ASMFC Striped bass board winter meeting minutes

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by sokinwet

"I don't know a lot of details on the specific regs for comms."
There's a revelation! And I see we're back to the all commercial bass guys are poaching crooks.......and I guess all rec's are lying BS'ers who make up little canal stories to suit their arguement.

I mean on the specifics like what Sashamy said about being able to take fish home for personal use, requirements in caring for the catch and such. I've never stated that all commercial bass guys are poaching crooks, but I'd bet that everyone here knows some that are.

Those fisheries managers making "informed" decisions have already allowed the stocks to completely crash once.

To paraphrase something Makai said in an earlier post, "The regulators won't act until their hand is forced." By then, it'll be too late.

[intrepid24]

I want to say that I do not appreciate the reference toward comm. guys poaching. If one is doing something against the rules/law, they are in their own category, please do not stereotype this activity as comm. objectivity is warranted here.

[MakoMike]

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE TO THE POPULATION IF TEN GUYS TAKE THE COMMERCIAL QUOTA OR 1,000 GUYS TAKE THE SAME QUOTA? sorry for the caps. If you guys really think the ASMFC is going to let the population crash again, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in purchasing.

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE TO THE POPULATION IF TEN GUYS TAKE THE COMMERCIAL QUOTA OR 1,000 GUYS TAKE THE SAME QUOTA? sorry for the caps. If you guys really think the ASMFC is going to let the population crash again, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in purchasing.

I think the point may be that a thousand pissed off guys will have no problem with ten pissed off guys. The rec bashing may awaken a sleeping giant.
In the end it's gonna come down to who wants it more, the many or the few.

Really, are there not more important things to want to someone over ?

I can make a long list before I get to a Fish.

[WoodyCT]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE TO THE POPULATION IF TEN GUYS TAKE THE COMMERCIAL QUOTA OR 1,000 GUYS TAKE THE SAME QUOTA? sorry for the caps. If you guys really think the ASMFC is going to let the population crash again, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in purchasing.

That's the best part- Lower the quota since 990 recremmerials will no longer be fishing on the striper stocks. Leaves more fish to spawn.