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The aim of Stripers Forever is hugely one sided and totally selfish in the fact that they want gamefish status for bass for recreational use only. First recs take way more bass in MA than the commercials. The only reason we know how much the comms take is that they must report thier take. If recs had to it would be a real eye opener. They do not want to have recs report for this reason. Second the light tackle and fly guys are behind this, 90% percent of those guys are novice to the sport and know nothing of it's history. Say it does make it through and the bass become a gamefish. The guides will clean up and make more money than anyone because by making it a gamefish they have the fish still as a resource and they can make money without having to catch and sell them. That in fact makes the fish a commercial product in another way and the guides and Stripers Forever now have that resource captured all for themselves which is what they really want. Don't be fooled. This is a thinly vieled attempt by one user group trying to capture the resource for themselves by making outrageous exagerations. misconceptions and lies.
I haven't sold a fish since 1986. I still support the commercial sale and you all need to know that this attempt is being forwarded by ceratin people who, in the name of conservation, are trying to have it all to themselves. And remenber this, most of the people in that group are novices and most couldn't catch thier ass anyway if thier lives depended on it. Rookies duped by liars is what Stripers Forever is, plain and simple.
Want to help Striped Bass? Sign the petitions to stop the depletion of the bases food sources like Menhaden, herring poaching etc, than you really will be doing something good for the Striped bass.
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