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View Poll Results: New bag and size limit for Stripers
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Keep it the way it is 2 fish a day 28"
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1 fish a day 28"
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16.90% |
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1 fish a day 34"
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1 Fish a day 36"
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49.30% |
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10-27-2009, 08:52 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Striper Limit
Let's do a poll for a bag and size limit
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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10-27-2009, 08:54 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
Posts: 2,264
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1 fish. I'm ok w/28" or 36". or anywhere in between. Although I am leaning more towards the higher end these days.
Drop the commercial season.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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10-27-2009, 08:55 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,395
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1 @ 36". This method has already been proven to be effective. Why not make it permenant.
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10-27-2009, 09:00 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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I was against the 2 @ 28" when they brought it......who needs 2 fish a day??? Many take the 2 fish every time they go out........who eats that much fish??? I voted 1 @ 34"!!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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10-27-2009, 09:02 AM
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,374
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1 @ 36"
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10-27-2009, 09:03 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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1@36.
been saying it as long as Eben's been saying the sky is falling  |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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10-27-2009, 09:05 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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1 at 36" coast-wide would be a great start
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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10-27-2009, 09:07 AM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
Posts: 2,608
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1 @ 36
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"Sunshine Day Dream"
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10-27-2009, 09:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: CT/RI
Posts: 1,627
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Even though I would rather keep a 28” fish than a 36” fish because I don’t need/eat all that much striper and a 28 incher is just enough for a couple of meals I voted for 1 @ 36. I think this would significantly cut down on the number of fish being kept especially by the charter boats taking 6 man limits on an almost daily basis and is the best option for the health of the fishery.
I would really hate to see different bag limits for recreational anglers vs charter/party boats like they currently have with scup. I don’t’ see how this is at all fair for rec anglers.
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10-27-2009, 09:12 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Nobody probably remembers but an elected official and his two boys supposedly went fishing when it was one fish at 36" and couldn't catch a keeper. That is the reason why it is two at 28" now.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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10-27-2009, 09:20 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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1 @ 36" works for me.......
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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10-27-2009, 09:21 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Newpawwt, RI
Posts: 237
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1@34
2 fish a day is too much.
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10-27-2009, 09:35 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,642
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crafty Angler
1 at 36" coast-wide would be a great start
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yup... |
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10-27-2009, 09:36 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
Posts: 6,414
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Slot: 28 -36" If the limit were 34+ I'd never get to bring home a fish!
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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10-27-2009, 09:39 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Just so you guys know, I will post the results when the Poll closes on Nov 1.
So far, you will be amazed.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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10-27-2009, 09:50 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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I don't think I will be too shocked Paul! I am guessing most do not like the 2 fish limit.......good example of how the friggin' state and DMF listen to the fishing public!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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10-27-2009, 09:51 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 215
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1@ 36...
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10-27-2009, 10:06 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Not that it was a choice but I'd like to see a slot. 1 20-26 (will target more males, not just the 99% females that end up being targeted in over 28" ranges) and one over 40.
And yes, I chose what is the popular theme in the poll...
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Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
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10-27-2009, 10:20 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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1 fish at 36" and the ocean would be over run with bass in a few years. While this woud be a great winfall for us fishermen its not a necessary measure, IMO.
The 36" size was gradually arrived at to protect a specific year class of fish (1982). It was an emergency measure by all definitions. We're not in need of an emergency measure right now.
People may forget or weren't around for it, but the limit started at 24" and got progressively larger until it hit 36". It went something like 24-28-30-33-36 until the stocks were deemed restored by the managers.
There is, however, plenty of unnecessary killing generated by allowing the recs 2 fish per day right now.
1 fish at 28". |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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10-27-2009, 11:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,595
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slot
one small
one large
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10-27-2009, 11:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
Not that it was a choice but I'd like to see a slot. 1 20-26 (will target more males, not just the 99% females that end up being targeted in over 28" ranges) and one over 40.
And yes, I chose what is the popular theme in the poll...
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I am in favor of this slot, the smaller fish havent run the gambit of life and survived.. yet.., and at that size they are the best eating with less chance for retaining heavy metals... and as for the trophy clause.. make it a real trophy..48" or better.... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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10-27-2009, 11:45 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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These things are dangerous to eat. The government should protect us and shut it all down. And while they are at it they should protect the innocent eels and menhaden from being exploited as bait. Barring that, 1 at 28" seems fair. A 36" fish is a high bar for many recreational fishermen (like Sauerkraut) to reach.
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10-27-2009, 11:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Warwick, RI
Posts: 14
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1 @ 36"
But enforcement is another issue. Paul, I know you saw people taking a bunch of undersized bass and/or more than the 2 bag limit at 28" this spring. And the main reason: people didn't even know. The fish were so easy to catch that anyone with a boat was heading up there to have some fun...but didn't know what they were doing. So unless there is stricter enforcement, this really good idea of 1@36" is 
That whole scene up there in the spring needs to be watched more carefully. |
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10-27-2009, 12:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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Why can't we see the results of the poll?
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10-27-2009, 12:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
Posts: 1,701
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1 @ 36
... while fish between 30-34 offer more than enough to eat, the larger limit will help build up better stocks of fish.
Enforcement will of course be a huge issue, no matter what size limit is in place.
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"It was the blackest night! There was no moon in sight! (You know the stars ain't shinnin cause the sky's too tight) "
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10-27-2009, 12:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: cape cod when my meds r workin right
Posts: 1,412
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2 a day
under 28" lots of sm fish out there for food.....sm ones eat best
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10-27-2009, 12:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,395
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As crafty mentioned Coast wide is the key. From Maine to Virginia.
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10-27-2009, 01:45 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
Why can't we see the results of the poll?
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Its a hidden poll that will become visible when it ends November 1st. Being hidden, there is a good chance it will be more accurate as well. |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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10-27-2009, 02:14 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
Its a hidden poll that will become visible when it ends November 1st. Being hidden, there is a good chance it will be more accurate as well.
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That is the reason I made it hidden. I wanted unbiased opinions |
No boat, back in the suds.
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10-27-2009, 02:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Narragansett
Posts: 903
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It seems to me that reducing the bag limit is the key - thinking about all the big bass killed by charters. I'm a little flexible on minimun size, tending to favor one at 34". It's also necessary to control the seining of pogy in order to supply the bass with ample food.
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