Discuss Fishing & 'Rough' Shooting here.

[Strike Witch]

Kill hunters instead.

Population control of Population controllers who control the population of various populations needing control.

Win/Win.

[Disgruntled Intern]

I can dig it.

[MA]

sorry for not replying for a while, but the computer bost and i couldnt use the internet for a while.
i was hoping noone had started spamming all over my thread while i was off and i am pretty pleased that noone did (apart from the conversation that involved prostitutes, Aids and needles. made me laugh but, oh dear!)
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That was the whole point of me pointing out that I was 14. It's not the sort of thing I would do now.

sorry, OANST, i see what you mean now.

Urban Dictionary defines noodling as:

A form of fishing in which a crazy person runs into a lake and searches for holes on the bottom with his foot. Then he inserts his finger into the hole and lets something bite it. Hopefully, it's a catfish. If so, he wrestles the catfish to the surface and drags it to shore. If its not a catfish, he may lose his finger to a snapping turtle or his life to a water moccasin.

Believe it or not, noodling is illegal in many states.


Sounds about right to me. But these were giant flatheads, so we were using our whole hands..Not our fingers.

i second Hobo, you are nuts! but i must agree that the thrill and satisfaction you get from catching a big fish in that way must be something you cant beat.

Everybody fish in the sea and in the Ocean... but are there any fisherman who fish in the rivers? Believe me, the fish are smaller than the marine fish, but fishing them, is so good and gives you satisfaction. Anyway I love also fishing in the sea, but in Mediterranean Sea along the coast tere aren't big fish.

surprisingly, i've never fished in the sea! i just stick to lakes and ponds. its simple but im happy.

Theres a great pool i fish on thats owned to the farm boss, but only his employee's can fish on it, meaning me and some others are the only ones that use it! its got some bloody big perch in there!

You need a licence to fish anywhere except the pier, which is where we usually go.

This is going to sound extremely weird, but I've always wanted to go hunting. Somewhere in Scandinavia maybe. Not "rough" shooting like was discussed here, but I mean real hunting. Bears and wolves and stuff.
The dream of my life.

you should talk to my mate, he's bonkers about hunting!
He's got 6 shotguns and 3 rifles (one is a rim-fire rifle, and one uses rifle bullets that are bigger than the british army use!!). he's recently upgraded his one shotgun so that it fires 8 shots before reloading instead of the original 6, and has bought a new choke for the end of it.

personally, i wouldnt go that far. a bit of 'rough' shooting is enough for me, but each to their own!

Kill hunters instead.

Population control of Population controllers who control the population of various populations needing control.

Win/Win.

lol, Laser has already suggested this, and i agree!
(im a 'rough' shooter, not a hunter. notice the technical jargon i used to deceive you).
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i apolagise if i have used disgracfully bad grammer or punctuation, but i have just got back from the pub (look older than i am, heh heh heh!) and when i heard the computer was up and running again, i felt the urgency to post immediately before anyone thought id abandoned the thread.

i bet im gonna read this tommorrow and cringe...oh well!
keep posting!

[abe is now!]

surprisingly, i've never fished in the sea! i just stick to lakes and ponds. its simple but im happy.

Theres a great pool i fish on thats owned to the farm boss, but only his employee's can fish on it, meaning me and some others are the only ones that use it! its got some bloody big perch in there!

Great!!! I prefer fishing in lakes or at rivers! It's more relaxing. And I am accustomed to this kinf of fishing.

[Disgruntled Intern]

Deep sea fishing is for retards that secretly want to catch a shark.

And people that want to catch a shark are fucking assholes.

[metroixer]

Deep sea fishing is for retards that secretly want to catch a shark.

And people that want to catch a shark are fucking assholes.

When you say "Catch a shark" what do you mean?

Like catch one and kill it so it can be a model in your house or whatever, or just catching it in general?

Personally, I want to catch a shark myself, take a QUICK picture, then unhook it and set it free. I've seen it done before, and I don't know what's wrong with it.

[OANST]

Nothing. Be on the look out, though. I have every intention of sending a hook through your lip, dragging you to my car, beating you till you are docile, and then lifting you into the car where I will take a picture of us as I smile radiantly into the camera. I'll throw you back afterwards. It'll be grand.

[metroixer]

Nothing. Be on the look out, though. I have every intention of sending a hook through your lip, dragging you to my car, beating you till you are docile, and then lifting you into the car where I will take a picture of us as I smile radiantly into the camera. I'll throw you back afterwards. It'll be grand.

Sounds like great fun.

[Disgruntled Intern]

Nothing. Be on the look out, though. I have every intention of sending a hook through your lip, dragging you to my car, beating you till you are docile, and then lifting you into the car where I will take a picture of us as I smile radiantly into the camera. I'll throw you back afterwards. It'll be grand.

Don't forget to prevent him from being able to breathe. That parts pretty important.

[Strike Witch]

It's like dragging a human into space, or a room full of carbon dioxide.

[skillya_glowi]

Sharks, as I mentioned before, are actually very tasty

You can catch little leopard sharks off our pier. Stingrays too, which aren't bad either.

[Oddey]

Sharks, as I mentioned before, are actually very tasty

Sharks are totally overhunted and are becoming more endangered. Did you know that for every human a shark kills about 50(it might have been 500)sharks are killed. Big difference. Yes I am a total shark geek. It disturbes me that some people still eat sharks. A law was passed in America that no shark within 50 miles of America could be hunted. And I don't know if a shark tastes all that good. I think my dad said something about them being quite good but I'm not sure. And back on topic: A few tips to catch fish are that use different bait everytime. A few examples are cheese and pasta. Yes they work. Expirement with different weights on the end of your fishing rod. Choose the one that works best for you. Different places have other ways that work better. I for example went fishing with my dad at a lake where I couldn't catch anything at all, but my dad could. Don't be afraid to give up. But don't be afraid to keep going. If you are fishing in a big lake then try out different spots, because again some places are better than others. If you are going to cast out one of those bobbing things then be prepared to wait a long time. Some people like to wait and maybe have some lunch. If you just want to go and quickly try and catch one then use some other type of thing. Different places are good for certain techniques. Ok those are all the tips I have.

[Bullet Magnet]

Sharks are totally overhunted and are becoming more endangered. Did you know that for every human a shark kills about 50(it might have been 500)sharks are killed. Big difference.

That is underestimated by several powers of ten.

[MA]

personally, and not to disencourage people posting on this thread about catching and killing sharks and other exotic marine life, i think killing a shark or sting ray or any other large and fascinating creature just to eat when the person who catches it probably has a bag of fish & chips at home and a 4 pack of Stella in the fridge, is pointless and cruel.

i can understand if someone needed to catch, kill and eat a shark (or otherwise) when starving and forced to do it, but otherwise they're no different from Hunters who shoot big game, like Deer, just for fun, or to eat with a side of chips at home (in other words, didnt need to kill and eat it).

just expressing my point of veiw.

[Disgruntled Intern]

If I was going to go fishing for the sake of catching a shark, I'd go for a megalodon.

[Zerox]

If I was going to go fishing for the sake of catching a shark, I'd go for a megalodon.

And WTF exactly would you use? A net? Like, a REALLY big net that you catch whales with, but made with chains instead? Honestly, Great Whites are big enough, 7-8m or so (though, obviously, large individuals are rare due to hunting and stuff these days).

[Disgruntled Intern]

And WTF exactly would you use? A net? Like, a REALLY big net that you catch whales with, but made with chains instead? Honestly, Great Whites are big enough, 7-8m or so (though, obviously, large individuals are rare due to hunting and stuff these days).

It was a joke, stupid.

Megalodons are extinct.

[MA]

It was a joke, stupid.

Megalodons are extinct.

in a way, its a shame they are extinct, as they were such huge and awesome creatures, making the Great White shark look like a minnow in its presence. one of its teeth (which was the same shape as a GW sharks) was bigger than a blokes hand, they looked like spearheads!!

And WTF exactly would you use? A net? Like, a REALLY big net that you catch whales with, but made with chains instead? Honestly, Great Whites are big enough, 7-8m or so (though, obviously, large individuals are rare due to hunting and stuff these days).

there are bigger sharks than Great White's, but not all are carnivorous; the Whale shark is the biggest shark known to man, and yet only eats plankton. the second biggest shark known to man would either be the Basking shark or the Megamouth shark, both are non-carnivorous (like Oddey, i used to be obsessed with sharks when i was at school).
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a question for everyone; what is your favourite shark and why?

mine is the Bull shark because of its unique ability to be able to withstand both salt water and fresh water, and be able to travel miles and miles and yet remember the rout it took (hence brilliant memory), even having favourite hunting spots miles away at certain times of day.
on a darker note, they are classed as the most dangerous shark to man, due to them swimming in very shallow water, even swimming up rivers, being extremely teritorial and acting docile then suddenly attacking (one was recorded to of attacked a horse in shallow water), also, they apparently apply 2 and a half tons of pressure onto it prey when it bites.

[metroixer]

Jaws the shark (From Jaws the movie >_>) was supposed to be a bull shark I heard. Dunno why they made him into a great white.

Anyway my favorite right now would have to be nurse shark. You can swim with them and crap and they won't mind. Well as long as you keep your distance, I think they are one of the safest sharks to swim with next to whale sharks. Although I haven't had much experiences with others, so what would I know? >_>

[Oddey]

Jaws the shark (From Jaws the movie >_>) was supposed to be a bull shark I heard. Dunno why they made him into a great white.

I think you are talking about one part in the movie where the shark is on top of the cage thrashing around. They had to use a live shark for that because the mechanical one couldn't do that in any way. And a little fact: the mechanical shark is called Bruce, named after Steven Speilberg's lawer(Might have spelt that wrong). I love that movie even if the shark looks a little fake.

You've been in the water with a nurse shark? Cool.

Oh and to Skillya_Glowi I'm sorry about that post earlier. And I don't have too much against catching maybe one or two. But I wouldn't try to catch a shark. Not even a small one. It's just my opinion.

My favourite type of Shark is the Tiger shark. Why? Because it eats everything from liscence plates, lumps of coal, old boots, and lots of other stuff. And it's the first one I saw on animal planet (a really good channel). And a few very cool facts on tiger sharks: they can spit there stomach out to get rid of stuff they don't want in there, they have stripes when they are younger and disappear as they become older. Tiger sharks are also know to swim in somewhat shallow water and are one of the few sharks that challenge sea turtles. Tiger sharks are also labbeled man-eaters. Kind of sad.

My second fav is definately either the whale shark or the hammer head. Why? Because they are(Belaive it or not) gentle in genarel. Whale sharks are gentle anyway. So gentle you can hang onto it's fin and go for a ride. Hammer head sharks might attack you but only if you have provoked them quite a bit or are bleeding. And most sharks can smell a drop of blood a mile away. And hear pretty dang well too. They actually have a 6th sense that they use to sense electric currents. Some smart sharks.

And the one I definately like the least is probrably the wobiegong shark. I don't hate them but they scare be to this day.

While I think sharks are cool, I rarely go into the water anyway.

[Bullet Magnet]

From Wikipedia: The long delay between initial discovery (1976) [of the megamouth shark] and the scientific description (1983) became the focus of an elaborate practical joke by two friends of Leighton Taylor, Richard Ellis of the American Museum of Natural History and John McCosker, director of San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium. Ellis and McCosker photocopied random articles from Japanese scientific journals and inserted photographs of the megamouth shark and a map of the type location and an English abstract, making it appear as if a Japanese team under guidance of John E. Randall of the Bishop Museum was to snatch the scientific merits of the description right from under Taylor's nose. An accomplice in Japan then mailed the "preprints" to Taylor, who was naturally dumbstruck. He then had his Japanese-American secretary translate the "paper", only to be told that it contained things like musings about the cat in Japanese art, and rhinoceroses in Ueno Zoo, but nothing about the megamouth shark. Hidden on the last page were the names of Ellis and McCosker, put there deliberately for Taylor to find them. Realizing he had been had, Taylor finally wrote up the description. The remark on its last page, "Particular thanks go to Richard Ellis and John McCosker for preparation of a preliminary manuscript which was of great help in the production of this final paper," is in reference to this incident.

[MA]

Jaws the shark (From Jaws the movie >_>) was supposed to be a bull shark I heard. Dunno why they made him into a great white.

Anyway my favorite right now would have to be nurse shark. You can swim with them and crap and they won't mind. Well as long as you keep your distance, I think they are one of the safest sharks to swim with next to whale sharks. Although I haven't had much experiences with others, so what would I know? >_>

thats true, it was based on the ferocity of the infamous Bull shark, but made into a Great White shark to inspire more fear due to their large size.

@Oddey:
yes, but sharks actually only have 4 human senses; (supreme) smell, hearing, touch, and sight. the other two which humans do not have are; Lateral line (which detects motion and vibrations, as a Hz frequency, in the water, therfore knowing where an organism is if it is moving, without seeing it), and Electroreception (which senses the elctromagnetic field, around all living things, which helps it hunt prey, again without actually seeing it. Hammerheads have an even more improved version of this, thus the broad heads).
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the shark i least like is the Goblin shark, because its just bloody ugly!

[Zerox]

Disgruntled Intern, I am aware that it was a joke, or at least I hoped so at the time...

there are bigger sharks than Great White's, but not all are carnivorous; the Whale shark is the biggest shark known to man, and yet only eats plankton. the second biggest shark known to man would either be the Basking shark or the Megamouth shark, both are non-carnivorous (like Oddey, i used to be obsessed with sharks when i was at school).

I am aware of that, it's just that there's nothing larger than the Great White currently alive that is carnivorous, or something you can catch with a rod. So that's why I said Great White.
Great White isn't as small in comparison to Megaladon as one would think...

[Oddey]

thats true, it was based on the ferocity of the infamous Bull shark, but made into a Great White shark to inspire more fear due to their large size.

@Oddey:
yes, but sharks actually only have 4 human senses; (supreme) smell, hearing, touch, and sight. the other two which humans do not have are; Lateral line (which detects motion and vibrations, as a Hz frequency, in the water, therfore knowing where an organism is if it is moving, without seeing it), and Electroreception (which senses the elctromagnetic field, around all living things, which helps it hunt prey, again without actually seeing it. Hammerheads have an even more improved version of this, thus the broad heads).
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the shark i least like is the Goblin shark, because its just bloody ugly!

Uhh... I think you mean 5 because shark's can taste can't they? And hammer heads actually also have a better sense of smell due to the broad heads. And it sways it's head back nd forth to smell even better.

[Disgruntled Intern]

It sways it's head back and forth because It's hammer time!

[Zerox]

WTF, Oddey, how would swaying the head help it smell better? Where'd you get that demented idea from?

The head is swayed back and forth as they scan the sea bed using the electroreceptors that cover the underside of their broad head, like a metal detector. This is primarily used to detect their favorite prey, rays, that hide under the sand, as well as any other small fish that hide in the sand.

+ What Disgruntled Intern said :P

[SeaRex]

It sways it's head back and forth because It's hammer time!

Oh, how I have been waiting for an excuse to post this stupid image.

[Hobo]

I've seen that before but oh my god did that make me laugh the first time

[MA]

Uhh... I think you mean 5 because shark's can taste can't they? And hammer heads actually also have a better sense of smell due to the broad heads. And it sways it's head back nd forth to smell even better.

im not sure, i dont think they can taste like we do, because it would be pointless.

BM, could you please solve this conundrum?

[metroixer]

Sorry if I sound stupid here, but why would taste be pointless?

I mean (If i'm right) taste can help an organism tell whether something is good for you or bad (Most of the time >_>) along with what might be best for your body.

Just my thought on why a shark might need taste.