Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: Long lines
Lurcherkid,
I can tell you but you need to know, But what re the rules for them in the UK. Here in NZ if you are a amatuer fisho, it's 25 hooks per line, and the bouys each end of the line must have your name and phone number on it.
We also have a fish management scheme (strictly inforced by the Ministry of fisheries), about how many fish, shellfish, and lobster/crayfish you can take.
I am a dedicated fisho but I take what I need for a good feed for me and my family, but I am sorry to say I have seen people of asian origin, basically taking everything they catch (even if undersize), and "Hoovering" off any shellfish they see on the rocks.
I was out yesterday, caught a 2.5Kg Trevally and 5 Kahawai.
Gonna filet the trev, save some for Sashimi and then smoke the Kahawai.
Pictures to follow later.
Regards
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I used to run some pretty long lines when I was younger. We call them "trot lines" in the American South and mainly set them for catfish. We used #18 seine twine and girth hitched our hooks to loops in the main line about 12" long (no separate gagnions). For an end weight we would use a bag with a few bricks or some other similar weight. We normally secured the other end to the end of a stout tree branch as a sort of crude rod in the event of a large fish being hung so it would "play" it and prevent the hooks from being broken. And of course, our were minus the phone number and addresses......allegedly.
long lines here are remarkably under ledgislated on! no need to name tag them etc.common sense is needed ,theyre only allowed in salt water,and shouldnt pose ahazard to boats and idiots.
the problem i found was 2 things,bdooly birds getting hooked and drowning when the dive for the fish on the line and also weed and the like gathering on the line and streatching the main line .
overcome the bird problem at low water by using worm and covering in a thin layer of sand,also 100lb breaking strain mainline can be too weak if covered in weed in a strong tide so shell out some cash and buy some seriosly strong strimmer cable the stuff used by push strimmers is ideal as it has a bs of over 400lb.
obviously be aware of size limits!
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