Striper Limit
 

Let's do a poll for a bag and size limit

1 fish. I'm ok w/28" or 36". or anywhere in between. Although I am leaning more towards the higher end these days.

Drop the commercial season.

1 @ 36". This method has already been proven to be effective. Why not make it permenant.

I was against the 2 @ 28" when they brought it......who needs 2 fish a day??? Many take the 2 fish every time they go out........who eats that much fish??? I voted 1 @ 34"!!:uhuh:

1 @ 36"

1@36.
been saying it as long as Eben's been saying the sky is falling :D

1 at 36" coast-wide would be a great start

1 @ 36

Even though I would rather keep a 28” fish than a 36” fish because I don’t need/eat all that much striper and a 28 incher is just enough for a couple of meals I voted for 1 @ 36. I think this would significantly cut down on the number of fish being kept especially by the charter boats taking 6 man limits on an almost daily basis and is the best option for the health of the fishery.

I would really hate to see different bag limits for recreational anglers vs charter/party boats like they currently have with scup. I don’t’ see how this is at all fair for rec anglers.

Nobody probably remembers but an elected official and his two boys supposedly went fishing when it was one fish at 36" and couldn't catch a keeper. That is the reason why it is two at 28" now.

1 @ 36" works for me.......

1@34

2 fish a day is too much.

yup...

Slot: 28 -36" If the limit were 34+ I'd never get to bring home a fish!

Just so you guys know, I will post the results when the Poll closes on Nov 1.
So far, you will be amazed.

I don't think I will be too shocked Paul! I am guessing most do not like the 2 fish limit.......good example of how the friggin' state and DMF listen to the fishing public!:smash:

1@ 36...

Not that it was a choice but I'd like to see a slot. 1 20-26 (will target more males, not just the 99% females that end up being targeted in over 28" ranges) and one over 40.


And yes, I chose what is the popular theme in the poll...

1 fish at 36" and the ocean would be over run with bass in a few years.:uhuh: While this woud be a great winfall for us fishermen its not a necessary measure, IMO.

The 36" size was gradually arrived at to protect a specific year class of fish (1982). It was an emergency measure by all definitions. We're not in need of an emergency measure right now.

People may forget or weren't around for it, but the limit started at 24" and got progressively larger until it hit 36". It went something like 24-28-30-33-36 until the stocks were deemed restored by the managers.

There is, however, plenty of unnecessary killing generated by allowing the recs 2 fish per day right now.

1 fish at 28".

slot
one small
one large

I am in favor of this slot, the smaller fish havent run the gambit of life and survived.. yet.., and at that size they are the best eating with less chance for retaining heavy metals... and as for the trophy clause.. make it a real trophy..48" or better....

These things are dangerous to eat. The government should protect us and shut it all down. And while they are at it they should protect the innocent eels and menhaden from being exploited as bait. Barring that, 1 at 28" seems fair. A 36" fish is a high bar for many recreational fishermen (like Sauerkraut) to reach.

1 @ 36"

But enforcement is another issue. Paul, I know you saw people taking a bunch of undersized bass and/or more than the 2 bag limit at 28" this spring. And the main reason: people didn't even know. The fish were so easy to catch that anyone with a boat was heading up there to have some fun...but didn't know what they were doing. So unless there is stricter enforcement, this really good idea of 1@36" is :wall:

That whole scene up there in the spring needs to be watched more carefully.

Why can't we see the results of the poll?

1 @ 36

... while fish between 30-34 offer more than enough to eat, the larger limit will help build up better stocks of fish.

Enforcement will of course be a huge issue, no matter what size limit is in place.

2 a day
 

under 28" lots of sm fish out there for food.....sm ones eat best

As crafty mentioned Coast wide is the key. From Maine to Virginia.

Its a hidden poll that will become visible when it ends November 1st. Being hidden, there is a good chance it will be more accurate as well.

That is the reason I made it hidden. I wanted unbiased opinions

It seems to me that reducing the bag limit is the key - thinking about all the big bass killed by charters. I'm a little flexible on minimun size, tending to favor one at 34". It's also necessary to control the seining of pogy in order to supply the bass with ample food.

think :smash: !!!!! please let the big cows w/500000 eggs get a chance to breed...lets fase gentlemen you have to save the big breeders :love:in the fall .. i think it should be c/r all large bass after oct 1st and 1or2 fish under 28 per day ....save the big cows for future breeding for a larger size smolt. big fish have healthy fry:....or does that make to much sense.:rotf2:the big fish dont eat as good as the sm ones.. also little ones have less pcb's and myrex:confused: thank you....it kills me to see two big fish leave w/ 1 man .....as u know.....:wall:

I woud bet any amount of money that if we posted al the availabe info on mortality as it relates to size limits and the spawning productivity charts as they reate to size limits that almost all on this poll would change their minds.

Just an observation.

Best idea is to spend some time at the upcoming ASMFC Annual Meeting being hed in Newport RI next month.

1@34"

It's funny, just yesterday I was reading an old thread in a charter boat forum (I think) about a bill in MA that was proposed to limit it to 1 fish per day. These charter boat captains were crying to each other how it would hurt the industry and that people wouldn't pay to charter if they could only keep one fish "that couldn't even feed a family". They also thought it was crazy not to let the captain and mate each take 2 per day. I have not been able to get this out of my mind since reading it. Some of these boats are keeping 12 fish per day. I think that 1 per day is more than enough and people that charter should only get to keep a real trophy (bigger that 48" maybe). Just an unprofessional opinion.

Some charter skippers actually do two trips per day and could legally keep 28 fish per day, believe it or not.

12 fish X two trips=24 fish

2 more fish each for skipper and mate=4

24+4=28

I Strongly believe in having the OPTION of taking 2 FISH per Day!!!

28" +


Shame on those who do not eat some of the fish they catch, yet will eat store bought fish!!! :smash:....LAZY azzz bastuds. :uhuh:

Yes, I EAT fish.....lots of it. I have bass in the freezer now, and hope to add some Tog to it as well :soon:

Nothing wrong eating stripped bass, but some degree of conservation has to be practiced. Remember the 80's?
Also, a friend went out in a group of 5 this summer on a charter to BI; each man on the charter caught his limit totalling 10 bass, and the captain retained two extra bass. At the dock the captain gave his fish to his clients, creating a situation that's wasteful and no doubt illegal, given that the clients walked away with more than the limit.

Considering its a possesion limit, if one of those guys got pulled over and inspected they would have been screwed

Keep in mind, when these results post they are going to represent significant selection bias - and not be a true representation of the overall fishing public.

This site is generally a group of good fisherman that put in alot of days/hours - the result will reflect that and not necessarily the larger user group.

Kind of like taking a poll on the effectiveness of Barrack Obama in South Providence.

That said - Interested to see the results.

1@36"