stripers in fed waters - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

big jay · 01-24-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fish4striper

Not suppose to target them. One day on the bank, we were bailing 30-40lbers trolling 4-5kts. If you catch them by mistake, release them immediately. I've heard guys on the bank get in trouble just for pulling them in the boat and taking a picture with them before releasing.

Kinda blows the hell out of that low and slow stuff in the magazines....

animal · 01-24-2010, 08:01 PM

Yeah,we got bass to 32 lbs trolling between 5-6 knots on a spreader bar with 13 inch squids.

JFigliuolo · 01-25-2010, 09:05 AM

Odd... you would THINK that someone in law enforcement would do something about this, if they were a fisherman also...

CowHunter · 01-25-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

Odd... you would THINK that someone in law enforcement would do something about this, if they were a fisherman also...

There is no control over this down there... What DO YOU SUGGEST BE DONE???? Maybe the fishing brings to much business to the Virginia Beach Economy Down there in the winter time..... There are debates on this topic on other boards. The best thing to do is equip boats with GPS Systems, at whos cost, and why exclude anyone up and down the coast rec, charter, comm? I know it has been mentioned up on the Cape about 2 years ago. Maybe Severe Zero Tolerance Fines.... People are not stupid, Think its pretty common knowledge that the fish have not been inside 3 miles down there in two weeks... Lots and Lots of Poached Fish, Guess we will see less up north this year! I have not seen a single soulution mentioned anywhere..... Nor is any group taking Action, Why is StripersForever not taking action.... I am most certain they are most aware of what is going on down there. Imagine if they rallied for a real cause, a blatant abuse, Harvesting Striped Bass from an area that is closed and supposed to protect the stock...

JFigliuolo · 01-25-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CowHunter

There is no control over this down there... What DO YOU SUGGEST BE DONE???? Maybe the fishing brings to much business to the Virginia Beach Economy Down there in the winter time..... There are debates on this topic on other boards. The best thing to do is equip boats with GPS Systems, at whos cost, and why exclude anyone up and down the coast rec, charter, comm? I know it has been mentioned up on the Cape about 2 years ago. Maybe Severe Zero Tolerance Fines.... People are not stupid, Think its pretty common knowledge that the fish have not been inside 3 miles down there in two weeks... Lots and Lots of Poached Fish, Guess we will see less up north this year! I have not seen a single soulution mentioned anywhere..... Nor is any group taking Action, Why is StripersForever not taking action.... I am most certain they are most aware of what is going on down there. Imagine if they rallied for a real cause, a blatant abuse, Harvesting Striped Bass from an area that is closed and supposed to protect the stock...

So are you saying that people drop the dime on these guys and nothing is done? OR people just B&^%$ that nothing is done?

Both suck, one just due to laziness.

CowHunter · 01-25-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

So are you saying that people drop the dime on these guys and nothing is done? OR people just B&^%$ that nothing is done?

Both suck, one just due to laziness.

Yeah, Id like to see what you would do, 5 boats fishing legally and 150 boats fishing illegally.... There was a guy running around out of Brooklyn, NY. Theres a hell of a black market in NY, NJ... Makes some of the Northern Brothern look like amatures... Anyway, he was running around reporting these guys, wasnt long before he found his nice regulator sunk in the slip... Some guys got hit with a few hundred dollar fines, and he was out well over 100K, no boat for the season....

JohnnyD · 01-25-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CowHunter

Yeah, Id like to see what you would do, 5 boats fishing legally and 150 boats fishing illegally.... There was a guy running around out of Brooklyn, NY. Theres a hell of a black market in NY, NJ... Makes some of the Northern Brothern look like amatures... Anyway, he was running around reporting these guys, wasnt long before he found his nice regulator sunk in the slip... Some guys got hit with a few hundred dollar fines, and he was out well over 100K, no boat for the season....

Reports can be made without making your name apparent. I'm willing to bet he was also quite vocal about what he was doing.

JFigliuolo · 01-26-2010, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CowHunter

Yeah, Id like to see what you would do, 5 boats fishing legally and 150 boats fishing illegally.... There was a guy running around out of Brooklyn, NY. Theres a hell of a black market in NY, NJ... Makes some of the Northern Brothern look like amatures... Anyway, he was running around reporting these guys, wasnt long before he found his nice regulator sunk in the slip... Some guys got hit with a few hundred dollar fines, and he was out well over 100K, no boat for the season....

Nice, I guess we a a society should always turn a blind eye for fear of retribution. Interesting, most law enforcement I know of encourage community involvement...

179 · 01-25-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CowHunter

There is no control over this down there... What DO YOU SUGGEST BE DONE???? Maybe the fishing brings to much business to the Virginia Beach Economy Down there in the winter time..... There are debates on this topic on other boards. The best thing to do is equip boats with GPS Systems, at whos cost, and why exclude anyone up and down the coast rec, charter, comm? I know it has been mentioned up on the Cape about 2 years ago. Maybe Severe Zero Tolerance Fines.... People are not stupid, Think its pretty common knowledge that the fish have not been inside 3 miles down there in two weeks... Lots and Lots of Poached Fish, Guess we will see less up north this year! I have not seen a single soulution mentioned anywhere..... Nor is any group taking Action, Why is StripersForever not taking action.... I am most certain they are most aware of what is going on down there. Imagine if they rallied for a real cause, a blatant abuse, Harvesting Striped Bass from an area that is closed and supposed to protect the stock...

I have an idea how about if a charter is caught fishing in this area and it is obvious the law was broken they loose there captains license for 1-year automatic. That might slow them down a bit. Many of these captains get paid a hefty salary to run and maintain these boats, very few of the larger boats are owner operated, most are tax write offs for the mega rich. Who else could afford to run boats that cost millions.

intrepid24 · 01-25-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

Odd... you would THINK that someone in law enforcement would do something about this, if they were a fisherman also...

i know, i see no reason he shouldn't get all charles bronson on them guys......break out his service revolver and make things right.
this is actually all his fault, now that i think about it, he must not care enough to even shed any light on the subject at all.