Menhaden Bill introduced

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

ANY relief given to schools of menhaden is GREAT. How could that be any more obvious?

Like da Clam-man, I can't believe some of the posts...and to think, 20 years ago I would think nothing of driving my pedal-bike down to the river with a rod duct-taped to it....a couple of snaggers in my pocket and a big ASSS smile on my face because I knew I'd find a school somewhere. Somtimes I'd have to wait for them to get close enough....other times I'd watch and watch...and go home eager to get back the next day because they never came close enough.......yeah, I'd hate to go back to those days "CLUELESS"...

I rest my case- all of you guys who are saying this is great for fishing are proving my point while saying i am wrong. large bass school up under pogies- its an easy slaughter.

[ThomCat]

Actually, if as many guys practice catch and release as is indicated on this board, it seems that talk of a mass slaughter is rather premature will likely be averted. ........Catch'em up, ThomCat

[bloocrab]

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ad.php?t=37928

What slaughter? According to the thread above, most people C & R, and for the rest of us (comm. included), there are laws protecting qty. I'm so tired of seeing skinny bass, fish that should be well into the poundage but are not, 48" fish that struggle to reach 30#s, that is NOT good for the bass. I think the biggest point being missed here is....THE BASS NEED THE BUNKER MORE THAN WE NEED THE BASS, BUNKER, AND ANYTHING ELSE YOUR AFRAID THAT WILL CHANGE. Is it fear of losing big fish to comm. guys due to them schooling under the bunker? Sure the big fish will take a hit at first, but if the bunker continue to prosper...the Striper will catch up or never miss a beat.

MORE BUNKER MEANS MORE BIGGER-HEALTHIER BASS...period.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ad.php?t=37928

What slaughter? According to the thread above, most people C & R, and for the rest of us (comm. included), there are laws protecting qty. I'm so tired of seeing skinny bass, fish that should be well into the poundage but are not, 48" fish that struggle to reach 30#s, that is NOT good for the bass. I think the biggest point being missed here is....THE BASS NEED THE BUNKER MORE THAN WE NEED THE BASS, BUNKER, AND ANYTHING ELSE YOUR AFRAID THAT WILL CHANGE. Is it fear of losing big fish to comm. guys due to them schooling under the bunker? Sure the big fish will take a hit at first, but if the bunker continue to prosper...the Striper will catch up or never miss a beat.

MORE BUNKER MEANS MORE BIGGER-HEALTHIER BASS...period.

I hope so. and as Thomcat has mentioned, hopefully there will be alot or catch and release. I hope the bill passes, and hopefully the majority of RI's fishermen know that this is a gift not to be exploited.

[bloocrab]

Don't kid yourself, people will ALWAYS try to take advantage, but don't they do that already - to the fullest extent possible? So theoretically speaking, what's the difference?...More bunker is better no matter how you look at it. It HAS to be -

I look at it like this, if there's a school of 20 large bass in a given area being worked by a few comm. guys..let's just say 15 get caught leaving 5 undernourished fish to go on about their business scrounging for some more food.

On the flipside, we have MORE bunker and.....let's say there's a school of 100 large and 90 get landed. That leaves 10 large, fat, healthy bass to go and have sex rather than scrounge for food because there's plenty of it. yeah, I know, it's a comical analogy, but give it a little thought, deep thought



.....and yes, I'm sure people will still buy surfhogs