ASMFC striped bass technical committee meets on Jan 8-9 in Hanover MD. Agenda not yet posted, but they are supposedly going to be reviewing state conservation equivalency proposals for Addendum IV at those meetings.
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I heard RI proposed a 25% reduction... Let the charters keep 2 fish. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays

Sounds good to me
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You guys are freaking hilarious. Who's "we" ??
And who the hell are you to say who deserves what ?
To a lot of you this is become personal instead of about increasing the breeding population.
Truth be told, the rec guys account for a higher percentage of the mortality of these fish then the charter and commercial guys combined.
It's always easier to blame someone else .
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"We" are the majority view Buck. We're not blaming you (the for hire industry) for anything.

Buck its the attitude of the charter guys that they entitled to special regs is the problem. For at least four years I have seen the fishing sour. Responsible striper fisherman have reduced or curtailed keeping fish. Yet some but not all seem hell bent on keeping as many as legally possible. Look at the pictures of dead fish that many for hires put on their advertising materials. I see pictures of limits of dead bass and I am angry. Look at the pictures of the party boat out of Montauk fishing block island last year. What do you expect people to feel, we all know the fish are in trouble yet you lobby for a bigger cut of the pie and kill more fish than you need. note this rant does not include all for hire guys. There are many responsible captains out there that are respectful of the resource.

Ain't that the truth !
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I think Buckman has been pretty clear that it shouldn't matter if it is 2@33 or 1@28, if they are equivalent and therefore achieve the same goal; it shouldn't matter if charters get 2@33 and recs 1@28, if they are equivalent. I actually agree with him from that perspective.

The problem is, the argument that they are equivalent appears bogus to me and apparently, many others. I think there is some validity to the idea that 2@33 for everyone may be equivalent to 1@28, given that most rec guys who would consistently get 1@28, won't consistently get 2@33 and often won't get any @33". If 1 @33 would be a 29% reduction for an entire state, it stands that 1@33 specifically for charters won't be a 29% reduction for charters; the ability for charters to find fish is undeniably better than the average fisherman. That on top of the fact it is a stated 50/50 chance that 25% reduction can be met just isn't good enough. It is management by Russian roulette. I agree with Buckman that it isn't about who deserves what fish and what is fair, it is about management. That is where asmfc is ferhoodled, it is bogus management based on the influence of an economic group that has very few species left that can be targeted.

Thank you !
I don't think it's a 50-50 shot if the reduction will be met I think it's a guesstimated 50-50 shot if it will bring the stock back as quickly as some would like.
Those that accuse the charter guys of being greedy and then are asking for the stripers to be listed as " gamefish " are hypocrites.
They want the fish to themselves.
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Nailed it. Just like Nero fiddling while Rome burned.
1 @ 32 for all and 25% commercial. Note that 25% commercial does not have the same impact in every state, as in NY for example, it actually results in an increase over 2013 catch. I believe it's near 10%. Let's worry about the fish.

One of the problem with having different limits for the charters is it does not match any of the options put forth by ASMFC. You can not say for sure that 1 at 28 for Recreational and one of the other options such as 2 at 32 for the charters meets the 25% reduction. I would guess the state would have to take this back to ASMFC for approval. This may be why Virginia went with the 1 at 28 since their season is currently in progress and then they will look to change it next year.

buckman's statement "Those that accuse the charter guys of being greedy and then are asking for the stripers to be listed as " gamefish " are hypocrites.
They want the fish to themselves."

Just shows his ignorance to what is being said. If it was a game fish it would still be available to commercial fisherman and the charters. Just on a totally equal basis to everyone else. Everyone would have the exact same limit. Most of the people here are just asking for all recreational fisherman to have the same limit, not for game fish status. Most are looking for a one fish limit to protect and increase the fish numbers which in the end will help both the charters and commercials if the numbers increase.

Pardon my ignorance ... I'm pretty sure " gamefish status " would mean no commercial fishing or sales of striped bass.
Am I wrong ? No you are
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any two fish exception is nothing more than an accommodation for the 1 or 2 times per year "anglers"(as described previously and not by me) who you and others claim likely wouldn't fish if they can't keep that second fish...

this is the ONLY reason tendered as a rationale to allow clients of for hires(and I forget, are the captains and mates getting two fish too?) to keep "or to at least have the perception of the ability to keep two fish"....it's an odd sort of rationale when you examine it...probably jealousy :bl:

still want to know if shore and kayak for-hire clients get two fish under the same rationale...


Buck, you made a great point earlier I think, that those here fish more than the average angler and have a different view of the fishery...regarding rec/comm etc...consider....most average recs are not much of a threat to any bass...in the three brothers example that I offered...the guy hitting the beach on his own is unlikely to catch a bass never mind a keeper or even two....the guy fishing on a friend's boat or hiring a shore guide, again, not likely to catch...maybe one, if lucky...a keeper....put any of those three on a boat with an experienced captain that has been tracking the fish all season with the latest technology and they are suddenly a much more efficient "angler" and more likely to take two fish...I listened to and watched guys all summer who would struggle to hook up on their own in local waters make the trek to BI and land one 30-40+ pound fish after another and much of it facilitated by for hires day after day....your average rec has to work and might make that trek on an occasional weekend. Now, BI is an exception but everywhere up and down the coast that the bass show on schedule the for hire guys will sit on top of them for as long as they are there....not everyone jigs the canal all night, night in and night out and most boat owners that I know don't get out on their boat that often to great lament....it's funny each year when a thread starts about how the season was and despite all the pics and stories the consensus seems to be that most haven't fished that much or caught that much, even here where guys fish more than most....not surprising and as such most probably don't feel their impact on the fishery to be that great...juxtapose that against a desire by some of the most efficient people on the water thanks to experience and technology, who enable otherwise fairly inefficient people, wanting keep more bass simply over some perception which has likely been perpetrated over time by the for-hires own advertising and claims(the image of a bass for each fist)....it takes a lot of "average" anglers quite a few trips to do what the average for-hire can do in just one trip with a lot of "below average" anglers....not saying it's right or wrong... just trying to add perspective...it's not hate...or jealousy....just how it is....

[QUOTE=scottw;1060876]any two fish exception is nothing more than an accommodation for the 1 or 2 times per year "anglers"(as described previously and not by me) who you and others claim likely wouldn't fish if they can't keep that second fish...

this is the ONLY reason tendered as a rationale to allow clients of for hires(and I forget, are the captains and mates getting two fish too?) to keep "or to at least have the perception of the ability to keep two fish"....it's an odd sort of rationale when you examine it...probably jealousy :bl:

still want to know if shore and kayak for-hire clients get two fish under the same rationale...


Buck, you made a great point earlier I think, that those here fish more than the average angler and have a different view of the fishery...regarding rec/comm etc...consider....most average recs are not much of a threat to any bass...in the three brothers example that I offered...the guy hitting the beach on his own is unlikely to catch a bass never mind a keeper or even two....the guy fishing on a friend's boat or hiring a shore guide, again, not likely to catch...maybe one, if lucky...a keeper....put any of those three on a boat with an experienced captain that has been tracking the fish all season with the latest technology and they are suddenly a much more efficient "angler" and more likely to take two fish...I listened to and watched guys all summer who would struggle to hook up on their own in local waters make the trek to BI and land one 30-40+ pound fish after another and much of it facilitated by for hires day after day....your average rec has to work and might make that trek on an occasional weekend. Now, BI is an exception but everywhere up and down the coast that the bass show on schedule the for hire guys will sit on top of them for as long as they are there....not everyone jigs the canal all night, night in and night out and most boat owners that I know don't get out on their boat that often to great lament....it's funny each year when a thread starts about how the season was and despite all the pics and stories the consensus seems to be that most haven't fished that much or caught that much, even here where guys fish more than most....not surprising and as such most probably don't feel their impact on the fishery to be that great...juxtapose that against a desire by some of the most efficient people on the water thanks to experience and technology, who enable otherwise fairly inefficient people, wanting keep more bass simply over some perception which has likely been perpetrated over time by the for-hires own advertising and claims(the image of a bass for each fist)....it takes a lot of "average" anglers quite a few trips to do what the average for-hire can do in just one trip with a lot of "below average" anglers....not saying it's right or wrong... just trying to add perspective...it's not hate...or jealousy....just how it is....[/

I'm not sure how many shore guides or kayak guides they're out there Scott. I've never heard of one
But if bass experts on this site ( and I mean that as a complement )are not catching any fish from shore I can't imagine these guys would still in business . Besides that would be a whole different ballgame. They are fishing with little to no expense.
I look at charters as the most economically beneficial way to use the fishery. They simply generate more dollars for the economy per fish then any other fishery.
If you guys want it to be fair for everyone then you are against commercial fishing period.
And that's just selfish
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Ha!!! I love hearing someone with financial interests calling someone who is looking out for the fish stocks selfish...

Take a good long hard look in the mirror Buckman.
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[QUOTE=buckman;1060878]love ya man....

Didn't I see you on Whale Wars ?
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Without green peace and other people looking out for the whales, THERE WOULD BE NO MORE WHALES LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Scott,
Most of the fishing up our way is done by fisherman who travel for the fishing. The attitude that charter clients are no talent tourist , proves how little the people commenting on how this will effect charter business know.
Yes I have a stake in this financially but I have a full time job.
I'm not concerned about me. We are losing charter boats left and right on our harbor . True pioneers of the business . Now that may just be tough nuts to some here , but it's unnecessary in my mind .
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Thank God for them. 😣🔫
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Buckman, you essentially admit here that commercial regulations are unfair and benefit from special exceptions.

You want to talk about selfish??? you care more about next years paycheck than you do about protecting the very source of your income for the long term. That is shortsighted and self serving. Every point you argue is about what's best for charter incomes, and not for the fish.

I'm a project manager in construction. It's not about me .
It's not about the $$$ either. It's about people and the fish . I understand about the fish
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Its about fish and the people. i reversed it...

We are in danger of a second collapse...

if you put fish first, then you have the wiggle room to include the people.
if you put people first, then people will wipe out the fish.

Then in the end all you will have is people... no fish.

Regulations should make preservation of the bass population the MAIN priority

Nebe would be impressed 😊
You might be better putting your energy into figuring out how to change natural cycles, cure disease and change water quality and bait in the Chesapeake Bay .
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You are still missing the point. Game fish status would not prevent a commercial fisherman from catching fish for personal use, they would have the same exact right as a recreational fisherman. No, they would not be allowed to sell them but what you accused the recreational fisherman on this site of who don't think charters should have a different limit is wanting them all for themselves which is not true. Under game fish status everyone would be treated the same and have the same opportunity to take fish.

Plus, most as I noted are not asking for game fish status, they are just asking for an equal limit for all recreational fisherman of one fish, most haven't even commented on commercial fishing, just charters. People who go out on charters are nothing more then recreational fisherman and should be treated no different than other recreational fisherman be them shore bound or own their own boat.

I totally understand what you are saying but that eliminates commercial fishing or the ability of those who don't fish the chance to consume delicious striped bass .
Where we differ is how far the sky has fallen .
I think, and the science seems to agree , that there is enough bass to make it good for everyone including the fish .
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Do you know any one who has purchased a delicious piece of unbled, non iced, mercury infused red meat included striped bass for $20 plus a pound ? I don't.
I'll take a thick porterhouse and a nice bottle of red wine and still save money on a better meal.

So many better tasting fish in the sea anyway by my palate.
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You can't argue the fact that someone is buying it.

True enough.
But is it the first sea food choice you would opt for ?
But then again I used to fish with an old striper addict who liked sand eels with his linguine.
Gag me !
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A draft agenda has been posted on the ASMFC calendar about the Technical Committee meeting this Thursday and Friday. It appears they will be discussing Addendum IV state implementation plans as well as formulate recommendations on implementation plans/ conservation equivalency proposals. No documentation (as of yet) on how states will approach implementation.
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Interesting in that RI and Mass have not even announced what, if any, their CE choices are? I'm confused as to why they will be meeting before each state has announced their own plans. The process makes my head spin.