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I like this guy...:love:.....DEM is hiring if you need a job up this way, you can put me down as a reference // permission granted > :buds:

Seals cormorants Commercial guys do more damage than anyone on a white bucket .. their just an easier target we all want EPO to enforce the Law how many a square Mile are there and how many of them.. we had pogies north of the brightman street bridge Good fishing 1 day pogie boat shows no pogies
fishing sucks . balance there is no balance

"Our families worked hard for this country. The owners of those companies polluting our waters had nothing to do with it, it was the working class Mannys fault. "

Dont worry, the owners of those companies will soon be Asian.

WOW!...that was very interesting reading...:uhuh: I prefer Chutes and Ladders to Candyland...just for the record...

GIDDAYUP!!!!

Funny how several of you see more of a problem with those of us who abide by the laws than with those who do not?? This is why things are so screwed up and.....why I could give a flyin' fahoobee less what others do anymore! I am out there for me.....to relax and enjoy myself! Life is too damn short for the BS!

Poaching=stealing
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Apologies to fishbone. I was speaking to the tenor of the thread in general rather than anything he specifically has posted about striped bass or immigrants and regret that my post implied otherwise.

Slip, I phrased it badly but my point is that an ethic of saltwater fishing has always been to keep and kill the largest fish one catches. It feels good to do it, we have all done it, it is perfectly legal, it is an entirely valid use of a public resource,...........but it also is a major harm to that resource and thereby hurts other fishermen. When the ethic becomes to catch and release the largest fish we catch (and yes I know some of those fish die) we all will be better off.

When people rant about poachers it is usually implied that they are hurting the resource. They are, but so are we who fish legally, enough said.

As for the bit about breaking the law, that might hold water if the poster never broke the speed limit or crossed railroad right of ways, etc. Since that isn't usually the case, protestations about breaking fishery laws are usually hypocritical even though they feel justified.

The other ugly side of this is the xenophobic emphasis. The fact that the ethnicity of the offender is often prominently described is unfortunate, since it shouldn't make any difference.......but obviously does to many of us.

Finally, I'm not claiming to be holier than anyone. I don't keep large (or short) bass, but if I get a large fluke or large seabass I don't care about the resource one bit.......I'm keeping it. Likewise, I don't fish live scup, but if I decide to I don't plan to carry a ruler. And when a bunch of guys show up drifting seaworms both sides of me at Nobska and force me off my rock I have no problem referring to their ethnicity when I bittch about it later.

^Bump.

Though I have seen too many instances of "Americans" stop their boat, target fish hits the deck, they take off. Same thing on the jetty and beach.

I release all my fish but if I think they aren't going to make it, I'm keeping it (rare). Usually a foul hook or they just are in bad shape for some reason or another and just won't revive in the water.

It is always infuriating to see illegal fish be taken, but sooner or later they do get caught.

Best thing I see is that we all do our part to help out, whether it's calling the officials or going up to the person and telling them yourself. I had to break my silence one night a year ago and warn someone as well as telling another person that the fish had to be tossed back.

Some people genuinely don't know the regs even if they speak English. Regardless what they speak, they understand simple sign language and numbers. Tell them how much it costs when the ranger comes around and sees that fish....

Though I'm not talking about conservation per se, more of a moral thing to me.

If I catch a legal striper (don't get to fish that often), I'm 50/50 on whether or not to keep it. It's a treat, puts a meal on the table, and I worked my ass off trying to catch it.

:biglaugh: ...sorry, I found that comical.

I try to catch fish, I catch fish, I keep fish, I eat fish, I ca-ca them back out. It makes complete sense to me...a perfect circle.
I still say, if you're that much of a "fish-hugger", you SHOULDN'T fish at all. That's the best way for YOU to personally protect our resource. The less people fish, the better off the fish are. STOP FISHING if you don't plan on eating them.,,,man, I hope no one ever looks inside my white bucket.....:hidin:

They'll be owners because they saved money for school by living off the land or in this case the sea, at all costs. Makes total sense to me. I like Asians, most of my bookmarks are of Asian websites....:devil2:

Most of my massages are by Asian women!!!!
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went camping in a fairly remote spot....

the adjacent camping spots were empty (awesome)

so i thought ahhhh this will be peaceful tonight.

get all set up and *
then a huge group of Japanese arrive about 9:45 pm, 4 cars worth.

and they're all out there banging away @ tent stakes ect pots and pans

as i watch in Horror out comes a giant coolah full of tiny fish
and they start cleaning them until it positively STUNK

then they began cooking them and eating them while
more and more were being filleted....

then out comes a second coolah... as i shook my head

first thing in the AM we left
even though we paid for 2 days
those bastids at the desk knew they were coming

and I hope all your stories have happy endings!

You must be a "HAPPY" fisherman.
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Dangles, the Asian massage parlors aren't the only good ones around anymore. You need to expand your horizons. Remember the old saying "variety is the spice of life".

[QUOTE=bloocrab;1005033]:biglaugh: ...sorry, I found that comical.

I know, irony and I have a weird relationship.

Mine too. I pay with undersized scup.
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I hope that's the only undersized thing you bring with you when you visit those parlors... :jump1:

I seen dep giving a China man a ticket for scupin .... :) 2 days ago when the lights came on and it was time for me take a nap .... Lol
I said hi to him and he smiled .
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We went to Scussett today, while out on the jetty there were many people of another nationality catching Toug no more than 5" long and putting them in a bucket.....that's legal right??

You sure they weren't cunners?

Pretty good chance it was legal.

Very possible George, looked like toug but I didn't hold one.