Muppet wrote: Yeah I agree actually Got-ya. I think when they reduced limits to 7 per day a few years back with the threat of 3 per day mooted first I actually think that the 3 number will be banded again in the not distant future now. A long term ploy but I think I have wised up to the tactics in play here. |
Got-ya wrote: .........If you want an upper size limit as well, with even more regulation and disconnect between commercial and recreation keep talking. |
Far Quirk wrote: Western Australia They have a minimum size of 500mm and a bag limit of 2 snapper per angler per day. They measure the fish from the nose to the tip of the tail (not the V). I'm guessing a 470mm snapper measured to the V would be big enough in WA.
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Jiggity wrote: I'm a huge advocate for releasing big snapper. It has nothing to do with genetics or breeding. The far north is renowned for big snapper. Although with the rec fishing pressure it is slowly becoming harder to pull a 20lb+ snap from the wash. Personally if we introduced a no keep rule for 65cm+ snapper It would become more of a draw card for our tourism. The other reason is we are suffering from kina barren reefs and its these larger resident fish that love munching them. |
Jiggity wrote: I'm a huge advocate for releasing big snapper. It has nothing to do with genetics or breeding. The far north is renowned for big snapper. Although with the rec fishing pressure it is slowly becoming harder to pull a 20lb+ snap from the wash. Personally if we introduced a no keep rule for 65cm+ snapper It would become more of a draw card for our tourism. The other reason is we are suffering from kina barren reefs and its these larger resident fish that love munching them. |
Muppet wrote: How did it eat your bait then? |
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