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Originally Posted by Reel Class
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.
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
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So you think the big bad government set up the EEZ ban on stripers to make money? It was we recreational anglers and other conservationists who fought for this to save striped bass from virtual extinction. Read Dick Russell's great book STRIPER WARS to learn the true history of this great victory for recreational anglers and for the marine environment. Every time I catch a striper, I'm grateful for this victory that allows the bass to thrive in the EEZ. And I'm grateful to all of us in New Jersey who fought for the ban on commercial fishing for stripers in our waters.
Learn this history and don't forget it. Otherwise you may end up wondering what ever happened to all those stripers we were catching back in the first decades of the 21st century.
