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Mike, I've got copies of all that stuff. I watched Bob beat his head against commercial interest for decades so that the money would keep flowing. He all but put ATom under using it to fund research with one goal. Keep the striped bass viable for all interests not just sportfishing.His research was irefutable but because he didn't have PEW funding or large corperate and big name political backing-Kennedy-it was ignored and shot down . Many of use helped and did the grunt work. It was a real eye opener.The moratorium helped the fish to rebound. things were going better till by-catch and commercial take pushed by more sportfishermen started things to reverse.Now the numbers are dropping faster. Things will get changed for the better.Your name calling and insults just show your interest are self serving to the point you could care less as to what happens to the fish.A load of us feel different. Catch n release and sportfish status will all be determined in the next year.A huge anti fishing lobby is just waiting for the chance to shut it all down. If you wish to keep being part of the problem fine. Year after year retorick like yours gets less and less prevolent and conservation mindedness increases as our feelings towards a fish change.that's a positive . Yes like i said i'm selfish. I want my grand kids to be able to catch stripers even if it is just to throw them back.Not to line my pockets.
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