Fluke - 5 Fish Limit for 2014

[Bucktailboys.com]

Thanks for the update.

[SaltLife1980]

At least we get to keep 5 fish and the longer season.. thanks for the update

[stevelikes2fish]

Originally Posted by Fishfish

Not to change the issue but I am in favor of circle hooks because of the mortality rate.

As an experiment, try using a 6/0, or even an 8/0 Gami Octopus hook. No need for a circle. Fluke have hugh mouths. Try it, no gut hooks, every one hooked in the same place, shorts included. I switched two years ago, never looked back on anything smaller.

[arat]

Great that we get 5 fish. Still tough on the party boats due to the limitations they may have. But for the charter and private guys this should be awesome!

[rumster]

Great news! Thanks

[Billfish715]

The fluke grounds have expanded exponentially. There is no more boundary line between NJ & NY. That opens up a lot of bottom. You just have to know where to go. The 1/2 day boats will be limited and may have to go to 3/4 day if they want to fish in NY waters. For everyone else, the prospects are wide open. One extra fish is a kind of moral victory but it's like a hooker offering a 90 year old man a good time. It sounds good but it ain't gonna happen. We're supposed to feel good about getting an extra fish in our coolers so we forget that the size limit was increased. It's a concession that costs the NMFS nothing and makes them look magnanimous. They call it slight of fish. While they are offering you the extra fluke, they are extending the marker at the end of the rulers.

[Fish Stix]

Well, it's better then 4.

[HDMarc]

I'm gonna be the glass is half full guy here, but better the limit be 5 than 4, even if the 18" minimum is ridiculous, it's still a small victory for us. We've all been pissed off since they announced the original limit of 4 for 2014, so even though they bent us over with the size limit, at least we kept the original bag limit.

[Bigadam119]

Still should be able to get multiple limits on the Fishermen this summer though....

[duranautic al]

thanks for the good news Capt. Adam...kinda blows that the early opener date might be kinda late for us skinny water flukers...oh well...pretty sure this brutal winter will push everything back a couple weeks