Black Seabass - be ready to sucessfully release one - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

blitzburgh · 01-20-2010, 08:30 AM

Thanks for all of the good tips guys. I've never caught one but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. Now I will be ready!

Useful Idiot · 01-20-2010, 09:06 AM

This video makes me absolutely sick. Thank god I wasn't on that beach that day, I think you would've seen one live seabass and one dead human. Unbelievable.

Billy V · 01-20-2010, 09:34 AM

That whole incident is fu*ked up.

-Thats hard to believe that no charges were filed.

j mo · 01-20-2010, 10:14 AM

shirtless "tuff guy". Saw this on BD last week. Even w people yelling in the background that it was a BSB and not legal... whata DOUCHE

Oolie · 01-20-2010, 10:28 AM

this thread should be stickied, it has great tips for releasing BSB, something everyone should be aware of.

i have yet to catch one myself, but i one fished on a guy's boat, when he caught one, he had no idea what it was and was about to gaff it.

there's many people out there who don't know what they are or how to handle catching one.

i vote sticky!

WahooUSMA · 01-20-2010, 12:27 PM

I not only would have booked the shirtless trailer trash, but would have cited the crack head boat operator for assisting in the catch as well as endangering his kids by damn near beaching his boat! What a goat*&^!

Gino · 01-20-2010, 12:38 PM

there wasnt anythign they could have goten him on. becuase the video wouldnt hold up in court. He did release the fish aparently, they would have had to have full proof that the fish died. some peopel said it did, but cant confirm it legally.

the newport beach police were involved as well as the DFG. if they wanted to get him im sure they could have. Lots of complaints.

When they interviewed the angler he apeard to play dumb. I will say that, im sure he knew what he was doing, He was informed it was a protected fish and continued to "go on with his buisness" The boat owner should have gotten the shaft to, but they didnt have anythign to convict him on either. Sad.

I wa shoping they would cite those guys to set an example to everyone that what they did was wrong and that even if DFG arent watching law abiding angler are.

That pier is crowded regularly, they should have had DFg monitoring it more frequently. It could have stopped that.

01-20-2010, 09:06 AM	#2
Useful Idiot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 286	This video makes me absolutely sick. Thank god I wasn't on that beach that day, I think you would've seen one live seabass and one dead human. Unbelievable. __________________

01-20-2010, 12:27 PM	#6
WahooUSMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 753	I not only would have booked the shirtless trailer trash, but would have cited the crack head boat operator for assisting in the catch as well as endangering his kids by damn near beaching his boat! What a goat*&^! __________________ GO ARMY BEAT NAVY! Bad decisions make great stories!

01-20-2010, 08:30 AM	#1
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Thanks for all of the good tips guys. I've never caught one but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. Now I will be ready!

01-20-2010, 09:34 AM	#3
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	That whole incident is fu*ked up. -Thats hard to believe that no charges were filed.

01-20-2010, 10:14 AM	#4
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	shirtless "tuff guy". Saw this on BD last week. Even w people yelling in the background that it was a BSB and not legal... whata DOUCHE

01-20-2010, 12:38 PM	#7
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	there wasnt anythign they could have goten him on. becuase the video wouldnt hold up in court. He did release the fish aparently, they would have had to have full proof that the fish died. some peopel said it did, but cant confirm it legally. the newport beach police were involved as well as the DFG. if they wanted to get him im sure they could have. Lots of complaints. When they interviewed the angler he apeard to play dumb. I will say that, im sure he knew what he was doing, He was informed it was a protected fish and continued to "go on with his buisness" The boat owner should have gotten the shaft to, but they didnt have anythign to convict him on either. Sad. I wa shoping they would cite those guys to set an example to everyone that what they did was wrong and that even if DFG arent watching law abiding angler are. That pier is crowded regularly, they should have had DFg monitoring it more frequently. It could have stopped that.