imho, it is USUALLY those who

DO NOT catch COWS on a regular basis that
pipe-up with these holier-than-thou rants!!!

whatever happened to "to each his FRIGGIN own" ??

i've stated my position ad nauseum, yet
since trollers "new" i'll reiterate~~~~~

i release 85% to 90% of what i catch, and will
GLADLY kill a big fish for a Van Staal, or a Toyota, or
the Team Trophy. the research is all over the map on this one,

but from what i've read and been informed about, the latest data indicates to me that we need to:

FIX the FORAGE, slot before and after the 25#~~35#'ers, and reduce the daily amount to ONE per day, or many surfrec's would simplify things by saying ONE @ 36" and up. and that is only the BEGINNING, please don't get me started on Omega Protein and their spotter planes and purses, or the Hudson River Poultry Industry, or mycobacteriosis, or algae blooms, or the DelMarVa Dead Zones, nor Racers vs Fatty's~~EVEN!!!

while you are absolutely right that the Big gurls carry the eggs of the future stocks, this Stock Assessment puzzle has many MANY more pieces to be placed/figured out than simply saying
"lET THE BIG COWS LIVE". it is, however, a noble stance that is recognized and practiced by a growing number of this esteemed assemblage; yet, are we not ALL quite capable of making our own CHOICES when it comes to "How now, 'green' COWS??"

welcome troller!! now, surrender thy PLUGGGS!!
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Dawg, you're scarin' me. You are making way to much sense.

lack of access seems more of an Issue
talk about scary
and now licenses

there should be a bumper sticker for that

not to worry J, when the next moritorium comes around soon, there won't be any tournaments to worry about.

I doubt pics of cows cause any more to become dead.

Ask some of the offshore tuna guys whether they think there's a shortage of big bass ;)

But ask the rest of the coast Mike...
worries me when the bulk of the bass seem to be in a few concentrated areas...

saw a football field of 20+ lbers swim under the boat a couple weeks ago. Can't say the same for tuna though.

Came across some old posts on another forum from 2001 and the sillyness that was tuna fishing. Only 8 years ago but I don't here the same numbers being posted. Maybe the good fishermen just got quiet while us blind squirrels are still looking for that nut. :huh:

Which is where the bait is concentrated. The old truism still holds---find the bait and you'll find the bass.

Late May/early June you had big bass spread from NJ to the Canal and beyond.

you can stare at a big dead bass all day long.If you can't catch one you can't kill one.Very few can catch them with any consictinacy to make much of a difference.Imho.Unless your releasing 40# fish you can't get mad at some one who is not.

thanks bro, it's mostly via S-B.com osmosis,
sum readin', and listening to YOUse guys et.al.!!
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and i hope to add to that list for early July and extend it on up
to THE Other Cape. how's about these big fish being caught
and the fact that most of nature is still in a Spring pattern??

many of me bride's gardening freinds are as up in arms as we are!!
this could be a crazy July~~Aug, and then it's Sweet Spot Time up here!
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