can't have it both ways

[big jay]

Originally Posted by Dave Peros

Anyone notice a potential problem? What if fish are kept based on recreational size limit, but patrons don't want all the fish and they are under the commercial size limit. How can they be sold? What happens to them?

They can't be sold, and you feed the neighbors. Just like on any other charter that the customers
think they need to keep more fish that they can handle.
New regs have nothing to do with that scenario.
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[fishonnelsons]

No regulation is fool-proof, and this will certainly be pushed as it will impact a number of people (just as the 15 fish per day, two days a week has).

There are a number of charters where two or three guys pay for the charter, either full or reduced rate, with the understanding that they will be fishing for only commercial sized fish and the fish will be sold by the boat, versus taking the fish home with them. It's more exciting to catch the larger fish for them, and maybe they could care less about taking them home, and just want to go out and catch a lot of big fish. When the boat gets boarded, the Captain and guys say it is not a charter, they are all just "crew". I am not sure, but I don't think "crew" needs their own license if they are on a boat with a boat license(?).

[niko]

Originally Posted by fishonnelsons

I am not sure, but I don't think "crew" needs their own license if they are on a boat with a boat license(?).

if the boat has a bass permit the "crew" doesn't need one

[JohnR]

Good - though next to meaningless. I know it is tough one some but we really need reductions across the board.

[Piscator]

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[Piscator]

Originally Posted by Piscator

This is not really a reduction since I don't think the overall quota changed much (could be wrong on that). The season will be longer with impact spread out accross more of the season vs a few weeks but I think the total quota is realatively the same.
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