I saw crew of poachers catch and fillet a few shorts..throw them in the cooler, and toss the frames back in.. all within 2mins of dragging the fish up to the rocks. Reminded me of the movie.. "Gone in 60 Seconds"
I wanted to say something but they didn't speak english and I was outnumbered 8-1.
I would've called the DEM hotline on them but didn't have the #..
But the point is...if even DEM shows up how can they enforce the law without the frame?
I think we need the same no fillet law as Mass. Who besides the poachers...would be affected? I see nothing wrong with treating bass like a BFT, (gutted and kept it intact as evidence) take the rest home..
A person that can't deal with transporting their fish, shouldn't be striper fishing. Just my opinion.