BigJay - major Kudos to Mass for doing the responsible thing here.
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Originally Posted by buckman
I'm not ready to give the stripers Piping Plover status quite yet . For those that are predicting " no fish for our kids " and other extreme outlooks then yes you are hypocritical if you sell tackle or even run a web site that promotes the catching of striped bass . Telling others they are greedy for selling fish or the chance to catch a fish and then satisfying your own hobby isn't cool.
The resource can be managed as a renewable one and it will be .
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As do people that kill what they catch - the difference is in the degrees. Do RI Charters keeping 2 fish, which slightly elevates, the total take, take less per person than those fishing recreationally? No.
Some charters may decide to keep just one or even none but it is better than two. I release 99+% of what I catch. Do you?
What tremendous amounts of money I do make on this site (trust me, it is not tremendous
), some goes back in to promote responsible fishing practices.
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Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie
Custom plugs don't kill any fish ? Haven't seen 1 with rubber hooks.
And last I checked custom plugs are not being given away free, matter of fact lots sell for stupid $
yup- money for nothing and chicks for free  . of course anyone who fishes will kill some fish, even the most skilled c@r will tell you this. the generally accepted kill rate for is 9%, compared to 100% for fish kept. most of my customers practice c&r for the most part with the occasional fish kept for the table. i believe it's possible to profit from this fishery and and promote conservation. i would think that anyone who profits from this fishery would want it to flourish for obvious reasons. |
And Ron - Charter Captains should be looking for a very healthy fishery as that benefits them as well.
A health fishery benefits EVERYONE that has an interest in stripers.