This thread is getting interesting - like I traveled back in time to the Striper Wars in the 1980s. Only then it was Bob Pond and Stripers Unlimited that were being bashed like SF is now. Same arguments, almost same scenario. Last of the fish offshore. One difference is the technology today to find them. States and Feds couldn't get it together and make everyone one happy. So finally a few congress people took control and probably saved the bass otherwise this site would now be called
www.scup-com.
For the sake of those reading and posting it would be nice to know in your profile whether you're a recreational fisherman, a charter boat captain, a commercial R&R pinhooker, or a charter business that also sells bass. I feel that is important in helping others understand your opinions.
DZ