Vectorfisher spotted me on Sat... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

likwid · 06-20-2005, 08:44 AM

I'm pretty sure the moratorium is aimed at the draggers though, the numbers aren't there offshore.

Commercial comes before recreational.

Vectorfisher · 06-20-2005, 11:29 AM

Sandman great crew you got there, your Sea Craft ain't too shabby either

I wanted to stay out but my younger brother was crashed out underneath when we spoke and his last words before going down was let's go home

I ran into a 26' Sailfish CC and several guys aboard who were from RI and there last comment was something to the tune of we won't be leaving RI anytime soon for this type of fishing, I think they were all dogged out

Mr. Sandman · 06-20-2005, 01:01 PM

To be honest that was the worst I have ever seen it (dogfish). I can't tell you how many we saw/caught...lost track. As much as i would like to do that noreast fluke contest in July, I doubt it would be worth a 35-40 mile trek each way to load up on dogs. I hope they split soon.

Even the lobsters don't like them

MakoMike · 06-20-2005, 01:55 PM

The rules prtecting spiny doggies are there because of a lawsuit brought byt he green groups against NMFS. NMFS lost. All of the science, both Candain and U.S. says that the population of breeding females is way down. But they draggers do concentrate on the females which are larger. During most of the year the schools are almost exclusively either male or female. I wish that NMFS would permit commercial fishng on the males.

likwid · 06-20-2005, 03:41 PM

I was looking for that earlier but couldn't find it, thanks Mike.

Van · 06-21-2005, 07:12 AM

SM:

I feel your pain, they will be up soon enough. Last year they were so thick, we were bumping them on the surface while we were cruising.

I also think if there were really a problem with females then....WHERE THE HELL DID ALL THESE FISH COME FROM.....!!!!!!!!! NOT FROM MALES !!!!!

I think the problem is all about balance, they can take fish, but not target one species heavily as it effects another species adversly.

They need to spread the same effort on one species to all of them so that the percentage (?) across the board is the same and where it should be.

JMO