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Fly Rod · 04-15-2003, 10:08 PM

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The meeting here in Gloucester started with the stripe bass discussion which lasted about 2hrs. The next discussion was about scup which most of us didn't stay to listen to since it dosen't concern us up here. We don't have scup.
The mix was pretty much even on the number of commercial and recreation but you have to remember that alot of us that commercial fish also recreational fish when the commercial part of it is closed before and after. There was one lobsterman that would love to see the stripers wiped out. He believes that the stripers are devastating the lobsters. And only a couple of charter people including me were there.
They are thinking of changing the commercial limit from 40 fish a day to 30; starting the season on the 27th of June instead of July. And discussed not being able to fish for or pocess any stripers on the closed days if you have a stripe bass endosement to discourage stockpileing.
Recreation: talked about keeping the one fish limit 28" +
Two fish limit 28" +
two fish limit with one 28" + and the second fish over 40" This is known as a slot limit.

04-15-2003, 10:08 PM	#8
Fly Rod Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gloucester Massachusetts Posts: 2,678	flats1 The meeting here in Gloucester started with the stripe bass discussion which lasted about 2hrs. The next discussion was about scup which most of us didn't stay to listen to since it dosen't concern us up here. We don't have scup. The mix was pretty much even on the number of commercial and recreation but you have to remember that alot of us that commercial fish also recreational fish when the commercial part of it is closed before and after. There was one lobsterman that would love to see the stripers wiped out. He believes that the stripers are devastating the lobsters. And only a couple of charter people including me were there. They are thinking of changing the commercial limit from 40 fish a day to 30; starting the season on the 27th of June instead of July. And discussed not being able to fish for or pocess any stripers on the closed days if you have a stripe bass endosement to discourage stockpileing. Recreation: talked about keeping the one fish limit 28" + Two fish limit 28" + two fish limit with one 28" + and the second fish over 40" This is known as a slot limit. Last edited by Fly Rod; 04-16-2003 at 06:20 PM..