Mass. weighs tougher protections for striped bass

[Brian L]

Originally Posted by Canalman

A high percentage of the commercial guys DO NOT NEED TO BE FISHING TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES ANYWAY. It's a double-paid vacation for them.

If we are to keep the commercial fishery alive, you should have to prove that commercial fishing makes up more that 50% of your yearly income.

I couldn't disagree more.

I fish comm in RI and pull an average 3-6K(since 2000) a year between bass, fluke, seabass, scup, blues, etc.. Provides pocket money for me all year that doesn't come out of my paycheck(which pays mortgage, bills, etc..) Probably couldn't afford to fish or do many other things with my family without the extra money I make fishing.

Every comm guy I know makes money some other way than fishing as well. If we're going to start banning people who don't make 50% of their living from one trade, why wouldn't we also bar comm fishermen from participating in any other trade in order to supplement income? There's very few guys making a living on fishing only. So to be fair, no carpentry, plumbing, landscaping, etc.. unless it's 50% or more of their income. That's a tremendously slippery slope to go down. People should be able to diversify their income sources as long as they have adequate skills to do so.

Double paid vacation? So what? What's wrong with making money doing something you love?

[MAKAI]

When you absolutely want the worse outcome of a situation.
Use completely diametrical points of view.
We are all screwed.
Really is a question of do we want to catch fish and/or keep fish and trust magic to replace them.
I have an easier time discussing string theory and quantum physics with Sweetwater.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by MAKAI

When you absolutely want the worse outcome of a situation.
Use completely diametrical points of view.
We are all screwed.
Really is a question of do we want to catch fish and/or keep fish and trust magic to replace them.
I have an easier time discussing string theory and quantum physics with Sweetwater.

That's only because by the time string theory pops up, you're into the second bottle of Macallan and everything someone makes sense.

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

That's only because by the time string theory pops up, you're into the second bottle of Macallan and everything someone makes sense.

By the time we are waxing poetic about the universe, and the fate of man. You young ones are all tucked in. By the way scotch taste better when in deep discourse, fine cigar smoke swirling amid the stars.

[sokinwet]

Ya I know...all the fisheries managers are liars or in someones pocket, comm guys are poaching crooks,......lets let stripers forever and a bunch of pol's decide what's best.

[numbskull]

Seems to me if we just nuke NJ there will be enough fish for everyone else.