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Desperado · 10-16-2009, 07:18 PM

I come over from pensacola fishing forum and sometimes frequent this site mostly just reading.I wanted to maybe get some opinions and ask some of the guys from a different area about what they thought.2 sailfish have been killed off pensacola pier in 2 days.This pier is 30 feet off the water.standing height would put your eyes at 36 feet from the fish.Now the only measuring device being used to kill these sailfish is hillbilly with a gaff standing back squinting at the fish and saying i think its legal.yEAH ITS LEGAL LETS KILL IT.We have a had a great run on sails this year and they have been landed from kayaks(pulledout of the water for 10 minute photo shoots ,and seems like pier fisherman are pretty eager to kill these fish.Is this right to gaff these fish being in doubt on the correct size.I have been bashed to no end ,called a whiner,cry baby blah blah blah but this really does concern me.Wouldliketo see what other guys might have bto say.I have already spoke with NOAA official and he was pretty upset to hear what was taking place.If they could measure the fish more accurately it would not bother me as bad but it does.The killing of a sail or any billfish is pretty pitiful but thess guys have a kill em all attitude and it makes me sick.here is a picture of 1 sail caught by kids.

10-16-2009, 07:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Desperado Grunt Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Killing Sailfish I come over from pensacola fishing forum and sometimes frequent this site mostly just reading.I wanted to maybe get some opinions and ask some of the guys from a different area about what they thought.2 sailfish have been killed off pensacola pier in 2 days.This pier is 30 feet off the water.standing height would put your eyes at 36 feet from the fish.Now the only measuring device being used to kill these sailfish is hillbilly with a gaff standing back squinting at the fish and saying i think its legal.yEAH ITS LEGAL LETS KILL IT.We have a had a great run on sails this year and they have been landed from kayaks(pulledout of the water for 10 minute photo shoots ,and seems like pier fisherman are pretty eager to kill these fish.Is this right to gaff these fish being in doubt on the correct size.I have been bashed to no end ,called a whiner,cry baby blah blah blah but this really does concern me.Wouldliketo see what other guys might have bto say.I have already spoke with NOAA official and he was pretty upset to hear what was taking place.If they could measure the fish more accurately it would not bother me as bad but it does.The killing of a sail or any billfish is pretty pitiful but thess guys have a kill em all attitude and it makes me sick.here is a picture of 1 sail caught by kids.