem fishing line left around only for wildlife to get caught and strangled in it also hooks and lure not to mention general litter.

 

[cranky]

fished inanda yesterday...bottles  and rubbish left all over the grass....bottles floating in the water plastic bags everywhere in the reeds...boom boom music pumping all day long...looks like the police missed the dams...only the beaches banned drinking.

just got back from alberts...they are full of cr*p there but at least the dam is being managed well...place is tidy the staff are active... checking boats...preventing day visiting from entering the camp area etc etc.

i contacted kim at the island yesterday (inanda "some people call madhouse) to ask him if i could park my bakkie there and launch my kickboat...he said he didnt support our sport and said it would be fine if i park there and sun tan or canoe but not for fishing....i told him i release all my fish...and asked why not...he said because of the amount of dead fish he finds floating around the island after the weekend...interesting...the same seems to happen after the comps...especially the big ones...only a few fatalities are recorded during the comp but if you go back the following day i have personally seen plenty of bass washed up in the banks...so you got to ask yourself who is damaging the bass population and why is the fishing becoming more and more difficult at the popular dams...we could blame the gill netters but i am yet to find a bass in a gill net.

 

[bassist11]

wow seeing stuff like this really gets to me:swear

 

[Monster]

Fishing is the same as anything, do what your Mother thought you and all wil be better.

Clean if you have messed!

Pickup your garbage!

Repect animals and nature!

Repect other people!

Stand up for what you belive in!

If you apply this to your fishing!

 

[Monster]

Fishing is the same as anything, do what your Mother thought you and all wil be better.

Clean if you have messed!

Pickup your garbage!

Repect animals and nature!

Repect other people!

Stand up for what you belive in!

If you apply this to your fishing!

 

[Monster]

Fishing is the same as anything, do what your Mother thought you and all wil be better.

Clean if you have messed!

Pickup your garbage!

Repect animals and nature!

Repect other people!

Stand up for what you belive in!

If you apply this to your fishing!

 

[Monster]

And Try and post only once

 

[Monster]

And Try and post only once

 

[Monster]

And Try and post only once

 

[Quinton]

lol @ Monster, i see your posts stay at 1134 thou.

 

[cranky]

i wish all fishermen would think like this...we were asked to leave a private dam a while back because the farmer was sick and tired of fishermen and there dirty ways...he told us it was because of some Aholes who had left a mess and spoke badly to his staff...the dam is now closed to all fishermen...thanks guys.

i have also heard bainesfield has been closed to day visiters for the same reason...you can only fish the dam if you camp overnight.

nagle dam is a "NO WAKE ZONE" when we told some fool on his boat tearing around the other day...his reply was "but i do it all the time and nobody has said anything about it" well hello maybe thats why they ban the use of main motors because of people who cannot just obey the rules.

 

 

 

 

[Monster]

I really do not care about the amout of posts. Just if I can help and talk a bit of kak in between.

 

[Quinton]

I know Monster...

Cranky the same thing is happening down here in ct.
a few of the dams are closed due to the fact of litter.

 

[deon vewas]

hi guys

here in in nigel we have a dam called marage dam was a lekker dam until these moegoes you are talking about,the ones that cant obey the rules visited, now the dam is closed to all.and that is the dam that prodused my pb.

nice ne