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    Posted: 09 Jan 2014 at 7:18pm
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I read an article last year on the increasing shark numbers on reefs. Thought I would get some opinions from here. Over the last few years some of the better jigging spots I frequent it has become increasingly more difficult to get a live kingfish to the boat without the tax man taking his fare share. Apart from stopping fishing has then been any successful attempts to improve the landing rate??
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Usually just move spots if the tax man takes a few fish cbf hanging around trying to get fish past them
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Exercise in futility I'm afraid.

I think a lot of spots they have also become familiar with boat noise.

Target bronzie's instead?
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Falco your alive, happy new year bro.
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Alive and well thanks!

Happy belated New Year to you to Steve
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I agree. Stretch your arms on a shark. Great way to fully test ur gear. Lol
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I got sick of getting snached on the leigh reef so went and got myself a steel trace/hook, got a livey.



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Aren't those teeth just lovely :( 
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awesome photo that, such a cool fish
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All I can say is get out of there as soon as the sharks arrive, lost hundreds of dollars worth of gear in the period of about 3 hours of jigging
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Originally posted by Fisherzak Fisherzak wrote:

All I can say is get out of there as soon as the sharks arrive, lost hundreds of dollars worth of gear in the period of about 3 hours of jigging
 
It also goes beyond just the dollar value of gear lost - think of the damage loosing these fish does to the population of fish in the area. If we generally take one fish home a day, but loose half a dozen fish to sharks - you're essentially taking all of these fish through your actions...
 
I have no answer for how to extract them whole though!
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Its far far worse in aussie.....I went to try and get on a charter for salmson fish and the dood told they dont do them anymore because they never get a fish on the boat.(Perth)Ouch
Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens.
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