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Originally Posted by bart
I'm pretty sure they banned J hooks in the Gulf and those guys aren't hurting. They have the right mindset down there when it comes to conservation...
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Don't they have a pretty good management system down there though? Unlike the impotent ASMFC.
I'd imagine the ban on J hooks down there is just one part of a broader, more effective approach to conservation.
Where as our regulators have an approach of "what is the maximum we can allow them to take before the striped bass stocks collapse?" Conservation isn't part of the regulatory mentality up here... it's not a part of many fishermen's mentality either though.