Rumors about stripers
 

Rumors have it that in a couple of years they might reduce the size limit of stripers... If you know any thing about it reply :claps: :claps: :claps:

I wish they would raise it again for a couple years.

It should go the other way and make a keeper 34 or even 36 inches!!!

36" please

Why would you want it bigger

I herd it might go to 20

Itll never go to 20... much to the chagrin of southeast asian poachers everywhere.

Bigger minimum size = bigger median size of fish (hopefully) less people bringing home the schoolies..

36" minimum would be great.

another vote to bring it back up

...and back to one a day

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't 28-34 in bass breaders?

bring it back to 36"

Bigger please.

Slot, or 36-40in please

When the limit was 36, we were getting good quality fish, all largees.

36" and one fish please.

i have no problem w/slot limits for non comm. :shocked:

1 at 36' thats my vote :alien:

i thought this site was 18 or over?? guess that limit has changed too :huh:

a 36" striper is older than he is.i think.

Bring it back to 36".

Does anyone know what the best breading fish is? i.e. When people get bent out of shape when 50+ pounders are taken do those big old fish still produce or not. Are they like humans where after a certain age it just doesn't work anymore?

Whats this, do fish take viagra? :laughs:

Striperboy, check you e-mail...


Eben, the age isn't hardfast 18, we have several members that are under 18 but they seem to have the blessings of their folks and are not 11 years old.

Kudos to the kid, at 11, wanting to join our group and having a great passion for stripers, unfortunately, that's toooo young IMO... I would not let my son hang around you riff-raff when he's 11 either...

so many darn questions he'll give bigfish a run for his money.
day one up to like 30 posts.
nice he's 11 and fishes, but this probly ain't the place for him?

John, do you still have the youth forum up???

show him capesams or fishaholic's avatar so he can witness the horror of old fishermen

It all boils down to reproductive potential and fecundity. Fecundity is the number of eggs a female fish produces. The larger the fish, the more resources it can allocate toward egg production. Therefore, the largest fish lay the most eggs -- and they don't go thru the 'pause. But although a 50 lb-er may lay more eggs in one whack, it has lower reproductive potential, as it is not expected to live for a heck of alot longer. Reproductive potential is the potential number of offspring a fish can produce in its remaining lifetime. So...a younger, smaller fish has greater reproductive potential, assuming it will live for many more years, grow, and make more babies each year. So don't feel guilty taking the monster fish...think twice about keeping the 28 inchers, because they're the ones with many years of breeding and tons of striper babies in their future.

I wish they'd raise it and make it 1 fish per day. And... dare I say.... stop the commercial fishery :rude:

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