Moratorium Blast from the past

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I didn't live through the moratorium. I started striper fishing around 92 ish i think. I remember not catching fish, because i sucked at it,and maybe becasue there weren't many fish around. When i got my first keeper i was so damn happy and didn't think about needing another fish to take home. Imagining what fishing would be like without bass in our waters is scary stuff. I have been luck the past couple years to have found decent schools of big fish on occasion. On occasion though, many strike outs sprinkled with a few memorable nights. The disturbing thing is that they are not in places where i use to catch them. The places in RI where i use to be able to check my logs and go catch fish now are deserts. The only saving grace i am seeing in RI is that there appear to be a lot of small fish. We better do something to protect these fish as they grow. Take greed off the table. If people can't agree on 1 @ 28 across the board i think shutting it down like they did in the article would be a good idea.

[Tagger]

I remember it well , I know we are doomed to repeat it . Different people saying the same thing . "There are plenty of fish" Then when it collapses they'll skirt the blame and say "Pollution caused it".

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I remember it well , I know we are doomed to repeat it . Different people saying the same thing . "There are plenty of fish" Then when it collapses they'll skirt the blame and say "Pollution caused it".

Or the bait is the problem or the weather or some other cockamamie reason.
The fisheries managers have their heads so far up their a$$ they can see what they had for breakfast.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by piemma

Or the bait is the problem or the weather or some other cockamamie reason.
The fisheries managers have their heads so far up their a$$ they can see what they had for breakfast.

It has been scientifically proven that the weather is the problem. Bass need a rainy, cool weather pattern in the late winter/early spring for the YOY to survive and thrive.