[Saltheart]

Just as its good to discuss lowering the take by Recreational Fisherman by changing the size and bag limits , Its deffinitely OK to talk about whether there should be increased regulation of Commercial fisherman including possible stiffer requirements to maintain a license or reduced limits , etc.

What is not good message board etiquette is turning it personal on someone who is posting on the topic. The more avid the fisherman , the more these issues are taken to heart but it is never OK to go after an individual instead of the topic being discussed. Its never OK to give out personal information as part of these personal attacks.

This board is absolutely the most open fishing board anywhere. All opinions are welcome , we allow links to sites that members find informative as long as its not overboard spamming. The make up of the board's members cannot be forced to have equal numbers of people posting both sides of a given issue. If it seems the board is biased its because there are more mebers with a certain opinion on something. This mix changes very quickly as the topic changes.


This is a good discussion that has gone on for several pages with lots of opinions expressed. It would be ashame to have to lock the thread.