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Fish of a lifetime Ken is right the fellow deserves a huge pat on the back for the achievement and should be able to do what he wants with his catch. I think all of us know how many 40 plus pound bass are sold every yr in the commercial fisheries for a few dollars per pound,none of these fish are ever put back to be caught another day,maybe a slot limit there might help a tad more than these few trophy fish caught every yr by hard core recreational anglers. Take a drive sometime to the docks in New Bedford to see the numerous 40 plus pound bass sold every day during the commercial season and all of us will respect this fellows decision about his trophy fish. Ken you are 100% right about the bait as well,look at the additional 73+ inch tuna landed last yr in mass vs yrs past due to the herring restrictions,if we put limits on the pogeys here these fish would also be sitting in vinyard sound and cuttyhunk again like they were in years past.
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