ASMFC Striped bass board winter meeting minutes

[striperman36]

Buyin a sailboat nothin else to do on the water soon

[CowHunter]

Originally Posted by striperman36

Buyin a sailboat nothin else to do on the water soon

C'mon..... You really think that the fishing is that bad??????

[striperman36]

remember 81'?

Yep, it's gonna get there

[piemma]

Originally Posted by striperman36

remember 81'?

Yep, it's gonna get there

Most of the guys were not fishing in 81.

You guys will see. Nothing but Bluefish for 3 or 4 years. A schoolie will make the sports page and a 30# fish will be a thing of the past.

I lived through it once. I will quit this time and just golf. Two moritoriums in one lifetime is too much.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by CowHunter

C'mon..... You really think that the fishing is that bad??????

Can we afford not to be proactive and err on the side of caution?

I'm not one of the people that wants to go Gamefish and eliminate all commercial fishing for stripers. Anecdotal observations of the past few years and conversations of this winter has done nothing to increase my support for comm bass fishing. And the way things are going and have the potential to go, you will see fewer people not against shutting down commercial fishing and lot more for shutting it down. This is reaching a tipping point on both quality of the stocks AND public perception on the merits of comm bass fishing.

ASMFC keeps pushing to open more pounds and areas and less conservation then it may all crash.