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bogwoppit wrote:I don't see how a spear fisher would have much more of an effect than an angler.
I doubt you could blame them for the poor fishing at Keem.
bogwoppit wrote:Yeah, but they can be a lot more selective about what they take.
keithmc wrote:The vast majority of anglers do not take everything they catch be it big or small. The people that do take everything are not anglers they are twats that only appear when the sun is shining...fair weather ''anglers'' Spear fishing has no place in salt water or fresh water in my opinion!
corbyeire wrote:ah here
MONKEYwrasse wrote:The spearfishers don't wipe out fish stocks per say.
It's a strong possibility the fish see them as a new predator in the water and simply clear the fek off out of it.
bogwoppit wrote:MONKEYwrasse wrote:The spearfishers don't wipe out fish stocks per say.
It's a strong possibility the fish see them as a new predator in the water and simply clear the fek off out of it.
I've watched a good few spear fishing vids on yootoob, the fish couldn't care less about the spear fisher most of the time. The majority of fish just carry on about their business, the rest seem to come over to the spear fisher for a look.
So no, I don't think your theory holds water either to be honest.
I'm sure we're all of the opinion that a seal in the vicinity of where we're fish can have a detrimental effect on the fishing (not always though), well a seal is a lot more effective as a predator than a spear fisher, however, it doesn't mean that a mark is spoiled long term just because a seal made a visit.
A resident seal could make a difference I would have thought though and any time I've visited Keem there's been at least one seal about.
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