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Originally Posted by Sharkyispy
I, like many others I have spoken to are of the belief that the "POWERS TO BE" could give a rats a$$ about what we think or feel about the limits and will do whatever they please at the expense of many and all businesses associated with recreatonal fishing. We marched and what did it do? We signed petitions. What did it do? We took a survey....if you call it that based on the pointed questions buried within.......sad state of where things are.....feel most for the captains and crews depending on this for livelihood. Don't know how they have achieved their power in these organizations...wait yes I do......but they certainly need to be stripped of it for the abuse they are now imposing. Pretty clear from where I viewas this where it is all heading to.  |
So frustrating, especially when they talk about the science, and poundage, how the heck do they know how many pounds the rod and reel guy catch ?? how do they know how many fish are in the ocean ? the science is BS they DONT KNOW !!! The comms can wipe out an area in a matter of hours, the rod n reel guy will never put a hurting on the fluke like the comms. I laugh when they say the party boats were able to get out and fish x number of days, yea well many days those boats went out with a hand full of peeps, most peeps are working mon thru fri, and how many of those folks caught keepers.
IMHO THE ONLY WAY TO FIGHT IT IS TO 1 PUT MONEY IN THE POLITICIANS POCKET 2 PUT UP MONEY FROM THE FISHING COMMUNITY FROM ALL STATES, FOR INDEPTH STUDY TO PROVE TO THEM THAT THEIR SCIENCE IS BS, and when you talk about the science it has to be on all level, BIOMASS NOT ONLY IN NJ, BUT NY, CT ETC, MORTALITY RELEASE RATE, BREEDER SIZE, ETC ETC. The govt isnt going to spend our tax dollars on an indepth study by the proper marine bioligists. alot of the tree hugger lobby groups that put money in the politicians pockets dont want to see hunters and fisherman take any thing so that another fight on another front .
