Boatless bans picture of dead sharks on the forum.

And u have a problem with this, they do host the "strict catch and release" tourney. Tommy acknowledges the law as those fisherman did nothign wrong, they were 100% able to harvest the hammer, but the consensus of fisherman agreed, catch and release posts only, will send a postive message, to those who want to shut us down.

The only thing I see in sharkerfromst.pete's post is merely to inform us. It stated nothing negative or positive, only a fact.

Frentals go argue on boatless. We dont do that stuff here.

interesting fact

Someone from this site posted the picture of the dead hammer and it being cleaned on BF. What is the point of doing that? That shark was caught months ago and was only posted on there to get a reaction. If shorebound shark fishermen really want to come together and support the sport then show it because childish stuff like that just drives wedges between us. Its legal to kill the hammer, its good that it was eaten and not wasted, but dont go post those pics on a site that you know doesnt agree with killing sharks unless you are just trying to cause a problem.

And u have a problem with this, they do host the "strict catch and release" tourney. Tommy acknowledges the law as those fisherman did nothign wrong, they were 100% able to harvest the hammer, but the consensus of fisherman agreed, catch and release posts only, will send a postive message, to those who want to shut us down.

You are welcome here BUT on this website i hold the HAMMER OF DOOM.

THIS is not boatless and we will remain DRAMA FREE, Which i acknowledge is what Tommy is now trying to control.

I have read what has taken place on boatless and I believe Tommy and his good intentions but good intentions without action are meaningless.I'll get back to that later.When I saw the post of the dead shark being cut up I said to myself "I can't believe they posted that-here comes trouble"Even though it is perfectly legal(for now) to keep a hammerhead shark and eat it if you want I believe something much more valuble comes out of releasing the shark and even more so if it is tagged and released.I don't like to see that kind of thing on any fishing site including this one --not if we truly want to promote the protection of sharks. A blacktip or some other small species of shark that is good eating I don't have a problem with harvesting it for the table, but a hammer,or a bull or a tiger that are not considered good table fare I'd much rather see the angler release the large shark to thrive ,and help perpetuate the species.Folks if you don't know it by now SHARKS NEED OUR PROTECTION PLEASE TREAT THEM WITH CARE.

As far as banning Pictures of dead sharks I WILL NOT DO THAT.The history of shark fishing is a bloody one; we can't change that.Shark fishing is a bloody sport and although I am 100 % for catch and release I believe as an American your rights need to be protected and if that includes the right to harvest one shark per day --THAT'S YOUR RIGHT!!It's also your right to post a picture of a shark you harvested.That does not mean I condone it i would rather see it swim off Alive -it means I DEFEND your right to hunt,fish and kill game (deer,turkey,duck,boar OR A SHARK)whatever it may be if you are going to eat it and it legal then IT'S YOUR RIGHT PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.Oh and by the way for the fisherman who said this
"I am pretty sure there a few other sites where they love the old guys and you can go and be told how great you were in the 70's"
That's right son we were and still are great because we are involved and doing positive things for the sport unlike others who want to be praised as good fisherman but don't give nothing back in return.On this site we respect and honor our senior members,,,,,,,we take great pride in there accomplishments and we fiercely protect them.They showed us the way when we were little, they walked us by the hand to catch our first fish.My father lives next door to me and is dying a slow death and I'll be damned if I allow some disrespectful young fisherman to beat up on the older members of this forum.Norman on this site you are always welcome and respected.

Our rights as fisherman in this state are being taken away on a daily basis,,,,,,,look around and if you don't see that you are blind.The Jewfish can't be harvested--What!!!There is no shortage of jewfish and the closure has been in place over 20 years,now groupers are banned from harvest until April--ridiculous and costly to charter boat captains all over the entire state of Florida .Now the lemon shark is gonna be protected as of March and that's ok but they should of protected the hammers,bulls or tigers first which are much less abundant,,,,,again flawed scientific hype.The conservationist will destroy the recreational fisherman if we sit back and do nothing to fight for our rights.Folks one by one the species of fish we can harvest are taken away from us.Recreatinal anglers are under attack by organizations that too frequently are working with biased,flawed scientific data passed along to those in charge of protecting our fisheries.I believe in conservation and in being good stewards of our resources but how long will this attack on the fisherman go on.I read they want to ban snapper fishing from South Carolina all the way south to Key West.Can you imagine.I'm moving to the Bahamas if that happens.I'm sick of this!!!Where does it end folks?

Tommy has the right to run his site the way he wants and I respect that.Tommy is a good guy and he means well but sometimes I question his methods.After the Delray beach commioners meeting last summer Tommy,The Paxtons,Herbert,Zac Miller,Josh Jergenson a few others and I had a get together at a nearby restaurant at which time we spoke about creating an umbrella organization to get legally involved in protecting our rights as land-based shark fisherman but with the exception of Josh have not heard from anyone about going forward with what was spoken on that night.After leaving that commision meeting that night I was mad as hell because I saw the injustice that was done to us and I promised myself "I'm gonna fight them with everything I have"but it bothers me to see so few who really stand behind there words."A few good man" like the marines but where are they?I don't want glory,praise or money I want what is right and just for the land-based shark fisherman of Florida.I'm here willing and able to go forward and ready to work with all those people and anyone else that wants to work for the fisheman's rights.The SHOREBOUND ANGLERS ALLIANCE was born and is alive and will be fighting for our rights and all i want is to promote and protect our sport. I'm committed to this cause and will continue to work dilligently in that direction .Words without action are insignificant and In this sport there are good Talkers but I for one much rather be a Doer.Sweat equity someone mentioned it and it's something know I give of myself for this sport and welcome others to do likewise.My opinions have value and are based on many years in this sport and should considered but all others are welcome to join us in forming a coalition to explore different ways of combatting the attack on fisherman in Florida.Remember we get more accomplished by working together then we do by creating division.

I have seen our rights as fisherman erode little by little and will stand for it no longer.I'm not here to win a popularity contest -I'd much rather be effective then popular.Being effective and working to protect our rights as land-based shark fisherman means we need to put some real action behind our words.I don't want a bunch of cronies yessing everything I say I want sincere folks with IDEAS and PASSION,willing to put resources,time, and energy into protecting the rights of all anglers be it boat fisherman,shorebound or shark hunters for that matter.We are all under attack ,,,,get ready it's fixin to get worse.Real action means that we need to sacrifice and truly give of ourselves and work together to see to it that in the future land-based shark fishing does not get completely outlawed.How do we do that?By being more sincere and actually doing the things nescesary to protect our sport.It's about Uniting not Dividing and I have called for us to unite on many occasions,I have attended Commision meetings to defend land-based shark fishing,I have started an organization the SHOREBOUND ANGLERS ALLIANCE(still in it's infant stages)I have also suggested we hire a law firm to take on seaside communities like Delray beach that mistakenly ban shark fishing but most of my pleas have fallen on deaf ears.We are here ready to fight to protect the sharks but also ready to fight to protect the fisherman from those that want to abolish us.

right on will my thoughts exactley

i dont have any money, but im behind you a 100 percent for anything else.

we all just need to ban together to get the point across and fighting amongs our fourms get nothing acomplished

agreed the scientific community does not know which species to protect, every wreck just about in the Gulf has Goliaths and their numbers are exploding yet certain shark species are becomming less and less.........go figure

Man if they are thinking about banning snapper fishing from the Carolinas till the Keys....that is it

I hope he back dates that decision and gets my stuff off if its there. I use a kyak and a zodiak any way.

❗ agreed the scientific community does not know which species to protect, every wreck just about in the Gulf has Goliaths and their numbers are exploding yet certain shark species are becomming less and less.........go figure

They definitely have a huge misunderstanding thats for sure....theres good regulations and then theres stupid ones....Even by them setting a ban on lemon sharks its just going to do the same thing the jewfish have done..theres been 400percent more lemons harvested since 2004 commercially.....overfished...???no theres just that many more fish...well theres gonna be a sH!t load of lemons in a few years....why dont they open a bag limit for goliaths and close blacks or gags so they can control the fisherie.....cause theyre not fishermen and they make the wrong decisions.....ask an FWC officer his opinion on goliath grouper he would agree.....if the fishermen dont stand up for thier rights the people sitting in thier office making decisions will keep at the pace thier going and we'll have one messed up fishery.....as for no dead sharks.....thats a good decision to a certain point but yes people harvest fish and big fish dont always make it and as a fishermen who respects fishing all the way around i dont care about posting my fish for bragging rights....and if boatless doesnt want that on thier forum it shouldnt make any one upset that they cant show off thier fish...unless you just fish for bragging rights....