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[CAL]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

I think this argument about cullin is stupid!!!
If you want to get a fish to weigh in, you will be targeting size (lbs)
Not the number of fish you get!!!

Yeah but if you able to fish as a comm. you can get a 35 and keep it, get a 38 and keep it, get a 41 and keep it and get a 43 and keep it and so on and so on.

The rec gets a 35 and keeps it, now he has to decide whether to keep that 40 he gets or toss it and hope for larger or that his 35 holds up. He only gets one chance to make that choice. The guy fishing commercially would get 29 chances.

RR- I know I quoted you but this is more aimed at Beamie as he seems to think the recs are just jealous of the comms.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by CAL

Yeah but if you able to fish as a comm. you can get a 35 and keep it, get a 38 and keep it, get a 41 and keep it and get a 43 and keep it and so on and so on.

The rec gets a 35 and keeps it, now he has to decide whether to keep that 40 he gets or toss it and hope for larger or that his 35 holds up. He only gets one chance to make that choice. The guy fishing commercially would get 29 chances.

RR- I know I quoted you but this is more aimed at Beamie as he seems to think the recs are just jealous of the comms.

My point is not about the number of chances you get.
Right now you would need a fish over 52lbs from surf, over 39lbs from boat!
If you want to get on the board or in the lead for the club, why would you keep any fish smaller than one of those sizes!
Just keep releasing fish till you get a 53lb fish from surf or a 40 from a boat!!!

As for the jealousy thing,
I'm not saying I agree with that or not, It all comes down to putting time in, and someone who puts more time in will obviously catch more fish!!! I put atleast 300 hrs on my boat a year, most boat guys who fish don't put a 100 hrs on their boat in a year!!!
But when it comes to surf guys to boat guys, I DO think there is a LOT of jealousy !!! It all comes down to $$$$$$$

[JohnR]

I think it is an issue of leveling the playing field as much as possible. If guy A is commercial fishing, he has the opportunity to keep the 30 odd fish and select one to weigh in, the recreational angler has the opportunity to catch two. This is not a level playing field.

[zacs]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

My point is not about the number of chances you get.
Right now you would need a fish over 52lbs from surf, over 39lbs from boat!
If you want to get on the board or in the lead for the club, why would you keep any fish smaller than one of those sizes!
Just keep releasing fish till you get a 53lb fish from surf or a 40 from a boat!!!

Listen to yourself. Then consider this situation. Say I am fishing [rec] from my boat and I catch a 40. Obviously I keep it. WOOHOO!!!! Now I jig up a 41. Tough decission. Keep or go for something bigger to really seal the deal. What do I do? You are not faced with that decission as a Comm. Period. You keep that fish, and then you catch & keep a 42, and then a 43, and the next 26 more fish you get. ITS NOT FAIR. You have an advantage.

I'm not even in your club, but from an outsider's prespective, the reason for the rule is totally obvious.

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