Fluke Options Poll

[joeya78]

option 4 the larger fish are hard to find sometimes in early may, but usually by the end of may they are there. October deep ocean

[CTW]

Option 5, fits in with our typical weather patterns and will or at least should provide for some fish being taken home in light of the previous years limits. The party and charter boats need this as well.

[Knot Guilty]

Trying to have some forward thinking. If some think it's easier to catch a 17.5"
fluke than an 18" you are right. That goes with all other size limits on all other fish as well. If you think you can limit out on more trips, you may be right.
Will we meet our quota faster, you're right again. Will they close the season early, right again. Will the party and charter guys lose booked trips, right again.

[Ahab123]

Option # 2...so we can catch'em in the drop ,when they come inshore
to feed on the fall Snappers.....lots of fun.....

[Dollar Bill]

Option 2. Plenty of fluke around in October providing the hurricanes don't send them offshore.

[Reel Class]

I have one fear w/ the 17.5"/5 fish option = like LAB said, if we give up those 3 fish to the bag limit, my fear is that we NEVER get those three fish back.

With that said, it looks like the poll is pretty much split with the 17.5"/5 fish option and the #2 option where we get the LONG season. I bet when things are set the decision makers will have the same result with a very narrow split between those 2 options.

FWIW, I personally still like any season/option with 8 fish and a tad longer season to get us through October.

[cool hand fluke]

Good points Allen but I think some of the #18 inch 8 fish options are drawing votes away from others.

If there was only one 18 inch 8 bag option in poll my guess is its lead would be substanital over the 17.5 option

Whatever it is, can't wait til fluke season

Al

[Gerry Zagorski]

Cool hand makes a good point.

I also would like to see us be able to keep 17.5 inch fish because you know most of the decent size fish we get are going to be right on that mark.

However, I'd much rather have the longest season possible to keep the fishery open. I think it's better for business and it gives me an option to fish for them when the fishery would otherwise be closed.

One other point I'd like to make.... As much as we all don't like to see a fishery limited by closures and size regs, I think the Fluke and Striper fishery has improved over time in terms of size and numbers because of these limits. We just need to continue to make sure the science behind the fisheries is not flawed and that the special interests groups don't influence the regs.

[Reel Class]

Originally Posted by cool hand fluke

Good points Allen but I think some of the #18 inch 8 fish options are drawing votes away from others.

If there was only one 18 inch 8 bag option in poll my guess is its lead would be substanital over the 17.5 option

Whatever it is, can't wait til fluke season

Al

Very true Al, good point.

[Sparky4711]

70% of my trips are in the bay so I'm for # 5 but to make everyone happy, 2@15.5 and 5@18 to easy!!!!!!