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Great thread and posts. After reading everything it seems like we're all, rec's and comm, are missing the real problem, the root of it all. It seems like if you get right down to it, there'd be plenty of Stripers to go around for both sides if certain restrictions were enforced or better yet created on the striped bass' feed. To many times I've seen poachers pulling 5 gallon bucket after bucket at hidden herring runs and if I'm not mistaken didn't Mass last year or the year before allow some Russian fleet to come in and take some un-goddly amount of herring and menhaden from our waters?? Sorry for not being as up on the politics as you fellas, but I thought I'd throw this out there as my 2 cents, for what it's worth.
Also, look at the decline on the length to weight ratio with regard to the Striper. It used to be and inch equaled a pound, not anymore and why? Is it less baitfish in the waters? Stress levels, poaching of young fish that havent had time to reproduce????
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