Rhode Island Charter Boat limit 1 or 2 fish

[buckman]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Where do you live? I see most Charters getting more than 2, more than 32". To keep one & C&R the rest goes in the right direction.

Boats in green harbor . Live in Brant Rock .
No ground fish for us next year .
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[scottw]

has anyone actually seen or talked to one of these mythical clients who won't go fishing if they can't kill 2 bass....they are sure talked about quite a bit and causing quite a fuss, hell, we're working pretty hard to make special exceptions just for them... but I don't believe ever I've seen one weigh in on the subject anywhere....starting to wonder if they really exist

[Linesider82]

Originally Posted by scottw

has anyone actually seen or talked to one of these mythical clients who won't go fishing if they can't kill 2 bass....they are sure talked about quite a bit and causing quite a fuss, hell, we're working pretty hard to make special exceptions just for them... but I don't believe ever I've seen one weigh in on the subject anywhere....starting to wonder if they really exist

Scott there are actually clients like that. A friend of mine is a mate on a boat that runs 225-250 tpy

I asked him that question and he said they have four to eight trips a year where the client wants to go out, limit out, and immediately return to the dock.
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by Linesider82

Scott there are actually clients like that. A friend of mine is a mate on a boat that runs 225-250 tpy

I asked him that question and he said they have four to eight trips a year where the client wants to go out, limit out, and immediately return to the dock.
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a bit tongue in cheek as it is the user group that all of this is about and the one that is seemingly absent in body and voice from the debate....that's the first attempt I've seen to quantify them...so we should keep a two fish bag limit for 225-250 trips a year so that approx. 2% who won't fish without the knowledge that they can keep two fish can have their fish?....and complicate the entire process....makes perfect sense....again...if it's so vitally important to this user group....it would be good to actually hear from "them">>> I suspect many of the don't even know the discussions are going on....lot's of data and evidence out there as to the decline....not much of either as to the whereabouts of the 2 bass or bust anglers

[buckman]

Originally Posted by scottw

a bit tongue in cheek as it is the user group that all of this is about and the one that is seemingly absent in body and voice from the debate....that's the first attempt I've seen to quantify them...so we should keep a two fish bag limit for 225-250 trips a year so that approx. 2% who won't fish without the knowledge that they can keep two fish can have their fish?....and complicate the entire process....makes perfect sense....again...if it's so vitally important to this user group....it would be good to actually hear from them>>> I suspect many of the don't even know the discussions are going on

225 to 250 a year ????? You just make #^&#^&#^&#^& up
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by buckman

225 to 250 a year ????? You just make #^&#^&#^&#^& up
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just going by what Linesider82 stated..give me a number Buck.........why don't you produce 1 client who won't charter if they can't have 2 bass..that's the guy we're looking for and maybe he can explain why we're going through all of this nonsense so that he can keep his second fish....

[buckman]

Originally Posted by scottw

just going by what Linesider82 stated..give me a number Buck.........why don't you produce 1 client who won't charter if they can't have 2 bass..that's the guy we're looking for and maybe he can explain why we're going through all of this nonsense so that he can keep his second fish....

We book maybe 15 to 20 .
At 1 @ 28 we will book half I figure . Cod is another story . Last year we booked 25 or so
This year 0
Would you pay 1200 dollars , drive up from jersey with your buddies , book a room , spend a couple hundred dining out , use up some valuable vaca time knowing you could only take home a couple fillets ?
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[Linesider82]

Originally Posted by buckman

225 to 250 a year ????? You just make #^&#^&#^&#^& up
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no, those are actual numbers they run mostly 2 trips per day, and during the height of the year run 3
30 x 2 = 60 trips per month, times 4 = 240

So if you have days like a Monday or Tuesday where you didn't run 2 trips, you run 3 on weekends and make up for it. The math is not that difficult

[JLH]

Originally Posted by scottw

has anyone actually seen or talked to one of these mythical clients who won't go fishing if they can't kill 2 bass....they are sure talked about quite a bit and causing quite a fuss, hell, we're working pretty hard to make special exceptions just for them... but I don't believe ever I've seen one weigh in on the subject anywhere....starting to wonder if they really exist

Some RI Charter boats take out groups with mass commercial fishing licenses who will then turn around and sell the fish commercially in mass which pays for the trip and on a good day provides some extra cash for the group of anglers. It's a win win for the Charter boat who gets paid for the charter and for the guys with commercial licenses who get a free trip and some pocket money out of it.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by JLH

Some RI Charter boats take out groups with mass commercial fishing licenses who will then turn around and sell the fish commercially in mass which pays for the trip and on a good day provides some extra cash for the group of anglers. It's a win win for the Charter boat who gets paid for the charter and for the guys with commercial licenses who get a free trip and some pocket money out of it.

I believe that would be illegal. Commercial fishing in RI with the expressed purpose of selling those fish in Mass.

[JLH]

Originally Posted by JohnR

I believe that would be illegal. Commercial fishing in RI with the expressed purpose of selling those fish in Mass.

Yes it is illegal but with little or no chance of getting caught it happens quite often. I would wager that a good number of the fish caught and kept in RI waters off of Block end up being sold commercially or on the black market in MA or NY.