Striper limit question???
 

Why is it that when a party boat posts a pic of 60 dead bass on the deck people lose their minds but when ten different six pack boats post pics of six man limits, also 60 dead bass, people are congratulating and praising their effort?? Although I don't typically keep bass because I don't like the way the taste, I have no problem with people keeping one for the table. I just don't understand the thought process of some people.

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I say everyone on here should play catch and release for the entire season.:eek:

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Should this also include the commercial fisherman? :)

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Pass the popcorn, here we go.... I guess I will need to be watching this one :rolleyes: People's emotions seem to be all over the place on this subject so a real lightening rod post here.

Some people take offense to deck shots and others don't. Some of the same people who take offense to Striper deck shots don't seem to mind when it's Fluke or Seabass or Tuna. Or one guy pictured with his personal limit compared to a bunch of fish which happen to be several people's limit.

Nothing wrong with keeping your legal limit or catch and release. To each his own.

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How about the pics of a few guys fishing, and having well more bass on than allowed.
showing 2 or 3 bass per angler in their deck shot.
and def not fish over 36" let alone making it to the 43" to have the second fish per guy.

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Thinking some guys dont know the limit changed, nor that there is no longer a spring bonus tag.

While those pics didnt last here long( not sure if removed by Gerry or the orig poster)
Its happended more than once

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Not me removing them, likely people calling it to their attention and them seeing the err in their ways ;)

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Fluke too!
They taste like crap also plus they got funny eyes

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I think it has a lot to do with it being spring and knowing the migration is made up mostly of big females. At the same time, if I payed big bucks to charter a boat I'm keeping everything I can.

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Most of us were guilty of deck shots and piles of dead fish. The best shots are action shots of individual fish. Showing a pile of dead bass with the capt. and mates catch included is not a good idea. It is tough to get action pics. and take care of your charter at the same time. My suggestion is to make an effort. I learned alot from Dave May who took the shots for the Asbury Park Press. He did a photo shoot on my boat and what beautiful pics. we had. It is the same for all fish from tuna to fluke.

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I can't wait until May 22nd when I get to keep 10 striped bass at 12 1/2". :eek:

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The people complaining should have seen the deck shots of the 60's , oops I meant dock shots . And back then there were no size limits. But then again that was before the large volume of commercial guys.

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Agreed that action shots make for the best photos. Perhaps look into mounting a gopro or two and just let it run on a loop? You can crop stills from the footage and post very short clips of notable catches. This way you don't have to reach for the camera while trying to run a fishing boat!

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Couldn't agree more. I have zero issue with people keeping their legal limit, but why not just post a picture of live fish and then it is nobody's business what happened after the photo op. Dead fish look kind of gross anyway :-)

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worrying about opinions and pictures I bet our Dads and Grandfathers who showed us the ropes would of smacked us and called us wimps. This is why things are like they are now. Everyone worries about everyone else. Try your best to obey the limits and mind your own business

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exactly!!!

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Best post EVER!!!!! NICE!!!

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I love the gopro and i agree with you.The problem is when you are chartering and doing two trips a day your exhausted.When i was doing it i wanted to get some rest and getting up at 4am everyday will kick your butt lolIt don't get no better when get past 65:eek:

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I hear ya captain, rendering the footage is a bitch...I've done some cooking videos and even the footage from my dashcam can be extremely time consuming to edit/upload etc.

Since you're on a boat you can keep the gopros powered indefinitely, and use large capacity SD cards so storage isn't an issue. I'm thinking that mounting 1 or 2 on the boat to capture the action hands-free would be a set-it-and-forget-it solution.