2014 Fluke and Sea Bass Regulations Set

[PALMERS TACKLE]

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How about letting the bottom fishing boats fish for the fish they fish for and not alter their regs to accommodate fluke fishermen?

Owning the two only full time, year round bottom fishing boats in this area who carry more people and catch more sea bass in the two months you claim no one fishes for sea bass I can say without a doubt July and August are the busiest time of year for sea bass boats, period.


As i'm thinking more on your statements i wanted to point out my observations and my thought process behind my oroginal post.
The southern party boats (full time) miss chris, porgy etc all switch to fluke by mid june as the seabass fishery is not at its best..barnegat light they are fluking or blues, belmar is fluking or blues. point pleasant is fluking or blues..
you guys are the only full time (party boats) as you stated doing seabass
in these months..so on a coast wide basis i would have to say the direct fishing for seabass in july and august coast wide has less people than the fall fishery --or what used to be a great winter fishery.
Rocky bottom areas like the shrewbury rocks can and do produce some real nice seabass during July and August--but as bycatch while fluking as has been stated in previous posts.Not direct targeting. Sure there are private boats drifting and dreamin that will put together a good catch as well..
But coast wide i think more people fish for seabass in the fall/winter