yeah, thats a bummer to watch, but...add up all the members here and add up the catches in a night from the members who were out fishing and its about the same as that haul. Who is worse??
The stripers belong to everyone not just recreational anglers.
yeah, thats a bummer to watch, but...add up all the members here and add up the catches in a night from the members who were out fishing and its about the same as that haul. Who is worse??
The stripers belong to everyone not just recreational anglers.
While that may be true from a Catch perspective,
our release ratio is quite another factor and a huge part of NE surfcasting.
Also, the majority of our NE kill is NOT dinks. There was a SIGNIFICANT number of shoolies in that haul. A DISGUSTING number of teeny fish that will never become Big Gurls.
I've no problem with the commershes taking their allotted amount,
but that sheeeet cain't be legal, so many rats, huh Nebe!??
"The first condition of happiness is that the connection
between man and nature shall not be broken."~~ Leo Tolstoy
yeah, thats a bummer to watch, but...add up all the members here and add up the catches in a night from the members who were out fishing and its about the same as that haul. Who is worse??
The stripers belong to everyone not just recreational anglers.
"Who is worse??"
Are you kidding me???
Dude, you definately like to stir the pot.
...it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
Comparing us to that is silly.None of us individually or as a whole(meaning sb.com members) will ever kill that many fish in a lifetime,especially that many undersized fish.
Though it may seem carnage and a blow to the Striped Bass population, in three days these guys could never ever come close to the carnage imposed on bass by the recreational sector of the striped bass fishery along the easterb seaboard.
For example, one only had to sit by the Cape Cod Canal's banks during herring season to see and count all the fish going across Rt. 6 or into trunks and truck bed coolers. Then multiply that by the several thousand miles of Atlantic coastline and millions of fisherman.
Though abhorant, the numbers in this video don't come close.
And yet the rod and reel guys here in Mass catch hell for their fishery, by and large a very selective fishery with regard to size limits. If all commercial fishing were forced to use circle hook and handline we might just have sustainable fisheries...
Draggers do worse in our waters east of Chatham in the fall.
And then get shoveled over the side in a lot of cases to rot b/c the season is closed.
Nobody likes seeing sausage made, but right now it is legal... change the system, change the tactics.....
Bryan
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"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"
yeah, thats a bummer to watch, but...add up all the members here and add up the catches in a night from the members who were out fishing and its about the same as that haul. Who is worse??
The stripers belong to everyone not just recreational anglers.
Couldn't agree more.
Typical "shock" video where everyone gets all up in arms without ever considering the big picture, or better yet, the facts.
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
Change the law. Being a fish that migrates presents a tough challenge state to state. Whatever your opinion, it's legal. Whether by dribs and drabs or one fell swoop makes no difference to the final total and if reported landings are to be believed, Recs are definately the leaders over all. Slot limits, trophy tags, FDA inspection, restricting practices? All open options.
Again, change the law.
The posting of that video is like driving around with Bambi on the hood, common sense says don't do it. How bout posting the daily stat sheet from fish house's people who video that crap is asking for it.
...it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
people who video that crap is asking for it.
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