FISH_Stalker
18-10-2004, 06:06 PM
SET LINES
What is a set line?
A set line is an unattended fishing set up that gives the fish little chance of escape. This line would be tied to a tree or some other secure structure. For the angler or (hauler) it requires minimal unsporting effort. This is highly frowned upon by many sensible anglers.
Rules & Regulations:
Only a minority of the people use set lines. Most which don’t follow the rules, cause major damage to our native fish in river and impoundments.
NSW: Inland waters. (Waters other that notified trout waters):
Fishing in impoundments: Two attended lines NO SET LINES
Fishing in rivers east of the Great Divide: Two attended lines NO SET LINES
Fishing in rivers west of the Great Divide: One attended line UP TO FOUR SET LINES
Setlines must only have only one hook and to be tagged with your name and address.
(IT IS BEST TO NOT USE SET LINES)
VIC: Inland waters.
All areas up to two attended lines: SET LINES ARE NOT PERMITTED.
(IT IS BEST TO NOT USE SET LINES)
SA: Inland waters.
All areas up to two attended lines: SET LINES ARE NOT PERMITTED
(IT IS BEST TO NOT USE SET LINES)
Setlines are a major contributor to Murray Cod declination. People who fish set lines are fishing for meat. There is no skill involved, just checking it every now and then.
If undersized natives are caught and returned to the water they have little chance of survival and or injuries. (Stress, mouth injuries, internal and external injuries). At the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra there is a good example. In the native tank there is a big Murray Cod. He was caught by set lining about 200m from the Aquarium. There are rope holes under its mouth from where he was tied up.
While using this method there usually is a by-catch of species like Trout Cod, turtles, platypuses and some water birds. Set lines are killers.
Abandoned lines pollute our water ways. They kill birds and other water animals.
SAVE A COD. . . . CUT A SET LINE
JOEL RANDS
What is a set line?
A set line is an unattended fishing set up that gives the fish little chance of escape. This line would be tied to a tree or some other secure structure. For the angler or (hauler) it requires minimal unsporting effort. This is highly frowned upon by many sensible anglers.
Rules & Regulations:
Only a minority of the people use set lines. Most which don’t follow the rules, cause major damage to our native fish in river and impoundments.
NSW: Inland waters. (Waters other that notified trout waters):
Fishing in impoundments: Two attended lines NO SET LINES
Fishing in rivers east of the Great Divide: Two attended lines NO SET LINES
Fishing in rivers west of the Great Divide: One attended line UP TO FOUR SET LINES
Setlines must only have only one hook and to be tagged with your name and address.
(IT IS BEST TO NOT USE SET LINES)
VIC: Inland waters.
All areas up to two attended lines: SET LINES ARE NOT PERMITTED.
(IT IS BEST TO NOT USE SET LINES)
SA: Inland waters.
All areas up to two attended lines: SET LINES ARE NOT PERMITTED
(IT IS BEST TO NOT USE SET LINES)
Setlines are a major contributor to Murray Cod declination. People who fish set lines are fishing for meat. There is no skill involved, just checking it every now and then.
If undersized natives are caught and returned to the water they have little chance of survival and or injuries. (Stress, mouth injuries, internal and external injuries). At the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra there is a good example. In the native tank there is a big Murray Cod. He was caught by set lining about 200m from the Aquarium. There are rope holes under its mouth from where he was tied up.
While using this method there usually is a by-catch of species like Trout Cod, turtles, platypuses and some water birds. Set lines are killers.
Abandoned lines pollute our water ways. They kill birds and other water animals.
SAVE A COD. . . . CUT A SET LINE
JOEL RANDS