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flatts1 · 08-09-2002, 08:38 AM

If a person fishing commercially caught a new state record SB, would it count as a legitimate record fish? I only ask because if I decide to keep a 36'' SB while fishing as a recreational angler and then later catch a record fish, by law I would have to let the record fish go. This means that I would not have the opportunity to have it weighed and formally recognized as a new state record - or world record

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My hunch is that the commercially caught record fish wouldn't count because that would give a 40:1 advantage to commercial fishermen. Also, it would be a shame to have that fish end up at the seafood counter rather than someone's wall. I tried checking the DMF website but it seems down.

Mike

08-09-2002, 08:38 AM	#44
flatts1 Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Wareham, MA Posts: 303	If a person fishing commercially caught a new state record SB, would it count as a legitimate record fish? I only ask because if I decide to keep a 36'' SB while fishing as a recreational angler and then later catch a record fish, by law I would have to let the record fish go. This means that I would not have the opportunity to have it weighed and formally recognized as a new state record - or world record . My hunch is that the commercially caught record fish wouldn't count because that would give a 40:1 advantage to commercial fishermen. Also, it would be a shame to have that fish end up at the seafood counter rather than someone's wall. I tried checking the DMF website but it seems down. Mike
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