Fly Rod - the "sportsman" mentioned taking those illegal herring were CT Lobstermen, not "sportsmen". And yes, some people are greeding and keep shorts and believe it or not - even the commercial fishermen are known to not exactly follow the letter or spirit of the law. Gasp, they've even been found to blatantly break the law! Golly Gee, who woulda thunk it
. So don't blame this on recs keeping shorts by any long shot.
As for the whole rec -v- comm argument on bass, who SHOULD have more allocation?
The 2 million recs that contribute FAR more to the economy on the most sought after salt fish in the country or the limited amount of comms that either dip into the bass fishery to cover expenses or dip in when one of the other species is off or closed. Hmmm - I'm thinking that allocation benefits the rec sector... Nobody makes a living off of selling bass - it's all suplemental income.
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