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I fished a shark off the Malecon today!!
Bingo! Ditto the hunters.
Living on an island as I do, we're surrounded by salt-water fisherman all year long. About the only complaint I have is that they often leave a lot of garbage behind, which could be alleviated if there were more trash receptacles available.
A lot are catch-and-release fishermen like pedrochemical and my son-in-law, but a lot more are like my husband, who enjoy eating what they catch.
AE
A lot wrong in this thread
First with the stating it was 2' - two foot?? maybe a sandshark but a SHARK, nah.
And yes a fresh caught grilled Shark steak is Muy Delicioso.
Fisherman being the most marine eco protectors - my experience and its widespread is NO, like someone else said garbage left behind and its not the fault of no trash cans, you can carry out what you carry in. Just like every other group, there's good and bad...
And as to catch and release, I find that along the lines of torture. I don't get it. Its the folks that catch for food, like my Alaskan daughter that fishes and hunts for food - subsistence living - that I respect. Take what you need, nothing more. Oh yea, no taking shorts, make sure there's a future for the species. Had an "discussion" with a guy on the beach the other day taking a 12 in striped bass, way below the lenght limit.
In interest of full disclosure, I may be biased here as surfers and fisherman OFTEN do not get along. JEJE.
First with the stating it was 2' - two foot?? maybe a sandshark but a SHARK, nah.
And yes a fresh caught grilled Shark steak is Muy Delicioso.
Fisherman being the most marine eco protectors - my experience and its widespread is NO, like someone else said garbage left behind and its not the fault of no trash cans, you can carry out what you carry in. Just like every other group, there's good and bad...
And as to catch and release, I find that along the lines of torture. I don't get it. Its the folks that catch for food, like my Alaskan daughter that fishes and hunts for food - subsistence living - that I respect. Take what you need, nothing more. Oh yea, no taking shorts, make sure there's a future for the species. Had an "discussion" with a guy on the beach the other day taking a 12 in striped bass, way below the lenght limit.
In interest of full disclosure, I may be biased here as surfers and fisherman OFTEN do not get along. JEJE.
Hmmm, I'm not quite sure what to say having absolutely no idea what I am doing while fishing. I think if I caught something I'd like to eat then I'd be quite happy to take it home and eat it, a cod maybe or something I'd eaten from 'Daves chippy', but I probably wouldn't even know a cod from a carp so I'm stumped there.
As far as saving the planets shark population goes, I can't help there as little as I can do much damage to it standing on a reef with a rod, presidente, salami sandwich and Toots and the Maytals playing on my ipod to try and drown out the noise polution from the heaving traffic passing by.
It is amazingly sanctimonious to claim this is the worst thread ever, and by stating this you take away any credibility your post had, as it is just stupid, I've posted far worse threads than this before, :cheeky: and by all counts this is a nice thread about what I'm doing with my time rather than pi$$ing it up against a wall, seeking education so I know what I can kill and eat or give to friends or need to put back. Unfortunatley the nature of fishing in the sea doesn't give the option of picking what you catch, as far as I know, if this is wrong then please tell me and I'll have a couple of lobster on my next epic adventure.
Your oneman mission to rid the world of shark killers probably would be better vented elsewhere, as far as I know, fisherman don't kill sharks as such, it is the long lines commercial fishing and drag net fishing that kills them. So please, give it a rest, you wittling is boring and annoying, sorry
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As far as saving the planets shark population goes, I can't help there as little as I can do much damage to it standing on a reef with a rod, presidente, salami sandwich and Toots and the Maytals playing on my ipod to try and drown out the noise polution from the heaving traffic passing by.
It is amazingly sanctimonious to claim this is the worst thread ever, and by stating this you take away any credibility your post had, as it is just stupid, I've posted far worse threads than this before, :cheeky: and by all counts this is a nice thread about what I'm doing with my time rather than pi$$ing it up against a wall, seeking education so I know what I can kill and eat or give to friends or need to put back. Unfortunatley the nature of fishing in the sea doesn't give the option of picking what you catch, as far as I know, if this is wrong then please tell me and I'll have a couple of lobster on my next epic adventure.
Your oneman mission to rid the world of shark killers probably would be better vented elsewhere, as far as I know, fisherman don't kill sharks as such, it is the long lines commercial fishing and drag net fishing that kills them. So please, give it a rest, you wittling is boring and annoying, sorry
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But the fish seem to enjoy it.
They even wag their tales when you catch them.
Just for the record - how do you suppose a shark grows big without at some point being 2 feet long?
Anastacio-
Toots and the Maytals?
You have just gone up ten notches in my estimation - good stuff!!!
But the fish seem to enjoy it.
They even wag their tales when you catch them.
Just for the record - how do you suppose a shark grows big without at some point being 2 feet long?
Anastacio-
Toots and the Maytals?
You have just gone up ten notches in my estimation - good stuff!!!
Two thumbs up for Toots and the Maytals!! Good stuff, even without the fishing-rod.
As far as fishing goes, I have a pact with the fish. I don't bother them, and they don't bother me. I prefer mine prepared in a restaurant. Too much work otherwise.
I'm not being self-righteous, just practical.
As far as fishing goes, I have a pact with the fish. I don't bother them, and they don't bother me. I prefer mine prepared in a restaurant. Too much work otherwise.
I'm not being self-righteous, just practical.
if you catch them by rod or spear-fishing, and somebody eats them... I do not see the problem...
It's called survival of the fittest...
Net fishing, etc... yesss.. there are points open for discussion...
when can I join you guys for a fishing adventure???
It's called survival of the fittest...
Net fishing, etc... yesss.. there are points open for discussion...
when can I join you guys for a fishing adventure???
Anastasio, not far down the malecon from Miramar, near the ganaderia feria & Presidente factory, there used to be a meat processing plant. They had a huge drain that emptied into the sea there, sending all the blood [etc.] into the water. The area was always filled with sharks, and capitalenos knew to stay out of the water there. The meat factory is gone now [Presidente took it over to expand], but maybe some of the sharks stayed around their old home????
There's a rumor that the same place was a dumping ground for some of the people who went "missing" during the Trujillo years.
AE
There's a rumor that the same place was a dumping ground for some of the people who went "missing" during the Trujillo years.
AE
Golo,
First of all I wasn't lured by the "beauty" of this country, I came here to make sure my daughter wasn't going to grow up to be a chopa!!!!
To be honest with you I don't even like this country at all but what the hell I already lived my life and for the love of my daughter I'm here.This country might be something for you but it's not for me!!!
Enough about my frustrations now back to shark fishing.
Every time I catch a shark it's not because I was aiming to catch sharks it's just because they were stupid enough to go after the bait. Fyi I don't even use fishing rods I fish island style just with a line. In addition I eat the fish I don't sell it.
Suggesting that I fish shark to make my rod harder I just laugh :bunny::bunny::bunny:
Reckon your lady is complaining maybe you should get of the viagra and try shark meat
First of all I wasn't lured by the "beauty" of this country, I came here to make sure my daughter wasn't going to grow up to be a chopa!!!!
To be honest with you I don't even like this country at all but what the hell I already lived my life and for the love of my daughter I'm here.This country might be something for you but it's not for me!!!
Enough about my frustrations now back to shark fishing.
Every time I catch a shark it's not because I was aiming to catch sharks it's just because they were stupid enough to go after the bait. Fyi I don't even use fishing rods I fish island style just with a line. In addition I eat the fish I don't sell it.
Suggesting that I fish shark to make my rod harder I just laugh :bunny::bunny::bunny:
Reckon your lady is complaining maybe you should get of the viagra and try shark meat
Interesting stuff. In Sosua there used to be a small slaughter house on top of the hill facing off the far side of Casa Marina Beach. They used to dump the carcasses off the cliff into the water and as in Miramar they had a big shark population, apparently. My diving buddy reckons they have been fished out of the area almost completely now, obviously the slaughterhouse has been shut for a long time, but you never know. If sharks are intelligent enough they may return to feeding grounds in the hope when things dry up elsewhere.
I'm open to hitching up for some epics, just let me know when and where and I'll do my best. Could be a laugh!
Wow.
This is definitely impressive; not that you caught a shark off the malecon, but that there is still sea life off the coast of Santo Domingo. With all the pollution that is dumped there via the Ozama River and sometimes directly, I would had seriously doubted anything could survive that onslaught.
This is definitely impressive; not that you caught a shark off the malecon, but that there is still sea life off the coast of Santo Domingo. With all the pollution that is dumped there via the Ozama River and sometimes directly, I would had seriously doubted anything could survive that onslaught.
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I don't know where you you guys get your tackle, but there's a shop called Sol Y Mar in Santo Domingo where one can get just about anything needed.
I don't know the facts about what gets dumped but the plastic bottle problem is huge. Sometimes the plastic water carpet reaches out for 15mtrs, nasty to see.
Being a Gulf Florida boy and having spent a LOT of time salt water fishing, I suspect what was caught was a big catfish, maybe one we called a Sea Cat. It can be tan to darkish brown, kinda blotchy with a lightish/greyish belly. They can get to be 3+lbs and 15-18" long.
A Sea Cat is different from a Sail Cat, a Sail being grey.
Looking down from 20' if you really didn't know what you were looking at it ~could~ resemble a small shark.
They are aggressive bottom feeders and are prolific in nasty waters. If presented a nice chunk of fish would really hit the line hard. And they fight like hell...
Here's a pic of a Sea Cat:
A Sea Cat is different from a Sail Cat, a Sail being grey.
Looking down from 20' if you really didn't know what you were looking at it ~could~ resemble a small shark.
They are aggressive bottom feeders and are prolific in nasty waters. If presented a nice chunk of fish would really hit the line hard. And they fight like hell...
Here's a pic of a Sea Cat: