Stripers forever! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

RIROCKHOUND · 01-01-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

From the general publics' point of view, the optimal use of a public resource almost always involves commercial as well as recreational use.

Bingo.

Doctor scmoctor! Quit your job and be a Striper educational speaker!

Seriously, this is a point lost on most people. Rod and reel commercial of any species is one of the lowest bycatch and other negative impacts.

Sea Dangles · 01-01-2009, 08:42 PM

I would love to see the striped bass become a gamefish. I like catching them more than eating them. I like catching them more than selling them. I think a nice compromise would be 1 fish at 32". This would do wonders for the resource and most likely be the most agreed upon compromise.