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Originally Posted by JoeG@Breezy
We are all part of the solution and Mass is no exception. Everyone spins it there own way. If quotas are met at "illegal" locations, or outside the coastal limits then that needs correction. Thank you MakoMike for the correction on the Chessy size / spawn limitation but a 16 or 18" fish will never get into the spawn and it's one time dead when caught. They will remain locals until they reach a certain size and then join the migration. Not sure what that size is but it seems 18" it's not. I feel the pain regarding what's left post spawn in the Chessy but those fish need to move and grow and become spawners not dead fish if the population is to once again become healthy. If we have a good year class ( not great ) like 2011 is supposed to be, then how will that help long term if many are never enter the spawning bio mass ? What about 2012 and 2013 ?...not good.
Not meaning to be a pain, but it's a legitimate question and if there is some other science that I'm needing to understand please share.
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What you don't seem to understand is two things. 1) Male bass NEVER leave the Chessie and 2) male bass rarely exceed 24 inches.
It is true that male bass in the Hudson river stock do migrate, but that doesn't change the point. The "problem" with getting a couple of good year classes is not that there aren't enough spawning fish, there are plenty. Many more than the SSB that brought the population back the last time. The problem is that we haven't gotten the weather required for a successful spawn/fry survival.
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