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Originally Posted by likwid
Well played sir.
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Thought you'd get a chuckle.
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Originally Posted by big jay
That's high class, expensive whiting chum these days, sir.
And you're absolutely right about 1 @ 36" if you really want to bring the levels back up.
My point is this - circle hooks have been proven to decrease mortality, therefore good in my book.
There are certainly bigger problems out there - total catch, black market, poachers, Mid-Water trawler by-catch, draggers culling in the Carolinas - but this is one step that is easy to implement without hitting any one group too hard, and without hitting anyone in the pocketbook. This is one step, and there should be more.
And anyone that doesn't think this will make any difference, didn't see the sh*t show that went on at P-town 3 seasons ago.
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I agree Jay, an easy step that will make a difference, but as you explained it is just a small drop in the huge bucket of problems. The changes that must be made to make
THE difference in ensuring healthy future stocks are the ones that will hurt a lot of guys financially and they are just dancing around it because of the uproar it will cause.
And it is understandable, someone who makes part or all of their living off the species will not want to be told they can no longer fish it or can only fish it to an extent where it will not be profitable, but if we want to see these fish in the future something drastic has to be done.