Mass. weighs tougher protections for striped bass - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Saltheart · 12-11-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Doublerunner

Get rid of the greed.

Yep , if we could do that we could solve about 90% of all the worlds problems. The tough part is how?

numbskull · 12-12-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Saltheart

Yep , if we could do that we could solve about 90% of all the worlds problems. The tough part is how?

Crafty is on to the answer. Reread what he said, it is, I think, the most intelligent thing that has come out of this thread.

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Originally Posted by Crafty Angler

Money, as we all know, is at the root of all evil - although at this point in my life I've come to realize that ego and a deep-seated need for external validation is a pretty frigging close second

So let's have a group hug,

, somebody lock this thread, and all get back to bashing people from Franklin.

Sea Dangles · 12-12-2009, 07:47 AM

WOW!!! one filibuster from Sauerkraut and it all gets brokeback mountain.

It boils down to the law;whether you fish comm or rec or a little of both.If you are observing the established laws then you are treating the fishery with respect.This thread is a classic example of why opinions are like a holes,everyone has one and they all stink.Me,I guess I fall into that category of angler which Crafty described.I too will be in VA beach in a few weeks to try and vacuum every slob out of the sea in order to win some dough.Along the way I hope to get some laughs,meet some new people and most of all...fish again.

numbskull · 12-12-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Me,I guess I fall into that category of angler which Crafty described..

Ya missed the point. The need for external validation applies to the guy with a flyrod as well as the guy with a gaff. You are right, though, that we all use these fish for our own purposes so nobody is holier than anybody else as long as they are acting within the law.

Back Beach · 12-12-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

You are right, though, that we all use these fish for our own purposes so nobody is holier than anybody else as long as they are acting within the law.

...even guys from Franklin

WESTPORTMAFIA · 12-12-2009, 05:13 PM

I have been reading this long enough and figured I would finally make a post. YOUR ALL WRONG. Only kidding. But my take is that no matter what the reg's are or will be. There are not enough resources to enforce the laws.

dannyplug1 · 12-12-2009, 05:37 PM

In reply to the gentleman who said its just a fish! He said it all. To the commercials its just money pure and simple to the rest of us who dont sell our catch its a way of life. I have spent the best parts of my life fishing for bass. I live where I live to fish I work the job I have to be able to fish often and hard. Beside my family bass fishing is the best part of my life. To you it is just a fish but to me it is a part of my soul. I know it sounds hokey or corney but it is the truth. Commercials by definition are in it for the money. Remember if it is a million dollar yankee first baseman or a commercial fisherman when they say its not the money you know dammmed well it is. I know this is only a limited example but I know commercials who kill as many bass as possible and then fish scup with traps rather than catch a bass they cant sell. What a sportsman! Yes you do it for the money and nothing else. But dont feel too bad the various individuals who make policy in regard to the resource dont care about its long term viability either.

Mr. Sandman · 12-12-2009, 06:44 PM

It's this kind of debate by some that has lowered the public view of the commercial fisherman from the once romantic image of fisherman in pretty locals to the now, bitter, greedy and somewhat hostile hard-ass. There is no place for this anymore. If you notice they never talk about the protection of the species much, rather, how much of it is theirs to take with personal attacks of others thrown in.

Internet threads like this we all know will do little to effect laws but they are entertaining to see everyone's perspective on the matter.

Time for me to move on from this one it's getting old. unsubscribe.

numbskull · 12-12-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Back Beach

...even guys from Franklin

Oh no, not at all! You can't be holy if you don't have a soul, and souls in Franklin guys are about as common as Tiger Woods Mother's Day cards these days.

ProfessorM · 12-12-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

Oh no, not at all! You can't be holy if you don't have a soul, and souls in Franklin guys are about as common as Tiger Woods Mother's Day cards these days.

hey I'm from Franklin, be nice. All I got from this long thread was eye strain a headache and the realization that most people can't agree on anything. Were doomed.