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Originally posted by schoolie monster
Lets not act like the two groups should be considered equal.
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AMEN! (When I saw them break it into two groups...I said LOOKOUT...divide and concor
There is a article by Al Ristori (you may like him you may not) in the 1/30 fisherman in the Conservtion watch column called "Striped Bass Game Fish Push Begins"
In summary, the deck is stacked the against the recs and they will be exploited for the commercial interests, there is little you can do about.
The commercial fishing quota is back up to 100% of the base period in the 1970's when stripers were even more abundant then they are now. Can you imagine if the recs were allowed to take fish to 16" ....as many as you want?
I think the bass is too important to keep as a commerical fish and should be made a game fish.
He says there is a new move afoot with significant support to make striped bass a game fish status. (contact
bigbass@maine.rr.com)
better yet, read your fisherman.
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