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Zac,
I got your point on this and agree. Im also applaud those that are taking action. To restate my earlier post, Don - you're a non bait fisherman who believes the more bunker around, the better health and abundance of striped bass. thats a perfect argument and one worth making.
From what I see on other sites (web) and to some extent here, is the angle that if arc bait takes all the bunker, then I cant snag them and use them for bait. Truthfully, thats my angle, however its a selfish one. I cant make that argument. I've seen elsewhere that one proposal is to ban the take in the prov river, but open up areas south. I think that benefits some guys who fish in that area and they want easy access to the bait. Well...WTF, that screws me. Take all you want in Prov, I want them in wickford, greenwich, etc. Saves me $$$ in gas and time. So whats my argument? My argument is a selfish one. I want bunker for my own use. Before the bunker showed up in hordes the last 6 -7 years, we still caught plenty of bass in RI. Guys in MA did well this year without any big schools of bunker. So is there really a correlation with bass and bunker? I have no clue.
I applaud folks taking action and I hope Arc doesnt touch one pogey in the bay, but my reason for that is because it makes my fishing easier. I actually had to cast this year instead of of plopping a live fish over the side of the boat.....
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