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piemma · 09-13-2004, 12:21 PM

We struggled thru the 80's with few, if any, bass. As the fish started to recover the minimum went to 36" one a day (anyone remember 36") then 34" one a day. Then, as I recall, RI went 28" one a day and MASS stayed at 34".
The point of this rambling is there should be ONE size and ONE limit for the species not by state. The absolutely worse offender is VA where they net the hell out of the brood stock in December and Janurary. I have seen the pictures and read the reports of thousands of 30 and 40 and 50 pound fish piled high on the beach.
Watch, tonight someone will hammer fish in South County and all will be right with the world of Bass. It's a much bigger picture.

09-13-2004, 12:21 PM	#11
piemma Very Grumpy bay man iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 10,825 Blog Entries: 2	We struggled thru the 80's with few, if any, bass. As the fish started to recover the minimum went to 36" one a day (anyone remember 36") then 34" one a day. Then, as I recall, RI went 28" one a day and MASS stayed at 34". The point of this rambling is there should be ONE size and ONE limit for the species not by state. The absolutely worse offender is VA where they net the hell out of the brood stock in December and Janurary. I have seen the pictures and read the reports of thousands of 30 and 40 and 50 pound fish piled high on the beach. Watch, tonight someone will hammer fish in South County and all will be right with the world of Bass. It's a much bigger picture.