Now what????

[captain george angler]

The State fish and game sold us out for fear the commercial fisheries could be shut down. Well I am sure that many who in the past followed the law have lost all respect for the new laws. I do not blame any one who takes what they want for a dinner or two. If I were on a private boat I would do the same. Head boats and large charter boats have a problem in that we have fillet permits allowing us to fillet at sea. We do not know who is on board and if caught we loose the permit

Our big problem is the bag limit and short season. While a small boat with 6 guys will be allowed 18 fluke and who knows if the hot hand caught 8 and put them in the box for all to share. If I have 30 fares and could keep 90 fluke we would carry many more people than we are going to. We do not for the most part catch 3 per man and the average is probably around 1 1/2 per man. When people go fishing they always hope for that special day and it is that, that keeps them coming. The state and Feds know we do not catch 3 per man but they also do not care.

If we whine and cry enough to the right people maybe we can get the season extended. Keep records on what the new rules are coasting you. Tackle stores less income, charter boats less trips and head boats less fares.

Our motto should be we have just begone to fight.

Any ideas on who would help us?
Thanks captain George Angler