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Old 02-01-2013, 07:28 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Jackbass View Post
Shocking (sarcasm) I would be willing to bet right now there a fleet of boats heading out past the line targeting"bluefish".

WSMSO I believe it is no target. Is it worth the hassle of gear seizure potential boat seizure. If you catch the wrong EPO on the wrong day. I would call the DEM and ask them for a written explanation. I would guess you are not the only person with a level of confusion on this.
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Good post. It's illegal to "target" bass in the eez.

So I'm sure you could be a smart guy and say your fishing for bluefish - and then deal with an epo or coastie whose task that day is to send a message that eez fishing is illegal.
Maybe you can avoid the bass fine on a technicality, but I'm sure an epo trying to make a point can crawl up your azz and around your boat for an hour and find something to write you up.
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