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11-06-2007, 03:01 PM | #1 |
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goliath grouper opening day
has anyone heard any new plans with the goliath and if they will be opening any type of mini season and if so how do you think it should be handled ?
lottery , limit, mini season what are your thoughts on how they should open these fish back up |
11-06-2007, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
It wont be open to spearing from what I'v read just hook n line. I think a slot for the smaller fish and keep the big breeders out there is the ticket. I fish the 10,000 islands area alot and there are tons of them back there.
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11-06-2007, 08:38 PM | #3 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
There has not even been a stock assessment yet so I you probably won't see any type of Goliath opening any time soon.
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11-06-2007, 09:24 PM | #4 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
Toads i tell ya!! Toads!! grrrrrr..
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11-06-2007, 09:42 PM | #5 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
What's up suncoastjunkie! havent you sold that chain yet?
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11-07-2007, 09:30 AM | #6 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
I am ready...I have my capt. Ahab Special Speargun, consisting of a 72" stainless steel shaft powered by vulcanized rubber bands, with a single barbed, whaling screw on tip with slide ring set up.....a powerfull combination!
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11-07-2007, 12:24 PM | #7 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
You mean we are not supposed to shoot those?
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11-08-2007, 05:08 PM | #8 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
We will not see this happen for a while yet. Best situation I would guess well over a year before any type of season ever opens for a spearo.
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11-08-2007, 05:35 PM | #9 |
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11-09-2007, 04:56 PM | #10 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
It will be tough to prove populations have been replenished....unlike the alligators, the replenished population isn't hanging in you're back yard trying to eat you.
I am sure we will all be ready when a limited harvest is allowed. except for Jerry...... |
11-12-2007, 10:01 AM | #11 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
If they were to allow a limited harvest, I would much prefer it be done by the hook and liners. We get enough bad press as it is. I can just see it now, front page pictures of GGs center punched with 36" JBL guns in tow. It's a bad idea and I don't want any part of it.
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11-12-2007, 06:42 PM | #12 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
Kmoose you are saying hook and line only thats why I asked about lottery as well I dont know if they still do the lottery for alligator each year I know this is something that was very succesfull for many years also if a season is open to a certain amount of people on a lottery basis only ,you would think it could be opened to H&L or spearfishing ? If it is done this way you are controling how many are taken and lets say 200 tags for that year are given out I dont think it would matter how the fish is taken since each person only has one tag and this tag may be only good for 2 weeks or 1 week even as little as three days kind of like deer hunting season which only goes for so many days and the season is over.
But to actually say that goliath populations are still down near extinction is just crazy. I know where 20 of them are right now on just one wreck Last edited by famunda; 11-12-2007 at 06:56 PM. |
11-13-2007, 04:31 PM | #13 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
Sup Aliotta, Still in member items wanna trade?
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11-20-2007, 08:33 PM | #14 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
If you trim their tail a little they'll pass for grouper anytime.
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11-20-2007, 11:18 PM | #15 |
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Re: goliath grouper opening day
Very seldom (if ever) prohibited species are allowed again to be harvested
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