Sea Bass tournament?

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Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Bob
The problem with a 12 inch biscut is there is not enough meat to eat.

Personally I won't keep a SEABASS unless it is a few inches above the current limit. That is just me. In fact I never target SB but will keep them as bicatch if big enough.

Agreed, .. Problem is we see them going back by the hundreds with thier innards hanging out their mouths... It kills me to know they aren't going to make it, and last few times i didn't see any mates needling them to aid in survivability. I guess that isn't done on inshore trips but I dunno, maybe it should be. I would rather see smaller sea bass get taken home and eaten than going back in to a certain death... Many bottom fishermen even take very small ling simply because they are not going to survive anyway.. Thats one of the problems with any kind of bottom fishing in deep water.. Too many small ones that will die anyway. bob