Cod Trip - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

JohnR · 03-05-2002, 08:58 AM

We previously were looking to reschedule the Cod Trip for this weekend but that's not panning out. If I can get something arranged for March 15th or 16th or March 30 (Sunday the 31st is Easter) - who is interested?

Thanks,

John

Fisherwoman · 03-05-2002, 05:00 PM

I'm In, can't take it anymore!!!!!!

saltydog · 03-05-2002, 06:10 PM

just remind me. (FLYFISHIN FOR COD) IM IN.
"good luck good fishin'

bloocrab · 03-06-2002, 12:39 PM

Don't forget the new limits!!!....

...Its no longer 21"...it is now 24"...and the bag limit dropped down to 5 Fish!!!...

Canalratt1 · 03-06-2002, 12:45 PM

I'm in! Bloo check the limits out, I think on a Party Boat there is no possesion limit just length. The guys on the Helin go home with more than ten every trip.

bloocrab · 03-06-2002, 12:53 PM

That was boggling my mind too......I've never stopped at ten fish....and I've never heard any kind of warning...

.....How do you think it works??....

... I was thinking maybe on those boats, they go by poundage quotas or something.....and maybe the captain kinda keeps track of the fish were catching.....and thats why he always leaves a GOOD SPOT quick....

...or is because he wants to keep the patrons happy the next day too/??....

???....is a charter boat considered Recreational or Commercial....???

...maybe on a charter boat, we go by the Comm. limits...???

JohnR · 03-06-2002, 01:37 PM

As a rec on a headboat or charterboat, you have to follow the rec limits. Which as of last week were 10 total cod/haddock with a minimum length of 21 inches. This 5 limit /24 cod I have not heard of. Is this new this week?

bloocrab · 03-06-2002, 01:39 PM

John, it was on the front page of my local paper yesterday....

.....its a fact!!....not a 55 pounder.....

......"The new regulations require that a cod must be 24 inches long for a private fisherman to keep it, up from 21 inches, and a fisherman can catch a maximum of five fish per day, down from the previous 10 a day."....

....heres the link...http://www.heraldnews.com/site/news....id=99784&rfi=8

JohnR · 03-06-2002, 02:18 PM

Bloo - I have found some conflicting info on that so far.

There may be a date of March 15th where the regs would come into effect but I have not seen or heard of any other definitive word on this....

I'll let you kow what I find...

Thanks,

John

STEVE IN MASS · 03-06-2002, 02:45 PM

Guys....I just called the MA DMF today to verify the new flounder regs. In addition to being now able to keep 3/day on flounder during the previous 3/1 - 4/30 closed season.....After 5/1 you can keep 8 instead of the previous 10. Same 12" minimum.

She also told me about the new cod regs......24"....5/day.

None of this anywhere on thier website....

JohnR · 03-06-2002, 03:33 PM

OK - the word I got from Charlie Levine at TheFisherman that this is in the proposal, as well as closing off alot of areas in Mass/NH to rec anglers & party boat - is again a proposal that wouldn't occur until May 1st...

JohnB · 03-06-2002, 10:53 PM

Charter boats with a headboat/charter boat multi species permit do not have a bag limit on the # of fish they can keep. Size limit will be 22 inches for customers aboard hired boats. Private boats will have to abide by the 24" /5 per day unless the decision gets revised b4 final implementation. Kinda wierd that the charter boats (my permit) would not have a higher size limit to mirror the one the recs are getting.

John B

Saltheart · 03-07-2002, 11:03 AM

I agree , kinda weird!

can you say "Money talks" ????