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Title: Swordfish And Tuna
Post by: 148148 on November 04, 2009, 15:54:16 CET
Can someone please confirm when the seasons start again so far I have been told November 15th, November 30th, December 1st and December 30th??????????
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Post by: busumark on November 04, 2009, 17:22:16 CET
1 st december but dont expect a lot of swordfish from that date onwards
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Post by: 148148 on November 04, 2009, 18:24:21 CET
whys that and when should I?
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Post by: busumark on November 04, 2009, 21:13:07 CET
best time from may onwards but during the winter you can catch some big ones
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Post by: bigboy on November 04, 2009, 21:16:43 CET
hallih bus ittihx ideat ;)
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Post by: 148148 on November 04, 2009, 22:09:15 CET
dont need ideas, just need info as some Maltese fisherman have raped these waters through illegal fishing and bad fisheries management by the government, coming from Australia where fisheries are managed strictly and properly there is no need to ask about when to catch fish as fish are there 365 days per year more than you can catch, for no other reason than there are limits on how many you can catch per person, here I see MFC coming back with 2 buckets full of Lampuki and in M'schlok last Sunday there was two MFC fisherman bringing in Swordfish in broad daylight without a care in the world
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Post by: LapsiBoy on November 05, 2009, 13:51:04 CET
If you manage to go you stand a good chance of catching some nice one not too far from land this time of year.
The more you go the greater chance you have and even have the most possible hooks since this time of year the weather will only be good on little ocassions so you have the best chance.
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Post by: 148148 on November 05, 2009, 15:42:16 CET
Lapsi been having some good catches 2 nm out, do i need to go further for sword?
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Post by: Kevin G on November 05, 2009, 18:30:21 CET
sword can be found even a few meters from land, its only luck to catch it.
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Post by: bigboy on November 05, 2009, 18:45:04 CET
when saying good catches how much ????
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Post by: LapsiBoy on November 05, 2009, 21:00:59 CET
If your having good catches keep it constant.
I dont know from where you go out fishing (I am assuming imsida), but from Halfar - gnejna area  they catch swordfish from 2-5 miles mostly. They come in close dont worry i have friends who lay lines from land using an imrejkba
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Post by: 148148 on November 05, 2009, 21:04:25 CET
Id be about 2nm out and catch 10-15 swords in Vanuatu, no idea about Aus as its illegal for non full time commercial to use long lines
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Post by: LapsiBoy on November 05, 2009, 21:22:59 CET
Are you speaking about malta or australia my friend???????
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Post by: 148148 on November 05, 2009, 21:30:32 CET
no Vanuatu! No way you would get that much here, lucky to get any I will forecast with what I have seen, Vanuatu I had to stop as the boat would carry no more. Australia its against the law to catch with longline
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Post by: LapsiBoy on November 05, 2009, 21:33:25 CET
Oh ok then. Good luck trying to catch 10-15 swords lol
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Post by: 148148 on November 05, 2009, 21:57:02 CET
maybe 10 - 15 a year here if I am luckyyyyyyyyy
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Post by: caldaland on November 06, 2009, 01:53:15 CET
over here we dont get swords anymore. just guns!