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I guess you were right mike... I could not find any info on the MA DFW website so I posted the question. I think they oughtta be legal. Seem harmless. You could make a killing selling them outta your shop I betcha..
spinn
NOT from Texas
Posted by: Paul S. (IP Logged)
Date: March 30, 2005 09:50AM
Does anyone outside of Texas use these baits? I fish for stripers off the coast of Massachusetts and the Black Salty look very herring-like. Herring are a major food source for our stripers and I betcha they would work. Is it legal to possess Black Salty in Mass? Anyone fish for saltwater stripers with them?
Thanks for any info...
Re: NOT from Texas
Posted by: Capt Wayne
Date: April 1, 2005 03:36PM
Hi Paul...I don't know about saltwater stripers, but our landlocked stripers in Texas attack them with a vengence...Check your local laws to see it it is permissable to import them in Mass...
Re: NOT from Texas
Posted by: Larry Bozka
Date: April 2, 2005 11:15AM
The Black Salty baitfish has not yet been approved for sale and use in the State of Massachusetts (they are legal, however, in Delaware). We are awaiting notification of approval, and encourage you to contact your local fish & game authorities to approve the baits.
Extensive tests conducted by I.F. Anderson Farms (via the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. have shown that the fish are essentially eco-friendly, and that they will not reproduce in saltwater.
We'll keep you posted on the approval scenario, and I encourage you to stay in touch re: the same.
As a herring substitute, the Black Salty is yielding impressive results. More info on that will be forthcoming shortly on this forum, so keep posted.
'Til then, many thanks for your interest in Black Salty baitfish, and good fishing always ...
Larry
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