Why is The Striped Bass Conservation Bill so hush hush? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

BasicPatrick · 03-05-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bobber

this slot is the same (or very similar) to Maine's regulations (as far as I can recall- they may have changed). It made good sense for the guides up there, since jsut about everybody "took home some meat" and also got to pose with their "big fish" from the day..... they had 1 fish over 40" for the entire season if I recall.

Yes it is the same as ME and when Me got their slot the rec catch in went up HUGE numbers.

Pete F. · 03-05-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

Yes it is the same as ME and when Me got their slot the rec catch in went up HUGE numbers.

They have had the same limit since and what happened last year?
Striper populations have always been volatile and I have never seen any evidence that anything man does has much to do with it. What happened to the population at the beginning of the previous century? Was it overfishing? Pollution? It is pretty well documented that there was a population crash and all the NE bass clubs closed up.