Fishing Victoria Forum

Oh man, are you guys rich or what? So many lures... :Dribble: Haha I wish mate, far from it. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs. So a bit here and thew gets spent on lures and fishing stuff. That's pretty much spot on haha. Whenever someone says to me how can you spend $30 on a lure, I reply with its...

Oh man, are you guys rich or what? So many lures... :Dribble:

There is a great documentary on the global tuna issue which came out last year, well worth a watch for anyone who is interested on the topic, it raises some very valid points on the SBT overfishing issue. Thanks for posting that video. Very interesting, especially about rising sushi consumption glo...

BIG GAV wrote:By all means ur more than welcome to try and catch a 25-100kg fish get a pic and release it but I'd say that's a lot of hard work go get a kingie instead..

LOL you're right. I might stick to kingies! :roflmao:

As you can see the quota has been dramatically reduced from what was caught in the 1960's. The only real issue is illegal fishing by dodgy countries on our northern boarders. So go catch you Tuna take it home and enjoy it :) Haha ok :) Though that's a bit like saying African poachers are killing of...

the question is ethical, not illegal and above all, nobody should have to apologise for undertaking their chosen recreation, providing it's within the confines of the law. You're absolutely right: it's a matter of personal choice and ethics. I’m definitely not gonna tell anyone how they should fish...

I was all ready to organise a trip to Portland for some tuna fishing until I recently discovered SBT is on the endangered list.

I mean I love fishing but it doesn't feel right taking these fish... How do other people feel about it? Or is it not an issue?