[CowHunter]

Trapperpierre, You are correct Charter / Guide / Headboats do not have their catch reported and they should be on a seperate category or under recreational with a reporting system that is documenented. I am a charter Guide and it is recs that I take out. I think that number should be knocked down to one fish at 36" per person. I know that stripersforever has no clue what the catch is, none whatsover. They do make sure they know the Comm catch...
MikeToole, I am very aware that MD, and VA have a slot limit, mentioned that VA has one in one of the posts, and NJ used to. Do you have an idea how many shore fisherman have acces to em??They keep the bay open in the fall for basically November and december, got 6 weeks to get em BY BOAT then they shut down the entire chesapeake bay til May, alot of fish are up north by then. MD is a bit different. Its open now in VA, your allowed one slot and one over 28". (The ocean fish you are allowed 2 at 28") Slots kill way more fish, way more, the tonage doesnt change the amount of fish do. Numbskull would get his wish and way more people than now, The average Joe, would be killing these fish like they did here in NJ, its a big mistake.
Guys attack me as a mass commercial guy, I just see things from all views because I do charters, and fish recreationally. I see what goes on up and down the coast and Im saying what I thing is going on and what I think is wrong. No Offense DOUBLERUNNER, but I fished the Surf up and down the coast and pulled fish off the Surf in every state from Maine to NJ, I put in way more time then you ever did. You cant learn at your club and books what you can learn from experience.
There are extreme views for rec guys, such as STRIPERSFOREVER, which clearly state to ban all commercial Harvesting for striped bass. Shame on them! On the other end of the Spectrum we have the diehard commercials who wants to kill everything in the ocean by any means necesarry and Sell it! You just have to have a balance, These extreme views are WRONG.
Makai stated this thread is all about money.... Well Yeah...Am I so different from Pete G - Saltwaters Edge??? Who profits from mostly rec guys with some comms Im sure...How would he react if they were closing down the shoreline / waters of newport, prohibiting targeting of striped bass??? How many surf guys would be up in arms? Alot of people make money off striped bass, plug builders, book writers, tackle shop owners, the list goes on and on. Some are fortunate to go out and just have fun..

Water must be getting to me....Ill stop rambling...I fish striped bass from March through January...