!!!precisely!!! hence my mantra,,,,,,,,,,,,,

if they are under the size requirement,
then they are less likely to be kept, NO?

i am well aware of the SCIENCE m'man~~~
also, by restricting our bag limit to 1/day we could limit
the catch of the breeder FEMALES that tend to be over 36",,,,,,,,,,,,

but they have to be bred at some point, and most of those GUYS are in the 22" to 30" range, i'm guessing??? are you digging my science, now Islander77? besides,,,,,,,,,,most of the surfcasters who DO catch over 36" are avid C&R guys, since we KNOW just how important the Big Gurls are to our fishery.

last question~~~ since when did fish, become mammals?

OK! Since the challenge has been raise I accept. I would be happy to represent SB.Com

if you guys can give me some direction I will run with it.

The only reason to keep one is to eat one(or sell one to be eaten). I'd rather eat smaller ones so if there's going to be a limit, I'd like it smaller at 28." Unless I'm feeding a hungry hoard or promised a neighbor a fillet or two, there's usually not a need for the second one. If there is a need, welllll then, I'll just have an excuse to go fishing an extra night...:)

I definitely would not be against it. I do like to keep a fish from time to time, but I would rather just catch fish and if I have to throw it back then that is fine with me.

I do not understand why charter boat and party boat captains are so against stricter regs. People will still want to go fishing even if they have to throw them back won't they? If anything it will help their business long term.

A couple or more big fish on the dock is advertising. Anyone who is curious enough to take time to stop and watch a charter boat unload at the dock at the end of a trip becomes a potential, though innocently enough, customer.

I knwo I worked charter boats in the 70's and the more fish you could put on the dock and have a bunch of satisfied chater clients back slapping and snapping pictures and hooting and hollering about how greath the fishing was attracts the innocent bystanders into the notion of doing it themsleves. If you put more on the dock to see then the next skipper you get more business, it's all about making money and making more than the next guy.:uhuh:

No.
their concern is that w/ lower bags people won't spend the money to go. Especially true with bottom fish.

fish are mammals now?? i've been out of school too long.

1 or above 30" fishing should be a sport for injoyment