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Old 01-18-2011, 11:37 AM   #1
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Check the yoty index lately? Have you fished for schoolies in matunuck lately?? This is what I have been worried about. The stage is set for another collapse.
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The sky is always falling somewhere......give ASMFC a chance and see what happens........I think there will be striper's around for a LONG,LONG time to come..........

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Old 01-18-2011, 11:48 AM   #2
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I guess, by your rules, I am not in.

I probably keep one fish every three years...about half the time it is a gill bleeder that ain't gonna make it, the other half of the time it is a nice, new personal best type fish that I plan to weigh and eat. That second category is declining over time, as unlike lots of sharpies on this board I'm not catching 40lb bass or larger from the shore on a regular basis.

In the interim I release many, many legal fish....I've gone two full seasons in a row releasing every fish I catch.

In the end, everyone has to be able to look in the mirror and feel like what they do is right for them. I'm comfortable that keeping one fish every three years or so won't leave the blood of a declining fishery on my hands.
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Old 01-18-2011, 12:03 PM   #3
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After paying for both a freshWater and Saltwater license , I am out

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Old 01-18-2011, 12:10 PM   #4
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In, my MO.

From what I've seen, most of the guys here are conservation minded.
Problems lie with the meat guys outside S/B.

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