Combined NC Beach Siene Carnage Video Thread

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Nebe

yeah, thats a bummer to watch, but...add up all the members here and add up the catches in a night from the members who were out fishing and its about the same as that haul. Who is worse??

The stripers belong to everyone not just recreational anglers.

Couldn't agree more.

Typical "shock" video where everyone gets all up in arms without ever considering the big picture, or better yet, the facts.

[zimmy]

I can't see the video on this computer and I am sure it would disgust me... However, I also agree that the commercial harvest pails in comparison to the rec. harvest in terms of #'s of stripers.

In 1999 the rec harvest was 6000 metric tons and the commercial harvest 3000 metric tons. In 2005 the rec harvest was 11,900 metric tons and the commercial harvest was still 3000 metric tons.

[DZ]

Probably comparable to a good day on upper Narragansett Bay this past June when the menhaden blitz was going on.
The seiners have a quota - when they fill it it's over for them. I used to get upset over this but not anymore.
DZ

[zacs]

are all of the guys freaking out opposed to all commercial fishing?

This doesn't bother me at all. very slow , very inefficient.

I would wager that the take in this three day season is a drop in the bucket compared to the Mass. comm season.

And neither of those are even on the same chart if you start comparing to what mid-water trawlers are doing to other species.

But I guess only us rec.'s are allowed to eat striped bass....

THINK

[leptar]

FYI...
28" limit and 50 fish total .......more in HTML

NC rules and regulations regarding commercial beach seining...

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These are the penalties for those that break the commercial laws.... in PDF

IMHO it's a bloody joke...

[riverrat2]

How come pictures like this don't get people outraged. More fish are most likely killed and for what? A picture on the wall and to feed the neighbors. Although i do agree, filming anytype of commercial fishing especially of the beloved striped bass should be a no no, gets everyones panties all up in a bunch

[scottw]

wasn't there a truck commercial a while back where the guy was fishing from his pickup truck and landed his fish by driving up the beach with the rod hanging off of the back of his truck hauling the beast out of the water? maybe it was a beer commercial, this is the exact polar opposite of "skishing", a brand new extreme sport, "liquored-up hillbillie pickup truck fishing"....don't they have piping plovers in NC ?

[JoeP]

Originally Posted by DZ

Probably comparable to a good day on upper Narragansett Bay this past June when the menhaden blitz was going on.

DZ

DZ-

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the video - probably similar kills when the pogies have been so concentrated in our own Bay the past couple years.

[Tagger]

Wish they would make the law the same right up the whole striper coast .. I didn't keep 1 fish this year . Makes me mad our conservation effort lining that guys pockets . I'm sure this video is just the tip of the iceburg ..

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Couldn't agree more.

Typical "shock" video where everyone gets all up in arms without ever considering the big picture, or better yet, the facts.

Thank you.

and to reply to bassdawg, If i had my way we would only be allowed to keep schoolies and fish over 40 lbs..

schoolies are good because there are more males in the bunch.
over 40 is good because they have had dozens of opportunities to spawn.