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Wait a minute. I did not condemn the commercial guys. On the contrary, I once belonged to the Thundermist Striper Club in Woonsocket. 80% of those guys were commercial rod and reel on the Cape. I don't have any problem with the commercial guys making a living.
My point is more directed at a broader stroke. Let's just make Bass a Game fish an end the problem. I am not advocating an ecological moratorium on Stripers. What I am saying is that the Striper is too valuable of a resource to have guys selling them commercially.
I never sold Bass even though I fished in the early 70s with a lot of commercials that now make a living writing books about their exploits. I just don't see the point in bringing back a species that was nearly wiped out to still have them havested and sold commercially. If Stripers Forever is the forum that will accomplish this, then I will support them regardless of their other motives. Just one man's opinion.
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