Joe,the quota in Mass was filled in 21 days if i am not mistaken.and that was with only 2 days a week and 15 fish.iam not saying that things are fine and dandy just a fact.i know in NY that going back 7 or 8 years ago only half of the tags were filled,not because of a lack of fish. most guys that hold tags in NY are too busy with their other commercial interests too fish for bass.i know personally i will keep the same number of fish each season regardless of any changes in size or limits.if most other rec do the same will we see a decrease in the number of dead fish.? i think the only way to decrease the number of dead fish is to regulate the recreational fishery the same as the commercial fishery some how there has to be a set number of dead fish in a season
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