Last year I was told of guys diving the Brisbane wreck (greenzone) and finding big kingfish. They would then fish handlines inconspicuously and catch 20kg kingies because they were the only ones there. Like anything there are di^%heads that ruin it for everyone.
Quote from above
“I don't know why he would say that when anyone you has fished in Moreton Bay for last 30 years knows that catching a feed of fish was once a given but it is now very rare. If you jump on any of the fishing web sites like Ausfish all those guys really struggle to catch fish in the bay these days. Yet some people still think no action is need? "
Food for thought.
If it is true that the saying "10% of fisherman catch 90% of the fish" this means that the other 90% of rec fisherman are not catching a lot of fish. Therefore is it true to say that a big % of that 90% would welcome the rrff changes and green zones as a measure of them being able to finally catch fish?
A lot of my friends said a long time ago that the bay is fished out until I showed them techniques and locations that would help them find more fish. It took me 2 years of persistence and research to help me. Now they catch fish and join the push for no zones and proper science/data behind bag limits and size limits.
On ausfish I see the a lot of the same names catching great fish and the same names fighting the cause for the greenzones (is this the 10% ?).
On the polls on another thread it shows 34% either accept the changes or welcome the changes. Does that mean that they are the ones not catching Fish? Do they need “Headucating”? If those 34 or 90% of fishermen that are not finding fish tell there friends that greenzones are good and they tell there friends so on so on.. We are in real trouble of fighting this.
I hope this makes sense as it has been a long day.
Shane