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On May 4, 2025, CPO Raguz received an Operation Game Thief complaint regarding two fisherman keeping undersized tautog during the closed season at the Manasquan Inlet. CPO Raguz responded to the area and was able to locate the fishermen. CPOs Woerner and Bahrle arrived on scene to assist and were able to make observations of the fishermen. The officers were able to locate the fishermen's vehicle and apprehended the two men as they made their way off the jetty. Upon inspection, 29 tautog were located throughout the vehicle, of which 23 were undersized. It was also determined that the fishermen failed to register with the Saltwater Registry Program. Court mandatory summonses were issued to the fishermen, and court is scheduled for late June. On May 18, 2025, CPO Bahrle received a complaint that a group of seven fishermen were keeping undersized and over limit black sea bass in a large cooler on a local party boat. CPO Woerner arrived to assist CPO Bahrle, and the two officers were able to apprehend the fishermen as they exited the vessel with a very large cooler. The inspection revealed that the fishermen kept a total of 110 black sea bass, of which 79 were undersized. Current New Jersey regulations allow fishermen to keep up to 10 black sea bass with a minimum length of 12.5 inches. Summonses were issued to the fishermen for the violations. In mid-May, Lt. Harp was conducting surveillance of a large group of anglers targeting bluefish on the "T-jetty" in Atlantic City when he observed two anglers that appeared to be targeting tautog. The anglers had a cooler hidden in the rocks, which they were cautiously sliding tautog into when other fishermen were not watching. Upon inspection, Lt. Harp apprehended the men with a total of 38 undersized tautog during the closed season. Multiple summonses were issued, and the angler's fishing equipment was seized. |
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Good jerkoffs cought
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The captain and crew have no control over the fares on a party boat ?
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Idiots.. play with the bull and you get the horns...
However, to play devil's advocate for a second, I can recall over the years many members here claiming they would "go rogue" and set their own size and bag limits on Fluke because of the restrictive size and bag limits.. just sayin'.... bob |
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I love hearing theses stories of scumbags being caught
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Not sure if your post is saying captains and crew have no responsibility for regulatory compliance on charters or if you're questioning if they do. The answer is they are responsible for their fares. I believe private boat owners or whoever is captaining the vessel are equally legally responsible for compliance by anyone fishing on the boat. https://www.google.com/search?q=are+...hrome&ie=UTF-8 |
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Hopefully one of the Captains will chime in on this issue. |
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I just can't believe some of these people didn't sign up for the Saltwater Registry, I mean the nerve !!
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A NJ Conservation Police Officer asked me if I had a Saltwater Registry card when I was fishing in Manasquan Inlet this spring.
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I would love to follow that money trail !
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In New Jersey, failing to register with the state's saltwater registry can result in fines. For a first offense, the penalty is $25, and for subsequent offenses, the fine increases to $50. For-hire vessels face a $100 fine for the first offense and $200 for each additional offense, according to The Fisherman. The registry is required for all anglers fishing in New Jersey's marine waters.
Here's a breakdown: First Offense: $25 fine. Subsequent Offenses: $50 fine. For-Hire Vessels: $100 fine for first offense, $200 for each additional offense. |
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And sick of hearing about it. Just do it or not but stop complaining about it. If you are worried about your information getting out than get off all social media! Dont worry AI will find you anyway. Way more important things to concern yourself with! |
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It wouldn't surprise me if it was the Captain or mate who made the CO aware of the situation. I have witnessed that in the past.
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Was on a headboat lately that shall remain nameless.. I confirmed sea bass limit with mate, and reply was “yeah we don’t care”. Every seabass went into a cooler.
On top of that, guy next to me purchased seabass from the MATES. Was told mates do this because not enough in tips This is not unique to this boat/ seen it plenty of times elsewhere |
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Feds mandated a 15 dollar salt water registry or a state license/registry to obtain numbers of those actually fishing . Nj couldn’t agree on a license fee , so instead went with a free registry . If you don’t want to sign up for the free registry , you can opt to pay 15 bucks to the Feds to allow you to meet the requirements . While I also would like to see NJ have a saltwater license so we get the perks from it Nj bureaucrats won’t push for it because they don’t give a shit about funds they can’t get access to . . Nj fisherman are the cheapest in the country . Don’t do a dam thing to protect their interests from groups who would love to see them taken away . Then are the loudest cry babies AFTER it’s too late . . |
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is that all fisher people??? i wonder if golfers talk about each other like that???
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Well the good news is we finally have a post with 26 replies just like the good ole days:)
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But not much to say 🤣 Just wanted to be part of the bitch fest |
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All the best Captains and Crews that I have known LOVE TO FISH ! |
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its economics,plain and simple.some folks just can't afford to give any money away.its has nothing to do with "they no better" and everything to do with"we need every penny".a person wants to go fishing,he has to pay the fair,he has to buy food,pay for gas but whats the one thing he does not have to do????i think it stinks!!!!,i for one believe in taking care of the crew and always tip before we untie.its sad that things are no so expensive but these are the times we live in.
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and here in lies the problem.if that person has enough to go and wants to go,there going period.that person could care less what people think as he is getting his and thats what matters to them.i do not agree as i believe in tipping
and having been on that side,it s*&%s when you work a trip and have to split 86.00 at the end of the day.lets face it,the for hire fishing business is changing at a crazy rate. |
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Not sure why these guys do what they do but I'm glad they do. |
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I think everyone has valid points. Some people can afford 20%, some can barely afford the fare. That shouldn't preclude them from going fishing for a day and patronizing sponsors and small businesses and it certainly doesn't make them bad people. If tips weren't intended to be a voluntary thank you for a job well done and mandatory as some have implied, I suggest party and charter boat owners stop calling them tips, include it in the cost of the fare and the problem is solved. Customers pay the owner, owners pay the employees just like most businesses operate. The reason they don't is fares would go up and business would suffer. Well why should customers be judged any differently. It's a tough world for many people, the decision should be theirs individually based on the experience and no one else's.
Being that's not the way it is and probably never will be, the problem I have is a tip has always been a voluntary gesture and by default needs to be earned, in my opinion. Someone works hard regardless of catch results they get a tip commensurate with their level of service. 20% is usually the floor but I've paid as much as 100% and also zero when warranted when the crew has been abysmal. One trip I'll never forget years ago the crew was stoned or coked up. I complained to the captain at the dock and his answer, they do the best they can. Wrong answer! While we're on the subject, the whole issue of tips has gotten way out of control in my opinion. Sick of someone heating up a slice of pizza or making me a bagel in the morning and turning the screen around when paying to guilt me into a tip ranging from 15% - 35%. I'm not suggesting the fishing industry is the same, just that tipping, in general, has taken on a whole new meaning in society and in my opinion not for the better. Mating is a tough and grueling job but when exactly did tips become a given? Good mates are hard to find and deserve whatever you can afford tipping them BUT there's mates as people mentioned who treat it as an entitlement. I won a pool years ago and the mate gave me the proceeds, literally stood in front of me with his hand out and before I had a chance to give him anything which I fully intended to do he said to me "You know it's customary for whoever wins the pool to give a good portion of it to the mates". Wrong answer again and last time I every patronized that boat. Like everything in life, how much a fare pays a mate should be commensurate with the service they provide and what the fare can afford as a general rule. Some will tip well for a great experience, some won't tip at all for the same experience, it is what it is. Keep in mind people receiving tip income just received a big raise now that tip income is non taxable so should that be factored in? It won't be for me but guaranteed some will. If you work hard most people will appreciate your effort, compensate you accordingly and you'll do better no matter what your occupation. If you try to skate by, well you'll be lucky to have a job at all. And if you don't like the overall level of compensation, find another form of employment just like anyone else. |
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