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This is pure BS and as most of you have already stated is a quota grab from a small minority of boat permit holders with their own agenda. I am a boat permit holder and here are a few reasons why I am totally against this measure.
1. I like others own a small vessel. If the weather does not cooperate I would lose a day of pay in a relatively short commercial season without the opportunity to fish from shore. 2 days a week roughly 8 weeks means only 16 days to earn money.
2. If I suffer any boat / engine issues I am SOL. So now not only do I have to pay for boat / engine repairs, I lose the opportunity to make money on those days from shore to help pay.
3. The fishing can be very good from shore. If I have the opportunity to not take the boat out and still catch fish I consider it a win win. No need to trailer, clean boat, fish in the #^&#^&#^&#^& show where the fish stack up, etc...
Let's be honest here.... A bass is a bass whether it is caught from shore or from a boat. These same canal fish this clown talks about are the CCB fish coming in. It is laughable that he / they would use "donor" fish as an example of what goes on in the canal. Does it happen, sure I guess to some small degree, but not even remotely close to the spectrum it happens to on boats. The culling that takes place during the fleet fishing is disgusting. Guys get their 15 fish and keep fishing to give their buddy boats their smaller keep. And this guy has the audacity to call out the shore guys for donor fish? The fact that there is even a difference between limits for shore fishing and boat fishing is ridiculous but to take this a step further and put people in a position where you are taking money out of their pockets is gross. It is selfish and I hope if it passes karma will catch to the people pushing this and they get dry docked for the season.
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