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SAUERKRAUT · 02-20-2012, 09:21 PM

I think I was the only rec. fisherman who showed up last year to state my hands-on experience and observation that the inshore striper fishing grows ever worse. Facing me down were a dozen Vineyarders, who couldn't explain why their beloved MV BASS AND BLUEFISH DERBY has less than six fish per year, the last three years, which barely crawl over 30.0 lbs. (and NONE which made 40) from the shore. Nevertheless, they were there wringing their commercial hands in mock anguish and despair about how they need commercial access to striper to pay for their center consules, gas, and generally make a living.

Yeah, maybe I'll go again. But I'm so discouraged against the individual greed which solidifies by numbers into commercial fishery industry greed...as a simple matter of basic human nature.

Regarding the goal of obtaining legislation changes in favor of preserving this ever more popular game fish PUBLIC RESOURCE, the momentum will always be against us. The momentum is that a few, expert and dialed commercial fishermen will ALWAYS catch enough fish to sell, just about no matter how scarce the species resource.

02-20-2012, 09:21 PM	#8
SAUERKRAUT surfwalker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 388	I think I was the only rec. fisherman who showed up last year to state my hands-on experience and observation that the inshore striper fishing grows ever worse. Facing me down were a dozen Vineyarders, who couldn't explain why their beloved MV BASS AND BLUEFISH DERBY has less than six fish per year, the last three years, which barely crawl over 30.0 lbs. (and NONE which made 40) from the shore. Nevertheless, they were there wringing their commercial hands in mock anguish and despair about how they need commercial access to striper to pay for their center consules, gas, and generally make a living. Yeah, maybe I'll go again. But I'm so discouraged against the individual greed which solidifies by numbers into commercial fishery industry greed...as a simple matter of basic human nature. Regarding the goal of obtaining legislation changes in favor of preserving this ever more popular game fish PUBLIC RESOURCE, the momentum will always be against us. The momentum is that a few, expert and dialed commercial fishermen will ALWAYS catch enough fish to sell, just about no matter how scarce the species resource.