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Originally Posted by MakoMike
First of all these guys weren't fishing anywhere "near Shore." they were fishing in federal waters and most the time faaaar out in federal waters.
Secondly, near shore species decimated? I know what it was like 40 years ago, and for almost all "inshore species" fishing has NEVER been better. Tautog is one exception, but that fishery is 90% RECREATIONAL Same goes for stripers, better now than 40 years ago and even if you disagree the fishery is 80% RECREATIONAL If you want to blame someone for poor fishing on "inshore species" you had better take a look in the mirror.
If we were talking 20 years ago I might have agreed you, at least with respect to some species, but today, with the rebuilt populations of almost every "inshore species" no way.
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I don't know enough about this issue to comment, but this statement about the inshore fishery being better than 40 years ago is really in stark contrast to what we hear about on this and other sites day and day out. I know fisherman like to tell stories, but are they all just full of it? I know everybody has different experiences and your experience back then could be drastically different, but us younger fisherman just have this impression that it was just a LOT better back then. I'm not saying you're lying, it would just be nice to get the truth on this issue at some point! this is kind of a hijack though, so I apologize.
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