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Originally Posted by CowHunter
Makai, I just have a problem with organizations like striper forever who are blaming the state of Striped Bass on Mass Comercial Pin Hookers. They are trying to change the rules so it is easier for rich yuppies to catch fish and have a "Super" day on the water with no regard for anyone else. There are morons who have no clue whatsoever, they just want to go out and catch countless of fish on their fly rods and not work for it.... They have no idea As to all the other factors that are causing the sad state of the striped bass fishery. Shutting down Mass commercial isnt going to make a bit of difference......
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I think you need to be careful who you malign in your cause. It's a big, complex mess out there; Numbskull just stated it well above.
"There are morons who have no clue whatsoever, they just want to go out and catch countless of fish on their fly rods and not work for it...."
Change "fly rod" to "fishing rod" and that is what your average fisherman (blue collar and otherwise) wants. If you think otherwise you need to get out of your boat more often. Easy, shore based, and ideally daytime fishing. The blitz fisherman. That's just the reality of your recreational fisherman who hires you for charters, spends money on bait, plugs, tackle and more, buys a boat if he can afford it, etc. There's nothing wrong with that. (We'll ignore the effect he has by killing and keeping fish for the moment but that fact is of course tied tightly to some of the issues at hand...)
What that guy needs is bait along the shoreline since most fisherman don't fish from boats and can't "adapt" to an offshore striper fishery. They also, honestly, don't have the time to put in to follow the fish like you might.
I understand and agree with what you are arguing in a lot of respects about what's wrong with the Stripers Forever approach. Their cause and effect math doesn't entirely add up for me either. I'd just be careful who you kick dirt at as you wage war against them.
It might be good to be aware (and this is just my opinion) that what the general public likely wants really isn't that different from what Stripers Forever wants.
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