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DZ, if you've seen SW ledge on any given night you see majority of boats from montauk and Rhode Island there. Mostly Rec boats, then the montauk Rhode Island charter fleet and then your dozen Rhode Island com boats. You don't see a single boat fishing inside 3 miles on ny side or RI side come mid August and on. It's been that way for the last 3-4 years now. How many "big busts" they have? It's a rather very small area to enforce and the fish are concentrated. On any given night there are 50 boats piled in there and on a weekend it looks like nyc. All I'm saying is that people are extremely hypocritical and quick for a public hanging of the dozen com guys that were specifically targeted while allowing the others to carry on day in and day out. I know a lot are expecting a public hanging or something but the reality is that the worst they get is a $100-$200 per fish or maybe just a warning. I can't speak about the individual that had a double limit as was not a first offense and is also facing state penalties. Most that were caught in the "sting" have fished over 40 years violation free. We don't have com guys in NJ, so every year when recs get busted fishing eez here in NJ it's no big deal cause it's recs and of course they can target striped bass in protected waters because it's catch and release or they didn't see the 3mile line on gps lol. There are a lot of Rec guys, some from this site that fish SW ledge on a reg basis illegally.
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