Last call....2018

[rphud]

silly stick in December, I was just thinking the same thing, since folks were "talking" about a certain place

[piemma]

Originally Posted by 5/0

I haven't been able to type on my phone, been working my hands to nubs.
Obviously they finally grew back.


How ya been boys?
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Been good Bob. I went back to work again. 4th time since "retiring".

Didn't fish at all this past season and sold my boat. That will all change next year. Hope you and your family are well. You had some rough times back aways.

[Ian]

I’m pretty sure boat is going to storage... this run of cold weather looks like it’s gonna run right into winter
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[bart]

Originally Posted by SAUERKRAUT

We avocationals/recreationals spend a lot of money doing this. In my mind, I lay the blame of a declining and destroyed striped bass fishery entirely at the feet of the greed and avarice of the commercial fishing industry, its participants, and their bureaucratic allies in State and Federal Fisheries Mismanagement.

Make Striped Bass a Game Fish.

So you’re dismissing what recs do at the Canal and the Block all summer long? Charters, party boats hammering away at big breeder bass Every. Single. Day. And then you have spearfishermen from around the world taking their pick of 40-50# fish at the Block, again, all summer long. You’re saying that type of pressure on those two biomasses isn’t significant? Excuse me if I fail to see the logic in that.

While I don’t agree with, and downright despise certain types of commercial fishing, I’d say rod and reel is a drop in the bucket compared to rec harvest and most other comm methodologies.

I do agree that it’s been another terrible fall run for big bass, though. Tons of small fish so it’s hard for me to say the fishery is going to tank, but I’m sure we all agree to some extent that the fishing should be much better.
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[zimmy]

Originally Posted by bart

So you’re dismissing what recs do... Excuse me if I fail to see the logic in that.


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The harvest numbers show that recs harvest substantially more bass than commercials. This was to even a greater degree when recs could catch bass from shore up and down the coast from about 2000 to 2010. One can argue that both are to blame, but it is factually incorrect that commercial harvest is solely responsible.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Clammer

No worries with you capt. Joey .But we did try to help ya

I can shut down a bite like no other...

[Clammer]

JF hope all is well & getting better …………….Its guys like you I take their picture for ><>

if you can grab a day … we can go fun fish for practice ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[bobber]

I'm done for the year- will still try some freshwater stuff, and might be tempted into some river/holdovers but that's not really my kinda thing. wouldn't mind if they closed the rivers to fishing over the winter, actually

[ivanputski]

In my mind its early october... and I have lots of nights left ahead of me...
somehow this fall season got away from me, and my stats are the lowest they
have been in 15 seasons. 24" bass dominate my log book.