AFTA has been informed of false claims made on the “Deep Drop Fishing” social media page that the Queensland Government plan to ban electric fishing reels. These are blatant, misleading lies designed to impact our industry.
These false claims are made by Shane Card, using an alias Cane Shard.
AFTA Members and recreational fishers are rightly concerned over the potential impact of such a decision.
AFTA promptly addressed the matter with Minister Mark Furner, who, commendably, instantly dispelled any notion that electric reels for recreational fishing would be prohibited in Queensland.
To mitigate any potential damage to our industry we need to be on the front foot on this issue and collectively refute any assertions that Electric Reels will be banned, more so now given the increasing market sector electric reels will occupy.