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Originally Posted by sokinwet
"What are you morons thinking"
Sashamy...I believe the moron he's referring to in this case is me..oh wait..I see that's moron's plural...I guess you get a seat on the "little blue bus" too.
I'm thinking I haven't been fishing since November...so I thought I'd throw out some bait and see what/who bites. You know...fishing with bait...you just can't miss. Seriously though...for just a minute...you guys are entitled to your opinion; just entertaining myself on a boring day. ;-)
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Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and this is an issue that people are extremely passionate about. Not to mention we're all growing a bit stir crazy.
In the end, reliable research into the state of the striped bass population is difficult to come by - but it appears that current trends don't look good. However, there is no denying that tighter restrictions and decreased fish killed would benefit the population.
Why must we wait until the species is in a seriously threatened state before putting tighter regulations in place? The current regulatory body seems impotent, and makes decisions with a "reactive" as opposed to "pro-active" mentality.
It doesn't take a PhD to know that if less fish are killed, then the population will increase.