Dolphins

[Elton]

There was a report on Countryfile (BBC1 Sunday morning) a while back about the problems the Scottish longliners were having with killer whales removing halibut from their longlines. They showed the longlines being hauled in with just the halibut lips on the hooks. Whales/dolphins are obviously smart enough to recognise the danger and act accordingly.

 

I'd say that's predatory, rather than smart. Pike often attack keepnets and fish being reeled in, and they can be as thick as the proverbial.

[WickerDave]

I'd say that's predatory, rather than smart. Pike often attack keepnets and fish being reeled in, and they can be as thick as the proverbial.

 

The "smart" was that they looked like they had "plucked" the fish from the hooks rather than engulfing them and getting hooked too. But then perhaps that's their normal feeding behaviour.

[Brid Chucker]

Don't forget Dolphins have sonar and can tell the difference between a live fish and a hunk of metal lure, as for baited hooks well not sure but they seem to be like humans and enjoy the thrill of the chase to get their food so why bother with a hunk of dead meat.

[Martin Salisbury]

A young kid say a 5 year old would fall for the hook in the chocolate eclair first time around?

 

So why don't young dolphins get caught?

[n4lly]

They do some times get caught, though it is very very rare.

(You WILL lose all your power pro in a flash)

 

In the Gulf, off Florida they can be pests, taking caught fish before they are boat side.

 

If a Dolphin turns up in your swim your only option is to move off to another mark.

 

Respect to the Dolphin

Edited March 10, 2006 by n4lly

[GregHaskin]

I watch a lot of fishing on TV and my girlfriend occasionally gets subjected to having to watch the programmes. She wants to know why nobody fishes for dolphins and/or why they never seem to get accidentally caught on rod and line. Is there much difference between a marlin and a dolphin.

 

As far as I am aware dolphins eat fish so I didn't know the answer because I thought they might accidentally at least fall to lures and fishbaits but that doesn't appear to be the case?

 

I have hooked dolphins(mamals) while fishing. I have also had them many times eat a hooked fish and all I'll get back is the skelaton head with the hook in it, iy is incrediable. The couple times i have hooked them it was a them eating a hooked fish and watch out! They stripped off 600 yards of 20lb line in seconds!

In the summer off the southeast coast of Florida the kingfish and bonita stack up with sharks and dophin looking for free meals.

Edited March 10, 2006 by GregHaskin

[five bellies]

I watch a lot of fishing on TV and my girlfriend occasionally gets subjected to having to watch the programmes. She wants to know why nobody fishes for dolphins and/or why they never seem to get accidentally caught on rod and line. Is there much difference between a marlin and a dolphin.

 

As far as I am aware dolphins eat fish so I didn't know the answer because I thought they might accidentally at least fall to lures and fishbaits but that doesn't appear to be the case?

 

 

Ive fished with Herring as bait for years in the Thames eastuary, But the only time I ever caught a Herring Gull was on Mackral Fancy that