cobba Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5001021,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 great footage, harbour was boiling , dam i was going to go out yestarday but i thought i better prepair the boat, ok the boats ready today just hope it clears up, it will be my first tripe so im making sure evrything is right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I wondered how long it would be before someone had a serious go at the bitey around Cliefden. Trust Al to be the one. The pick of him totally loaded up on the 24kg outfit in the harbour is great. Now ehere did I put that shark shield? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Loops Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I wondered how long it would be before someone had a serious go at the bitey around Cliefden. Trust Al to be the one. The pick of him totally loaded up on the 24kg outfit in the harbour is great. Now ehere did I put that shark shield? David LOL go Al!~!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Yeah - if anyone has fished Clifton G in the last few weeks - they would have seen the bull shark... Trust the media to go and try catch it... When people go on safari in africa - they expect to see lion.... and when they do - they dont pull out a rifle and try and shoot it... What the hell were the media up to? I say someone should have sent them in for a swim... Just venting - but I dont think an all out shark hunt is the answer to the latest media feeding frenzy... Can of worms opened! Chewy Edited February 25, 2009 by Chewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaune Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Don't wish to get into any catch and release debate or anything, but if there was ever a case for catching and killing a shark this is it. A large , obviously resident, bull shark is not what you want in the Harbour. I personally don't care because I don't swim in the harbour. The angler released the shark but that fact seems to be lost in the frenzy. What I don't think is good is the extra attention recreational angling will now get from the animal lovers. It all seems to me that it was a media setup which will earn the angler some publicity but at what cost? Edited February 25, 2009 by shaune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsparky77 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 wow they caught a shark..... big deal I say! Good to see our waterways looking they way they looked before we came here. Sparky77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarraone Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 By the sound of it with the water boiling as such it might be the place to go.. But, now I guess everyone has the same idea by now........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) What a beautiful looking fish... Not that that's what I'd be saying had it just taken my leg for lunch I also agree with Shaune and Chewy though. It's pretty disgusting how the media has portrayed this. The last thing we want is irresponsible fisherman, and there are plenty of them out there, to get the idea that they are going to go out shark hunting. I realise the bull shark is a killer and a menace to humans but it still deserves as much respect as the great white shark. Anyway that's my 2 cents. Edited February 25, 2009 by Bodyboarder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane87 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 That would most certainly not be the only bitey in the harbour and there would probably be some that would bite Als fish in half. I think the fact that they stated that they didn't use burley was great ( no reason for anyone to get upset thinking fisho's were attracting more sharks ) also the qoute that the harbour is fishing better than ever and why is a good thing. I have some really old fishing books with stories from 1920's-1940's about shark fishing in the hawkesbury and 1000lb tigers were not uncommon and whites over 2000 were encountered as well. Hopefully we can see some of these awesome fish back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I think the report was pretty fair. It promoted catch and release, which is a good thing for that shark anyway. The Harbour looked great and maybe those kids on the front of that boat, and anyone else that looks at the link might consider that a swim in the Harbour might not be the best thing right now. It was only going to be a matter of time before someone got hurt and they did. A media beat up? Sure maybe but, last weeks Bondi attack got international attention so maybe a report of this type, rather than indiscriminate hunting may save the species and shows that we can got on with things and not go out and huntem down to kill them. Who watched Jaws last week? Still as good as the first time. I think a picture may surface soon, of a great white off Sydney a few days ago. I got it as an Email from a mate who knows one of the bloke who was out there. I saw it and and yep, "You're gona need a bigger boat" Cheers, BP. PS: Anyone here fishing an event in the Hawksbury next week? See you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbnuts Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Well guys we had better get used to this stuff and become as a group more media savvy.The greens for years have been saying we need to stop polluting the harbour and stop killing the fish.Well now that we have I would like to know what they think we should do now if more people get attacked.Do they want us to cull the sharks? Do they want all of us to stay out of their habitat, (just like marine parks)? This may be a chance to turn the tables on the enviro-nazis, and gain some positive PR for our cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexboss Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) *** what sharks in our harbour ??? *** someone send the gold fish back, where the f33k do you expect to find them , media boys. Edited February 25, 2009 by greekkanga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizza Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5001021,00.html Interesting to see on the news footage this afternoon on nine network (with local guide stretched on his rails getting stuck into serious kings in background ) that someone caught and killed a 2-3m bull shark last night at Clifton and a swimmer hauled it's guts back to the sands this morning where a film crew was waiting..... The media are having a ball with this. Cheers, Spizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 the last time I fished the harbour we were heading back up the parra river to go home and we spotted a charter boat anchored near goat island with very heavy game fishing tackle and a massive burley trail/slick out the back of the boat - no prizes for guessing what they were fishing for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobba Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Interesting to see on the news footage this afternoon on nine network (with local guide stretched on his rails getting stuck into serious kings in background ) that someone caught and killed a 2-3m bull shark last night at Clifton and a swimmer hauled it's guts back to the sands this morning where a film crew was waiting..... The media are having a ball with this. Cheers, Spizza Here's the Chanel 9 video: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-AU&...d4-075cafe3c4a6 Edited February 25, 2009 by cobba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnicdusty Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Its good to see the Al McGlashan let the shark go, catch and release is definatley the go. N.S.W should bring in the rules that QLD is on shark fishing you can only keep one shark and it has to be under 1.5 meters, a shark any bigger is no good to eat any way because of the build up of heavy metals in its system. I cant see the point of killing something if it gets wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) Standby for 'strike zone - Sydney Harbour Man Eaters' coming to a DVD store near you. Edited February 26, 2009 by southerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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