RI Commercial Bass Regs

[JFigliuolo]

IF it was enforced... which it is not. It would stop people from catching fish out at block within there rec limit, then selling them on the MA market. You can make all the rules you want, but if you don't enforce them what's the F'ng point?

[Clammer]

IMO .&& I,m not 100% sure , But the reason behind this By DEM is so the commercials can fish on Friday & Saturday but if they keep a bass of 34" the must clip it ......... the reasoning ....... they take a chance of having market size fish on the two off days / if its clipped its Ok .if not a nickel/dime offense .
I, d have to look up the regulations , but I ,m not sure that rec have to clip on Sunday Thrusday .
What about the so-called sport fisherman that are catching market size bass & clipping the pictoral fin & then releasing it . their reasoning that if caught again /no matter when it can,t be sold ...............But is if OK to cut the pictoral fin off any fish & think its going to swim in that condition .
there is good & bad in all ......But it seems most post are focused on the negative actions of the commercials .
I,m not even going to start on the illegal activity of the so-called REC Fisherman ><><
If I wrote a book on both . the rec would be ten times larger than the commercial.that could be that there are 998% more rec .s .......................HONESTLY >> Who do you really thinK is hurting the fisheries the most ><><

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by Clammer

IMO .&& I,m not 100% sure , But the reason behind this By DEM is so the commercials can fish on Friday & Saturday but if they keep a bass of 34" the must clip it ......... the reasoning ....... they take a chance of having market size fish on the two off days / if its clipped its Ok .if not a nickel/dime offense .
I, d have to look up the regulations , but I ,m not sure that rec have to clip on Sunday Thrusday .
What about the so-called sport fisherman that are catching market size bass & clipping the pictoral fin & then releasing it . their reasoning that if caught again /no matter when it can,t be sold ...............But is if OK to cut the pictoral fin off any fish & think its going to swim in that condition .
there is good & bad in all ......But it seems most post are focused on the negative actions of the commercials .
I,m not even going to start on the illegal activity of the so-called REC Fisherman ><><
If I wrote a book on both . the rec would be ten times larger than the commercial.that could be that there are 998% more rec .s .......................HONESTLY >> Who do you really thinK is hurting the fisheries the most ><><

Recs have to clip keepers 24/7/365