Striper Bill Feb 28, MA State House

[Typhoon]

I just sent two letters to Pacheco and Gobi asking them to vote against it.

I want to know how much money Stripers Forever is taking from the environmental lobby. Be careful who you sleep with. The chatham hook fisherman's association got in bed with EDF and look what that got them.

I am a commercial license holder who sold zero fish last year. I also purchase fish at my company from local fisherman. I also have a charter boat license.

[DZ]

This thread is getting interesting - like I traveled back in time to the Striper Wars in the 1980s. Only then it was Bob Pond and Stripers Unlimited that were being bashed like SF is now. Same arguments, almost same scenario. Last of the fish offshore. One difference is the technology today to find them. States and Feds couldn't get it together and make everyone one happy. So finally a few congress people took control and probably saved the bass otherwise this site would now be called www.scup-com.

For the sake of those reading and posting it would be nice to know in your profile whether you're a recreational fisherman, a charter boat captain, a commercial R&R pinhooker, or a charter business that also sells bass. I feel that is important in helping others understand your opinions.

DZ

[CowHunter]

Originally Posted by DZ

This thread is getting interesting - like I traveled back in time to the Striper Wars in the 1980s. Only then it was Bob Pond and Stripers Unlimited that were being bashed like SF is now. Same arguments, almost same scenario. Last of the fish offshore. One difference is the technology today to find them. States and Feds couldn't get it together and make everyone one happy. So finally a few congress people took control and probably saved the bass otherwise this site would now be called www.scup-com.

For the sake of those reading and posting it would be nice to know in your profile whether you're a recreational fisherman, a charter boat captain, a commercial R&R pinhooker, or a charter business that also sells bass. I feel that is important in helping others understand your opinions.

DZ

DZ, the same technologies, and even more sophisticated technologies are used to manage the species. We also have an eez zone protecting stripers beyond 3 miles... Was that the case back then? How many states in New england have draggers, netters, etc targeting the species? This time around if there is ever a collapse you will still be blaming the coms? I am a rec, and a charter captain, I take guys out, they kill their limit, its a rec catch, as it is their catch. Those bites we had on the cape exist and are elsewhere on the shoreline. On the boat it gets to be very common.....