Who has been Striper fishing steady for the last 30 years or more. - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

whiplash · 02-22-2007, 04:47 PM

Caught my first fish in 1957 a nice blackback flounder, St pattys day Green pond bridge. Don't see many of them anymore. First striper 1964 Cotuit loop beach.

Terence · 02-22-2007, 05:15 PM

Wow, some great posts in here. I've never been an Activist but I believe strongly enough in the preservation of our fish to learn.
Aside from myself and teaching my kids respect what else can be done?

MAC · 02-22-2007, 07:17 PM

Steady no. (I lived out of state for 10 years) Did catch my first bass though back in the 60's when I was a kid.

Terence · 02-22-2007, 08:18 PM

Bassmaster, whiplash and Mac, has your fishing changed at all in terms of catch and release since then?

gone fishin · 02-22-2007, 08:28 PM

Been fishing the surf since late 40's- used to take all to the market, now put all back. Nauset .........back side ......those were the days my friend!

MAC · 02-22-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Terence

Bassmaster, whiplash and Mac, has your fishing changed at all in terms of catch and release since then?

depends on if I am hungry or not

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bassmaster · 02-22-2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Terence

Bassmaster, whiplash and Mac, has your fishing changed at all in terms of catch and release since then?

Yes it has, C&R back then was more like catch and cooler.
I think C&R is more now and good that alot of people do. I went through the dead years for bass and really wouldnt want to deal with it now.

Terence · 02-22-2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bassmaster

Yes it has, C&R back then was more like catch and cooler.
I think C&R is more now and good that alot of people do. I went through the dead years for bass and really wouldnt want to deal with it now.

What years were the "dead Years"?

bassmaster · 02-22-2007, 10:27 PM

i would say the early 80's couldnt buy a bass. lots of blues to 23lbs though

Mike P · 02-23-2007, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bassmaster

Yes it has, C&R back then was more like catch and cooler.

C&R back then = "catch and retail".

baldwin · 02-23-2007, 05:23 PM

I've only been seriously fishing the salt for about 15 years, but have studied the fishery a bit. Decline of big bass can not be natural cycle. If you have large numbers of small fish, they grow to be big unless they die. When lack of reproductive success occurs, maybe part of the cycle, you get a shortage of smaller fish which takes about 10-20 years to gradually shift that shortage up through the size range to eventually cause a shortage of larger fish. The smaller fish disappear first. That's exactly what happened with the striper crash. Large fish were still being caught, fewer and fewer smaller fish, then none (large nor small).