Night Life Swording 2/23 4 for 4

[Broadbill-Pro]

actually, small fish will reproduce if allowed to survive. an 80lb. female is a spawning fish. i see way too many small fish pics on this site. saying that the fish are legal makes no more sense than saying longlining was wrong even though it was lagal ??????????????????????????

[Uncle Buck]

We all understand the impacts of overfishing. The 3 legal swords per boat barely scratches the fish stocks since most of us recreational weekend fishers rarely get 3 keepers per night anyway. (I personally have been out 5 times, and have only brought 1 home.) But that's not my point here. If you're lucky enough to get 3, here's a little tip...

Organizations that deal with homeless or needy people are extremely greatful for donations of food. And swordfish is a huge blessing for them!

Take some time to find a local shelter, church, rehab center, etc... Find out if they'll accept food donations. You'll have fun catching fish. Many needy folks will have a good meal. AND your donations are tax-deductible!

[njoimia]

thank you, pro....

[swordfish123]

these arguments are getting rediculous. everytime someone wants to post a picture of their fish they get ridiculed...guy goes out has a great night of fun and wants to share it with the community and boom, there goes his fun..

too small, too big, too many, waste of meat etc.

IMO theres no room on the forum for this endless, pointless arguing. If you want to keep the fish, keep the fish, eat the fish, enjoy the fish. If you think that a 47'' fish should be realeased, complain to the state to get the minimum raised--until then, if its 47.0'' and Someone--anyone--can eat it, then stick it.

not attacking anyone here...just thought i would throw in my 2 cents..

[FinalPoint]

Originally Posted by swordfish123

these arguments are getting rediculous. everytime someone wants to post a picture of their fish they get ridiculed...guy goes out has a great night of fun and wants to share it with the community and boom, there goes his fun..

too small, too big, too many, waste of meat etc.

IMO theres no room on the forum for this endless, pointless arguing. If you want to keep the fish, keep the fish, eat the fish, enjoy the fish. If you think that a 47'' fish should be realeased, complain to the state to get the minimum raised--until then, if its 47.0'' and Someone--anyone--can eat it, then stick it.

not attacking anyone here...just thought i would throw in my 2 cents..

Oh shut up, I've seen you release legal fish :lol:

[quack quack]

We all play by the SAME RULES. If you keep big fish ok if you keep just legal fish thats ok. We did not make the rules so if you do not like them make your own min or max size limit on your boat. But do not bash some one else if they are playing by the fed rules and thats all I have to say about that

[CAPTINMITCH]

Originally Posted by Broadbill-Pro

actually, small fish will reproduce if allowed to survive. an 80lb. female is a spawning fish. i see way too many small fish pics on this site. saying that the fish are legal makes no more sense than saying longlining was wrong even though it was lagal ??????????????????????????

4 posts and already stirring up bullslop. Take it somewhere else, Zippy.

[jerry]

It is sad that when folks catch a keeper fish and kill it they get jumped by others. Stay within the legal limits and take what you feel you should. It is a personal decision and once within the limits no one should be criticized for their catch.
Congrats on your double.
Glad some of you dont fish with me as its a long swim back to the dock. :lol:

[Rod Chucker]

hey, njoimia and broadbill pro, maybe you guys would be better on this forum
http://www.peta-online.org/
:twisted:

[Flatsfish B]

Thanks guys

[Broadbill-Pro]

hey chucker, think PETA will give me a membership discount if i send a resume?

longline captain, 25 yrs experience, 300+ days fishing per year in 5 oceans, last unload 114 metric tons swordfish indian ocean, charter boat captain hillsboro inlet, hobbies deep dropping, rec. swordfishing and deer hunting. in comparision maybe you are the tree hugger.

flatfish, no problem with your pics. only the comment that 2 rats is better than 1 marker. NMFS and ICCAT tell us that saving the babies is the way to go.

Rest of you guys, sorry for the BS. Good Fishing

[MANATEE MANGLER]

Hey brodbill-pro I cant believe you are going to bitch about 2 keeper fish and then go and tell us about 114 metric tons of swordfish from 5 differnt oceans with longlines everywere.How many small swords and every other animal in the ocean did you kill for 25 years.If your going to cry go to the other forum and give them your story if not welcome. :razz:

[quack quack]

Broadbill: Thank you for your input. I hope you keep on posting I am sure you have alot of knowledge to share.This big fish small fish debate has been going on a long time and as you see everyone has there own opinion about what is better.You know better than most that the NMFS and ICCAT are in the dark sometimes and the ICCAT is more political than fishery science.As I said earlier we all play by the same rules.If you want to only keep markers that cool if you want just legal fish thats cool to. I do not think a lot of people on this site know what a marker is :lol: What size fish were you catching in the Indian ocean? If you dont want to post up LL stuff just PM me. That 114 ton trip was a nice trip. Keep sharing your knowledge and posting up were. We all should listen to what you have to say.

[njoimia]

i dont need peta, chuck.... if some of you guys dont understand what i meant, sorry, keep your fish, then, just saying that 2 -3 fish is a lot... sometimes i see this site as showboating......

[Rod Chucker]

hey, broadbill, i would think that someone with all your vast experience would know the true impact of recreational fishing on sword stocks, (Nothing), as opposed to LL operators, (by kill, shorts dead, decimated stocks, so on, so forth). i have fished these waters for all my life. I have seen the billfish stocks come and go and know why. as long as we keep the commercial fishing fleet away from the nursery, the stocks will be fine. personally, we fish a 3 man crew. if we get one nice fish early, we quit. we kill only what we eat. if we get a small one, we may fish a while longer in order to try to get another one. the money we spend to fish the darkside means we probably spend a ton more $ per steaks than if we bought them at publix, but i would never eat one bite of a fish caught by a LLr. just my .02. by the way, i was not trying to insult you, it was really a joke. i wouldnt think that anyone who views this forum would think that PETA is anything but silly.

[Uncle Buck]

Showboating? Maybe. But, if we're not posting fishing reports (good or bad), then what's the point? Not everyone on SFC is a pro. Hell, many have probably never caught a sword yet. I like to see pics of what people are catching, wheter it be their 1st sword or their 1,001st. And if you've got a story that may help newbies (like myself) understand a little more about what to expect out there... I'm all for it. :thumleft:

I've learned a lot from the 'experts', but l'm also interested to hear from beginners that have been through the same learning process that I'm experiencing now. So if ya feel like sharing your pics or stories with the SFC community, please do!

[Broadbill-Pro]

rec. fishing has no impact on stocks? wow, chucker you keep getting deeper. i'll leave it alone and just wish you good fishing. it would take me all night to answer what effect 30 boats drifting up thr 50w line does. maybe we can discuss it over a beer someday.

indian ocean swords averaged 65 to 70kg dressed weight, but the quality is not the best due to warm temps. makes a good blast frozen product. many large fish exceeding a grand.

difficult to discuss commerial fishing here since most rec. fisherman have blinders on. best LL fishing stays banned in the straights, plenty of other places to work. BTW i hung up my boots 2 years ago and only rec. fish now. in 4 trips released 15 fish and only boated 1 worth keeping (my opinion), that concerns me.

[Broadbill-Pro]

mangler forgot abt you. every person has a right to the resource, not just the privileged few who live on deep water looking out back at their merritt boat. commercial fishing makes that possible. if you haven't figured it out yet, swords do not play well with other fish, any LL'er worth his weight knows how to keep unwanted bycatch to a minimum. don't think i was bitching abt 2 small fish, rather that keeping 1 marker is a better idea.

[CAPTINMITCH]

Originally Posted by Broadbill-Pro

rec. fishing has no impact on stocks? wow, chucker you keep getting deeper.

Please show me a scientific study that proves otherwise. Same challenge I always issue - show me one documented saltwater species that became overfished due to recreational angling.

Let's face it, on a nice weekend night you have maybe 100 boats out. With an average of four lines, thats only half of one set of one longline boat.

But not to digress from the topic at hand - negative comments about someone's choice to keep legal fish have no place here. Please feel free to go to the other forum for that.

In short, if you don't have something nice to say....

[Broadbill-Pro]

like i said most rec. fisherman have blinders on. so we must assume that negative comments towards legal commercial fishing have no place here as well. never realized that chat rooms were reserved for only biased opinion. scientific study on recreational fishing??? has there ever been one??? how about striped bass, they seem to be doing well since the rec. fishing closure. this will be my last reply on this matter. good luck, hope were all catch slammers and the swords continue to multiply