Spence is absolutely correct about the recreational striped bass fishing economic impact -v- the economic impact of commercial fishing for stripers - its not even close. From a purely economic generation standpoint.
As for making it a gamefish, it wouldn't be bad but it would still - IMO - be a case of user reallocation. You can achieve the same biomass and yield goals with effective management (it ain't too bad right now) AND, probably more importantly, a recovery of the forage fish.
Then there would be room for both comms & recs and you'd have healthier stocks than just bass...
But just my opinion
