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Originally Posted by seadogg
I don't know what happened to this site. It seems every other post is filled with negative vibes, doom and gloom, or finger pointing. What do you suggest OTW does? Should they call it quits and tell people to give up fishing? Seriously, come on.
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It's not the site's fault it's the fact that the Bass fishing is on a very slippery slope and sliding down quickly.
OTW can do whatever they want. The fact of the matter is it's not OTW, or comms in New England or recs at the Canal, it ALL OF IT!
I have been a strong proponent of game fish status. I believe that in order to save the Stripers from extinction we need a coast wide ban on the sale of Bass. Everywhere from South Carolina to Nova Scotia.
It is not going to do any good to have a moratorium in New England and have the commercial guys at Oregon Inlet in NC gill netting a million bass this winter.
Last Thursday I got into a good bite of 15 to 20# fish. I caught 8 or 9 and released all. I watched in total amazement as 4 guys in a boat near me caught smaller fish on chunks rather than live line and kept every fish that came over the rail. I said something to them and the captain (?) of the boat told me to mind my own *&%$# business.
So I am now in favor of a total moratorium. Keep NOTHING like we did for 4 year in the late 80s/early 90s and ban the sale, forever, of Stripers. Either that or be prepared to fish for Bluefish and Fluke until they are also wiped out.