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Originally Posted by CowHunter
There is no control over this down there... What DO YOU SUGGEST BE DONE???? Maybe the fishing brings to much business to the Virginia Beach Economy Down there in the winter time..... There are debates on this topic on other boards. The best thing to do is equip boats with GPS Systems, at whos cost, and why exclude anyone up and down the coast rec, charter, comm? I know it has been mentioned up on the Cape about 2 years ago. Maybe Severe Zero Tolerance Fines.... People are not stupid, Think its pretty common knowledge that the fish have not been inside 3 miles down there in two weeks... Lots and Lots of Poached Fish, Guess we will see less up north this year! I have not seen a single soulution mentioned anywhere..... Nor is any group taking Action, Why is StripersForever not taking action.... I am most certain they are most aware of what is going on down there. Imagine if they rallied for a real cause, a blatant abuse, Harvesting Striped Bass from an area that is closed and supposed to protect the stock...
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I have an idea how about if a charter is caught fishing in this area and it is obvious the law was broken they loose there captains license for 1-year automatic. That might slow them down a bit. Many of these captains get paid a hefty salary to run and maintain these boats, very few of the larger boats are owner operated, most are tax write offs for the mega rich. Who else could afford to run boats that cost millions.