Stop the rot: SA's catch a carp campaign
Submitted by Colin Hay on Wed, 2009-09-23 09:54
Fishermen will be paid by the South Australian Government to catch carp in Lake Albert near the mouth of the Murray as part of a two-week trial to reduce fish numbers.
The Government says rising salinity is expected to kill large numbers of fish soon, which would leave the lake strewn with rotting fish.
SA Fisheries Minister Paul Caica says $500,000 has been allocated for the trial.
"The fishermen will be paid inclusive of GST $4.50 a kilo of fish and then we'll look at the catch rate, the effectiveness of ... with a view to, if it's successful, extending it," he said.
Courtesy of the ABC
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GusG
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What a good plan. i wish
What a good plan. i wish they had that in Canberra when in one afternoon session my mate and I caught 22 carp. The biggest went about 80cm and we got about 5 at that size!!! We would have been pretty cashed up after that
Colin Hay
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Absolutely Gus
They should do it for blowies here.
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mako magic
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even at 2 cents per blowie,
even at 2 cents per blowie, in an afternoon you could still make a small fortune around hillaries lol
Colin Hay
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Matt, we could earn enough money down there in one
session to pay for one of your new "gold" reels (Lol).
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mako magic
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hmmmmmmmmmm what gold
hmmmmmmmmmm what gold reels?, i only have a few of them hahaha
HuggyB
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whoa!
I think classing a dozen plus inters as "a few" is doing them an injustice!!
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
HuggyB
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some of them carp can get sizable
Its quite easy to catch a number of them in the 2kg to 3kg range in the Murray. Great fun on fly!
Catch 10 or so and make yourself a lazy $100 plus or so for an afternoon.
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Colin Hay
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That sounds pretty viable Huggy
Would almost make it worthwhile to take a holiday there.
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Swamp
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I used to do my bit. When
I used to do my bit. When the drain behind my old place dried up i jumped in a knifed about 20 of the suckers.
When the torrens flows its on for young and old at the salt water barrage jagging them while they line up along the barrage.
Cheers,
Swamp
DhuBoi
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shity looking fish , what a
shity looking fish , what a great job ill take the 500,000 myself and fish all day for them haha
living is fishing
grayzeee
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to an ex pom that pic is a
to an ex pom
that pic is a shame
people actually pay unbelievable amounts to catch and release these fish in europe.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
saltatrix
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people actually pay
people actually pay unbelievable amounts to catch and release these fish in europe.
Big ones in the 25-30lb size are exported live to the UK from Australia as virgin caught fish.
Go the floating dog biscuit on a hair rig
Any dog biccie with lots of air to suspend it from the bottom out of the mud will be good.
I have disolving bags for ground bait. They go out on the end of the line to bring em in.
Hows the braid hook link. That would work for some fish here. Fish that inhale like Dhus would suck that in.
http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/rig-section/carp-rigs/tie_hair_rig_knotless_knot.html
Another one
http://www.carpkrazy.com/carp-fishing-rigs.html
Baitrunner reels are king ont he carp for obvious reasons
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