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Originally Posted by nklinesider
mayday, it means that the comercial sein netters arent allowed to fish for them in the bay anymore. recreational guys fishing can continue to use them for personal use but the commercial game is all done until further notice
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just a question based on this statement...
are the commercial seiners selling ALL of their catch to the local bait stores to be used as bait for either fishing or lobstering??
if so, why then are recreationals allowed to continue to snag them and use them as bait if the commercials are now banned from taking them? i don't get that logic. if the reason for the closure is to PROTECT the species, why oh why are people still snagging them and using them for bait?
i guess it's just one of the those double standards. either that or you think just by snagging a few you're not really putting a dent in the population. but then you see that net and it makes you sick. well, they all end up in the same place, on the end of someone's line hunting for striped bass...