Thresher Conservation Debate - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FISHIONADO · 09-01-2010, 11:55 AM

Great input, thanks. Do you have any idea what the major threats are to threshers and where kayak fishing ranks?

I've never targeted them, always figured I would take one if it was by-catch and drowned or was the right size for me to land alone.

CurtyL · 09-01-2010, 12:16 PM

my take is pretty simple. If I'm not eating it I'm not keeping it. I don't like T so I don't keep them. I do try and get my hooks back though.

dgax65 · 09-01-2010, 12:46 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing more restrictive limits on thresher and mako. The only problem is that more restrictive limits on recreational anglers are pretty much pointless when there is long-lining going on just outside of our waters. Commercial long liners probably take more in a day than the entire yearly recreational catch. Its too bad mako aren't cute like dolphin. If they were, the PETA/Greenpeace/Sea Shepard douchebags would be all over it. Stop buying shark, tuna, swordfish, rockfish....from the market and convince all your friends and acquaintances to do likewise and maybe we wouldn't have to reduce the recreational take limits.

FISHIONADO · 09-01-2010, 03:25 PM

I understand not taking breeding females and especially pregnant females. What is the reason to not take pups? Not challenging the position, just curious so I understand the issue.

GregAndrew · 09-01-2010, 05:29 PM

The ram ventilation got me thinking about methods of successful release after a tail hook landing. Obviously Hobie guys could just pedal the fish around a little bit to force some water/air over its gills, but not so easy for us paddlers. I might try using my bait pump next time I have to deal with one in distress? Would that be too much water flow for the shark to get oxygen out of it? Using a 6v to a 500gpm bait pump.

09-01-2010, 12:46 PM	#3
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	I wouldn't mind seeing more restrictive limits on thresher and mako. The only problem is that more restrictive limits on recreational anglers are pretty much pointless when there is long-lining going on just outside of our waters. Commercial long liners probably take more in a day than the entire yearly recreational catch. Its too bad mako aren't cute like dolphin. If they were, the PETA/Greenpeace/Sea Shepard douchebags would be all over it. Stop buying shark, tuna, swordfish, rockfish....from the market and convince all your friends and acquaintances to do likewise and maybe we wouldn't have to reduce the recreational take limits. __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

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09-01-2010, 11:55 AM	#1
FISHIONADO Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 698	Great input, thanks. Do you have any idea what the major threats are to threshers and where kayak fishing ranks? I've never targeted them, always figured I would take one if it was by-catch and drowned or was the right size for me to land alone.

09-01-2010, 12:16 PM	#2
CurtyL Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: wherever the college girlz r Posts: 127	my take is pretty simple. If I'm not eating it I'm not keeping it. I don't like T so I don't keep them. I do try and get my hooks back though.

09-01-2010, 03:25 PM	#4
FISHIONADO Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 698	I understand not taking breeding females and especially pregnant females. What is the reason to not take pups? Not challenging the position, just curious so I understand the issue.

09-01-2010, 05:29 PM	#5
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	The ram ventilation got me thinking about methods of successful release after a tail hook landing. Obviously Hobie guys could just pedal the fish around a little bit to force some water/air over its gills, but not so easy for us paddlers. I might try using my bait pump next time I have to deal with one in distress? Would that be too much water flow for the shark to get oxygen out of it? Using a 6v to a 500gpm bait pump.