eel moratorium.. has it begun?

[partsjay]

got wood?

[BrianS]

$1.90? wow

still at $1 apiece and I am one of 3 guys who buy them from this guy.

I know the prices will be high but think bigger the eel....
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lots of them THANK YOU GOD IF THIS COMES TRUE.....

ME and my thought's

[MakoMike]

Was talking to a couple of bait shops last night about the eel situation. According to them ( iahve no independent knowledge of this) the Canadian goverment has prohibited the export of eels under 14 inches long. This is not only going to mean bigger bait eels but also higher prices, as the prime size bait eels get scarcer.

[BrianS]

That explains it then
The eels at the bait store I go to have been very on and off size wize

The ones I got yesterday, were all innertube size.... REALLY nice ones..

[BigFish]

What does the Canadian Government have to do with eels? Do we get all of our eels from Canada if any?

[eelman]

Originally Posted by BigFish

What does the Canadian Government have to do with eels? Do we get all of our eels from Canada if any?

They have nothing to do with it, however since most baitshops are getting there eels from canada now they have to follow canadian laws, and right now the size of the eels from canada has increased so, most baitshops are getting monster eels that no one wants to fish and, getting smaller ones that are more fisherman friendly is getting hard......

[BigFish]

Why do we get our eels from Canada again? Don't we have any suppliers here?

[Pete F.]

Here is more than you ever wanted to know about eels.
I found nothing about a ban, but a reduction in the daily limit is mentioned in the asmfc minutes.

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/zone/underw...anguille_e.htm
http://www.asmfc.org/meetings/februa...RICANEELBD.pdf

[Nebe]

those monster eels are good for something

[Iwannakeeper]

I will throw my $0.02 in, even though no one asked.....

Most people I have met through here and through MSBA are true sportsman, who take pride in being sportsman. That said, I then believe that most people will obey the laws.

True sportsman do not break the law in search of their quarry. This is a very slipperly slope. Eels are very likely the best bait when going after cows. But who can deny the effectiveness of herring in the spring - or when using macks when the are around. And I hazzard to guess most people here do not violate the herring run rules. Same would hold true with Macks.

I would certainly miss eels, but I wouldn't violate laws to catch stripers. I guess catching fish doesn't mean enough to me to violate laws. Catching fish is also less important than my pride, and my pride in being a sportsman.

-IWK

[Pete F.]

http://www.asmfc.org/meetings/februa...RICANEELBD.pdf
This is the minutes of the American eel comission. In the minutes they talk about various options for the future including, changing the daily possesion limit from 50 to 25, prohibiting the taking of eels in some months of the year, etc. It is all theoretical at this point and very interesting. No one seems to know the percentage used for bait or food. Some members do seem to care about the bait market, but not all.
Pete

[MakoMike]

Recently most of the B&Ts in RI have been getting their eels from Canada, that's why the new Canadian rules are haviong an immediate effect. The guys I talked to last night say that there aren't many affordable domestic suppliers. The Canadians truck them down in tanker trucks, while the guys from MD truck them in totes and they say that the ones shipped in water arrive in better condition and last longer. None of this has anything to do with the ASMFC or any proposals they might come up concerning the eels.