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Originally Posted by tombanjo
What are your sources for the "dwindling fast" assertion? Seems to me striper fishing had been strong as ever until Sandy hit. One hopes the fishery isn't as fragile as you claim and no doubt an eye should be kept on it but where's the proof it's in trouble now?
There's also no comparison with a 2 (3) fish per man limit on a six pack to the devestation that the commercial guys wrought.
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Hey Tom this is going down just like it did in the 80's. All the commercial guys were saying look at all these big stripers the stock is fine and collapse went the stock.
The red flags are up, you can either heed it's warning and start throwing back big females 30lb + to keep breeding or see the stock collapse.
I remember only a few people even targeting bass when the limit was 36" or better and one a man and even a year of 38" and ov er one a man.
The minute they lowered the size limit to 28" and the charter boats and internet started catching steam that ultimately started the demise of the stripers all over again.
Where were all these charter and private boats when the stripers needed to be 36"+ to be kept?
