Re: 2013 Striper run?
3 mile EEZ "law" is ridiculous - agreed. It's been in place for several years (I really don't know how many years but for a LONG time) and up until recently, it wasn't really enforced with the vigor that we see in current times.
The enforcement of possession bass in the EEZ is a $$$ maker for our federal government, as it's a federal offense so the money they make from fines goes to the fed - hence the reason for the "initiative" by the CG to enforce it and why so much effort is going into enforcing it.
Choppers, cutters, little black inflatables, planes, etc. all go into enforcing this. Up until maybe 3 or 4 years ago, there was no enforcement and anglers didn't really worry about going past 3 with bass - but now, since the latest initiative in pushing the enforcement of the EEZ, I, as well as many other guys, are afraid to go off 2.9 or even 2.8 to look for bass!!!
It would be nice to see the coast GUARD do it's real job, and that's protect law abiding citizens of this country, not enforce draconian laws on law abiding citizens that are reminiscent of the 1700's British rule LOL
In regards to the bass run, the spring bunker run sucked, the clam bite up off the hook was good when we could run up there, and the fall was ehhhh as about 75% of our fish were taken on the troll - jig bite was off and the fish were VERY picky!
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