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Subject: Taking Big sharks vrs. Small....

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Jim Day

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Date Posted: 936659143PDT
In reply to: Jim Morris 's message, "Another Larger Mako Killed off California" on 936628894PDT

When I read Randalls post I knew this was coming. Most of us are fisherman here, and I'll take the long shot and say that the majority of us are concerned with conservation issues. That said I must add that personally my interest in shark preservation, is not about total protection ( some kind of moratoriam on shark fishing), but instead about proper management. I love shark fishing, I want sharks to be around in the future, so other anglers can enjoy the pleasure of chasing, catching and sometimes keeping Mako sharks. This 986lb Mako is not only the fish of a lifetime but the fish of the century as far as the west coast is concerned. The largest Mako ever landed by a recreational angler on my home turf, I wish I'd been there, will probably go see it, and if I had hooked it I certainly would of taken it. I personally fish for Mako's because I love the thrill of hooking big fish. When it comes to my neck of the woods Mako's are king. I love fighting a big Mako on light tackle, and as far as I'm concerned the bigger the better. Don't get me wrong I'm very concerned about conservation, but taking a handfull of large Mako's in a season has very little impact, compared to the thousands of smaller fish taken on an average year. It surprises me that people will bash a single individual for taking a single large shark yet ignore the larger conservation issues. It is a fact that 85% of the Mako's taken by recreational anglers on the west coast are under 60 inches in length, immature fish which never get the chance to reproduce. Who will never pass on their genes ito the gene pool. Yet when I suggested a size limit on these boards, no-one supported the idea. Genetic diversity and population numbers are more important than one large fish. If the Shark was taken in a legal manner I applaud it. These guys deserve our congradulations rather than our flames.

Tight lines Jim

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Taking Big sharks vrs. Small....	Jim Morris	936737869PDT
I think your jumping the Gun -- Jim Day, 936816437PDT