14-11-2005, 11:32 AM
The situation at Queenscliff is allot worse than the odd extra handline at Flinders where there is more room. At Queenscliff the locals are "reserving" large sections of the jetty, minding rods for people who are simply not there or are turning up later. To understand how they get away with it you probably have to look at the rules regarding unattended rods.
Is it ok to leave your rods in the water........
- whilst going to the toilet?
- whilst sleeping in the car?
- whilst getting something to eat in town
- whilst attending a supposed emergency back at home ( a few minutes away ).
I'm not sure how they getting away with it but I am guessing that with mobiles and the fact that people can be summoned quickly to the jetty to claim rods they have got away with it in the past and are not worried about fisheries
Is it ok to leave your rods in the water........
- whilst going to the toilet?
- whilst sleeping in the car?
- whilst getting something to eat in town
- whilst attending a supposed emergency back at home ( a few minutes away ).
I'm not sure how they getting away with it but I am guessing that with mobiles and the fact that people can be summoned quickly to the jetty to claim rods they have got away with it in the past and are not worried about fisheries