Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rodney on February 01, 2007, 03:26:53 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPOT0PhiAVk
I thought it is interesting.
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I sure don't want to be one hoisting those brutes all day. ;)
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Anyone know how old a 50lb halibut would be. I wonder how long before the halibut population declines to a point where you would be lucky to catch one if you went up to the QC.. Is there any concern for this or are there just too many...
I hate hearing stories from the good old days.. stop fishing before it is too late
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Man that would be exausting work, doing that 5/6 days a week!
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My arms would hurt for days after that
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Anyone know how old a 50lb halibut would be. I wonder how long before the halibut population declines to a point where you would be lucky to catch one if you went up to the QC.. Is there any concern for this or are there just too many...
I hate hearing stories from the good old days.. stop fishing before it is too late
It makes you cringe once awhile when watching that video doesn't it? ;) Meanwhile we have a tendency to corner someone and give them the lesson if they hold the released fish out of the water a bit too high. ;D Not that I am saying we shouldn't emphasize good sportfishing.
The halibut fisheries are better managed, but I am not familiar with them so others will enlighten us. The 2 meter long halibut is about 20ish years old. Population doubling time is a bit longer than lingcod and a bit better than rockfish, between 4 and 10 years.
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Hey Rod thats pretty amazing footage. They were just hauling them up one after another. I also checked out a vid I saw beside it, Bens 376LB. halibut and that was pretty cool to. I was happy when Ben let it go to swim for another day. Thanks Rod.
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pretty good size lingcod he threw back :P
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WoW! sign me up. Are they hiring?? :o
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Quite the haul of fish. I'd be happy with just one of those.