is it ok if i ask a stupid question? er, it may or may not be a stupid question,
any ways, dad and i went fishing down at greenwellpoint today, well, dad did all the fishing
and i helped with the bait and untangling of the lines etc
any way, ive never been much of the fisherman at all but it got me thinking, with dad the age he is i have no idea how loing i got with him, and he does like his fishing, some times he tries when we go travelling but never much luck, thats ok , he likes that to relax etc..
some times id like to join him, but , heres my catch (no pun intended!) Id like to fish with him, but if i caught a fish, apart from jumping for joy, how would it be if i threw the fish back? ie after unhooking, see i dont eat fish, been scared of it since nearly choking with a bone when as a kid and never eaten it since.. but i still would like to fish...i just dont want to be involved in the part that happens to a fish from the catching to the table , if you know what i mean,,
Im not a greenie, its just that i dont personly like to put anything out if you know what i mean, guess i feel like this after being with ben and my mum when they left...
so am i ok in doing this? does this stress out the fish? or am i just over thinking about it?? who knows any ideas?
this must be my twittiest post ever.. end rant.
jimricho said
06:03 AM May 9, 2011
Many fishermen (and "fisherladies" too) fish for the sport and return their fish to the water. Fish that are to be put back need to be handled carefully and returned gently to the water if they're to survive. The slime has antiseptic properties and is the fish's barrier to the nasties of the outside world and care should be taken to disturb this as little as possible.
I used to fish quite a lot, mostly deep sea, but not so much these days. I did fish mainly for a feed and rarely returned an edible legal fish to the water.
Like you, my father was a regular fishing companion and that enabled us to spend some quality time together in the latter part of his life.
bill12 said
06:18 AM May 9, 2011
I agree. you don,t have to kill everything you catch, and you might think it strange for a charter boat operater, but I get a buzz out of releasing fish. The days of killing everything you catch are far gone, and I only keep what I can eat, and thats usually enough for me and to give away some to friends.Limit your catch, not catch your limit,
lyn-n-ken said
06:30 AM May 9, 2011
hi milo i only ever catch fish that i have to throw back because there to small, but i dont mind its relaxing just to dangle a line. i dont think they get damaged a great deal if they did the greenies would see to it we didnt fish a all. if hubby and i go fishing together i rarley drop a line, to busy untangling lines and keeping an eye on him (he's visually impaired). i have made up lines with hooks and sinkers which i just attache to the line when he looses his hooks and sinkers. my son dosnt eat fish but loves to fish, he brings home enough for 1 meal for ken and i and lets the rest go free. we alwaysbuy bait never use little ones we catch. lyn
Ma said
06:33 AM May 9, 2011
Milo, go to the NSW Fisheries site and download the little booklet on releasing fish. That should answer all your questions
blaze said
07:59 AM May 9, 2011
When handling the fish use a wet towel, remove the barb from the hook. Both these make it easy to unhook a fish. Haave a go milo. cheers blaze
Father Ted said
08:17 AM May 9, 2011
Milo.Mate you are doing just what so many people can't do.Just being with your Dad and in his company is a beautiful thing.My Dad is no longer on this Earth and I would love to just sit near him,smell him(We all have our own scents)just be in his company.I am like you Milo,I go fishing,never catch any,if I do straight back in the water they go.Sometimes you can pretend to fish,don't use any bait,that tricks the fish and saves you job of un hooking them.One last little word,Don't ever kiss the fish that you release if you ever do catch one,they don't like french Kisses...............
Travel Bug said
10:12 AM May 9, 2011
Father Ted wrote: Don't ever kiss the fish that you release if you ever do catch one,they don't like french Kisses...............
How do you know????
robell said
10:54 AM May 9, 2011
Hi milo, i have been a catch and release fisherman for most of my life, my rule is eat what you catch and only keep enough to eat, it always better fresh anyway. cheer's mate, ROB.
Father Ted said
11:35 AM May 9, 2011
Travel Bug wrote:
Father Ted wrote: Don't ever kiss the fish that you release if you ever do catch one,they don't like french Kisses...............
How do you know????
Well where do I start?On having second thoughts I had better not.
bill12 said
12:11 PM May 9, 2011
I go one better than Rex- I give the fish tungies when I release them-then I know they won,t come back!I won,t post a pic as it might offend.
Hylda&Jon said
12:16 PM May 9, 2011
Stressed? A family of bream swimming around happily on a family outing when they spy a little wriggling worm just waiting to be added to their picnic fare. Poppa fish says, 'Hey momma, why not grab a bite to eat here before we go on?', so she swims up & takes a nibble. Suddenly! the little kiddie fish see their mum's lip pierced through by a gigantic piece of metal which drags her bodily towards the evil void above. As she fights to dislodge the wicked hook, screaming all the way, daddy fish & the little ones are frantic with worry but can do nothing to help. A minute later, there is a splat noise from above, they look up as one & find their mum slowly sinking down towards them, blood trickling from her mouth. Dad nudges her a few times & finally she comes around to the relief of her worried partner & frantic children. They start to swim away from the area but the youngest son lagging behind sees a another yummy little worm. Next thing mum spies is her little baby helplessly being dragged upwards by another shiny chunk of metal.
Luckily(or is it unluckily) fish are known to have short memories.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Monday 9th of May 2011 12:34:44 PM
Happywanderer said
03:33 PM May 9, 2011
milo, watch some of the fishing shows which I enjoy watching usually on a Saturday afternoon. You will find they release all they catch, ore most of them anyway. They will show you how its done.
milo said
05:14 PM May 9, 2011
thanks every one , much appreciated...
Father Ted said
05:50 PM May 9, 2011
Hylda&Jon wrote:
Stressed? A family of bream swimming around happily on a family outing when they spy a little wriggling worm just waiting to be added to their picnic fare. Poppa fish says, 'Hey momma, why not grab a bite to eat here before we go on?', so she swims up & takes a nibble. Suddenly! the little kiddie fish see their mum's lip pierced through by a gigantic piece of metal which drags her bodily towards the evil void above. As she fights to dislodge the wicked hook, screaming all the way, daddy fish & the little ones are frantic with worry but can do nothing to help. A minute later, there is a splat noise from above, they look up as one & find their mum slowly sinking down towards them, blood trickling from her mouth. Dad nudges her a few times & finally she comes around to the relief of her worried partner & frantic children. They start to swim away from the area but the youngest son lagging behind sees a another yummy little worm. Next thing mum spies is her little baby helplessly being dragged upwards by another shiny chunk of metal.
Luckily(or is it unluckily) fish are known to have short memories.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Monday 9th of May 2011 12:34:44 PM
A little bit on the sick side.Still it takes all types.
jack biggles said
06:09 PM May 9, 2011
Must admit, I seem to throw more fish back than I keep, depends how hungry I get & whats in the freezer. I don't like killing, but if I were to take a fish, I make sure it doesnt suffer, or as little as possible. Some places in the world cook the fish while its still alive.....Disgusting practice, disgusting people.
bill12 said
06:54 PM May 9, 2011
Kill it quick, eat it soon, don,t make it suffer.
beachball57 said
07:35 PM May 9, 2011
yeh i fish a lot or at least did and hope to do so again, i practise C&R, not it's not some sort or weird sexual ritual or anything like that, catch and release, for me the best part is catching something sing the lightest line possible, give the fish a fighting chance, if you handle it well and get it back in the water it'll live to fight another day, sometimes i don't catch anything at all, if we catch something every time we went fishing it would be called catching not fishing,, oh yeh and there's no such thing asa stupid question, with out questions we don't learn anything
Wombat 280 said
08:00 PM May 9, 2011
Limit your catch not catch your limit. I have C&R for decades . If you handle them correctly with wet hands or a towel as said earlier them most fish will survive the battle to fight another day
Delta18 said
08:20 PM May 9, 2011
Sorry guys, I hate swallowing fish-oil tabs to get the essential omegas so I practice "Catch & Fillet"!
Only 'size' fish of course and when I have enough for a couple days I stop fishing.
That makes an excuse to get the tinny out & go fishing again in a coupla days.
jimricho said
07:03 AM May 10, 2011
I'm with you D18, the best source of omega 3s, vitamins, minerals etc is food, not a packet or a jar.
jimricho said
07:07 AM May 10, 2011
milo wrote:
this must be my twittiest post ever.. end rant.
I think the responses indicate that it was not a twitty or stupid post.
It is a pity that one unfortunate experience put you off one life's pleasures.... eating good quality fish.
Ma said
07:40 AM May 10, 2011
We had some beautiful Black Fish fillets for dinner last night. Blue caught about 12 fish of differing species but only brought home the four blackies as that was adequate for our dinner. The rest went back to be caught another day.
Hi guys,
is it ok if i ask a stupid question? er, it may or may not be a stupid question,
any ways, dad and i went fishing down at greenwellpoint today, well, dad did all the fishing
and i helped with the bait and untangling of the lines etc
any way, ive never been much of the fisherman at all but it got me thinking, with dad the age he is i have no idea how loing i got with him, and he does like his fishing, some times he tries when we go travelling but never much luck, thats ok , he likes that to relax etc..
some times id like to join him, but , heres my catch (no pun intended!
)
how would it be if i threw the fish back? ie after unhooking, see i dont eat fish, been scared of it since nearly choking with a bone when as a kid and never eaten it since..
but i still would like to fish...i just dont want to be involved in the part that happens to a fish from the catching to the table , if you know what i mean,,
Id like to fish with him, but if i caught a fish, apart from jumping for joy,
Im not a greenie, its just that i dont personly like to put anything out if you know what i mean, guess i feel like this after being with ben and my mum when they left...
so am i ok in doing this? does this stress out the fish? or am i just over thinking about it?? who knows
any ideas?
this must be my twittiest post ever.. end rant.
I used to fish quite a lot, mostly deep sea, but not so much these days. I did fish mainly for a feed and rarely returned an edible legal fish to the water.
Like you, my father was a regular fishing companion and that enabled us to spend some quality time together in the latter part of his life.
i only ever catch fish that i have to throw back because there to small, but i dont mind its relaxing just to dangle a line.
i dont think they get damaged a great deal if they did the greenies would see to it we didnt fish a all.
if hubby and i go fishing together i rarley drop a line, to busy untangling lines and keeping an eye on him (he's visually impaired).
i have made up lines with hooks and sinkers which i just attache to the line when he looses his hooks and sinkers.
my son dosnt eat fish but loves to fish, he brings home enough for 1 meal for ken and i and lets the rest go free.
we alwaysbuy bait never use little ones we catch.
lyn
Milo, go to the NSW Fisheries site and download the little booklet on releasing fish. That should answer all your questions
cheers
blaze
Milo.Mate you are doing just what so many people can't do.Just being with your Dad and in his company is a beautiful thing.My Dad is no longer on this Earth and I would love to just sit near him,smell him(We all have our own scents)just be in his company.I am like you Milo,I go fishing,never catch any,if I do straight back in the water they go.Sometimes you can pretend to fish,don't use any bait,that tricks the fish and saves you job of un hooking them.One last little word,Don't ever kiss the fish that you release if you ever do catch one,they don't like french Kisses...............
Father Ted wrote:
Don't ever kiss the fish that you release if you ever do catch one,they don't like french Kisses...............
How do you know????
Stressed?
A family of bream swimming around happily on a family outing when they spy a little wriggling worm just waiting to be added to their picnic fare. Poppa fish says, 'Hey momma, why not grab a bite to eat here before we go on?', so she swims up & takes a nibble. Suddenly! the little kiddie fish see their mum's lip pierced through by a gigantic piece of metal which drags her bodily towards the evil void above. As she fights to dislodge the wicked hook, screaming all the way, daddy fish & the little ones are frantic with worry but can do nothing to help. A minute later, there is a splat noise from above, they look up as one & find their mum slowly sinking down towards them, blood trickling from her mouth. Dad nudges her a few times & finally she comes around to the relief of her worried partner & frantic children. They start to swim away from the area but the youngest son lagging behind sees a another yummy little worm. Next thing mum spies is her little baby helplessly being dragged upwards by another shiny chunk of metal.
Luckily(or is it unluckily) fish are known to have short memories.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Monday 9th of May 2011 12:34:44 PM
Sorry guys, I hate swallowing fish-oil tabs to get the essential omegas so I practice "Catch & Fillet"!
Only 'size' fish of course and when I have enough for a couple days I stop fishing.
That makes an excuse to get the tinny out & go fishing again in a coupla days.
I think the responses indicate that it was not a twitty or stupid post.
It is a pity that one unfortunate experience put you off one life's pleasures.... eating good quality fish.
We had some beautiful Black Fish fillets for dinner last night. Blue caught about 12 fish of differing species but only brought home the four blackies as that was adequate for our dinner. The rest went back to be caught another day.