Close SW Ledge
 

I think we should make a run at gaining support for closing the ledge for a few seasons. Say June 1 thru august 30? If the for hire segment gets their 2 fish lets at least keep them from taking them off a spot that should have some protection?

You realize posts like this only inspire more people to fish there, right?
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Point well taken. Just very aggrivated over the inequality of the pending for hire fleet. Should be 1 @ 28 for everyone and if you done have a line in the water and stick and land the fish you don't get to keep it. Better still it should be 1 @ 28 to 31 and leave all the breeders alone for a couple of seasons.

If John wants to take this post down I won't be offended.

So you're suggesting excluding charter boats from a certain area but not anyone else?
Good luck with that.

No I am not suggesting that. Closed to everyone equally as things should be, equal!!

Like am mpa, horrible idea.
Once an area is closed it will never be opened again, ever.to anything
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Good. let the stock buid up there so its is so over populated we fish off the over flow. How much better could it get that that. Every year the fishing just gets better and better all around the island. Perhaps we should look at all the big holding grounds and do the same thing in every state. Lets make it better for our children nor worse or even status quoe.

Do whats best for the groupe in turn we do whats best for the individual.........simple logic

let's just Ban fishing.

I'm sure I'm stating the obvious here and I apologize if this sounds condescending , but you do realize fish have fins right? They just come to this particular spot to feed at a particular time if conditions are a particular way.
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Buckman I don't want to sound condescending or start an argument. You need to do some research on the migratory patterns of stripe bass and then we can continue this discussion.

i would suggest that you do the same.

Nope - go right ahead, fire away

No surprise that the 3 charter captians chime in to say you have your head up your arse.

Hmm. Let's see. Bass leaving the Chesapeake head up south side of Long Island... Bass leave Hudson and ct rivers heading along the north side of Long Island.... They both meet at......... SW LEDGE.
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Wouldn't it be unconstitutional to ban fishing on SW ledge?
The offshore anglers are trying to ban fishing at fishtails!!!
15 years ago there was a movement to ban fishing at Race Point
No scupping at the Old Man
No fluking at Sakonnet
How about we allow them to fish there,just no bait...
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Well, this is yet another direct post aimed at the Charter boats

With little to no enforcement of the fishing ban in the EEZ off Block what makes you think there would be better enforcement of a ban on fishing at SW Ledge? If you want to make a difference why not start by garnering better enforcement of all existing rules, regulations and prohibited areas before arbitrarily adding in new off limit zones?

Are u out of ur f%$# mind no scupping at the old man. U just hit a touchy subject.

this is obviously a post made out of frustration regarding the (likely) inequities between the rec and comm sectors' impending striped-bass regulations.......

I don't think anyone really expects to close Southwest to fishing. but I get the sentiment

charter boats are recs
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Mike, not trying to start a flame war but if charter boats are recs then they should be happy to abide by 1 fish per person per day and not fight to get 2 fish a day for themselves.

if you close one area where the large bass stage for part of the season why not close all of them?basically you would have to close a rather large large portion of the east coast from the carolinas to maine. every few years these areas change

Ding, ding, Ding

That was a direct answer to this.


why don't we close the breachways? or better yet THE CANAL!

Some enterprising individual started a FB page last season to close the canal to fishing...
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I can actually see a slight chance of that happening. The way some fishermen abuse and trash the place. Nothing like the smell of rotting fish around your house from dbs throwing racks in the bushes.
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I almost donated to your art project ( a fantastic idea BTW) but money will be a little tight this year 😊
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Since quite a few people think closing areas is a good thing then why didn't we push for a moratorium on the stripers. This would stand a better chance of being adjusted in the future whereas once an area is closed for whatever reason it generally remains closed because you now get other groups involved, ie. PITA.
I would rather see a coast wide moratorium to help rebuild the stock. It meets the prerequisite of being simple to enforce and an be applied coast wide.
Ron