I am SOTS: MAKE STRIPED BASS A GAMEFISH!

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

program this EPO number into your phone and hopefully someone will be down if you call

1-800-632-8075


what the heck is SOTS?

Thanks... I have that number, but had the crazy idea that the local police officer already at the canal would at least take a look.

I'm guessing SOTS is - Sick of this S#%t

[Slipknot]

thanks
ya local cops don't even know the fisheries laws, most don't care, they have other worries.

If I was in the mood I'd have gone right up to them and picked up that bucket and dumped them right back in the water, told them the rule is 2 stripers at 28" and if they give me crap or the no speaka da english crap, I'd blast them some more and threaten to call epo and see them scramble. that chit goes on way too much and it really makes me sick. ignorance is no excuse

[BigFish]

Ep's often do not respond.....nothing ever gets done!!!

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

thanks
ya local cops don't even know the fisheries laws, most don't care, they have other worries.

If I was in the mood I'd have gone right up to them and picked up that bucket and dumped them right back in the water, told them the rule is 2 stripers at 28" and if they give me crap or the no speaka da english crap, I'd blast them some more and threaten to call epo and see them scramble. that chit goes on way too much and it really makes me sick. ignorance is no excuse

One of me - 6 of them and 1am.

There's no ignorance about it. At one point, one of them landed a fish within 20 feet of me and was maybe 20". I said, "Just a guppy huh? Looks like that one is going back." To which he replied, "Got go up and make check good." They knew exactly what they were doing.

[Slipknot]

I am a lot bigger than you
6 of them, I understand,
I'd say atleast 3 of them would end up in the water if they had the nuts to challenge me. They gotta learn sometime.
maybe that's why I don't go there at night much

poachers suck

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I am a lot bigger than you
6 of them, I understand,
I'd say atleast 3 of them would end up in the water if they had the nuts to challenge me. They gotta learn sometime.
maybe that's why I don't go there at night much

poachers suck

I can guarantee you are.

It's a joke how under-enforced this stuff goes. I go at night to avoid the chaos of the crowds, but the scumbags definitely show up to avoid being seen.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

what the heck is SOTS?

Sick of this $hit

[chathamblue30]

The main bait source the stripers like to feed on in this area (menhaden) has been slammed so badly it's no wonder everyone is having a rough go of striper fishing vs past years. The fish seem to be staying futher south in menhaden rich waters of NY/NJ and heading into our offshore waters in seach of abundant sand eels which are not commercially harvested. Maybe if we as a group focused on protecting the bait source like the tuna fisherman have with the herring we might end up with a lot more quality fish in our waters. I agree with the 1 fish limit & reduction in commercial catch,these fish keep a lot of us happy and going all yr in thought of the good days on the water. They are much more valued as a hobby/recreational activity than a food/income source for most of us.