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Post by Twisted on May 8, 2023 11:38:24 GMT -5
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and its Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board voted Tuesday to lower the upper end of the striped bass slot size for 2023. The emergency action will be enforcing a 31-inch maximum size limit to all recreational fishing regulations, effective July 2. The change will affect all Atlantic coastal states. I have been catching and releasing 100% over the past 4 seasons, I had a feeling this was coming. Unfortunately, enforcement is the problem here. There will still be a-holes that will keep any fish they catch regardless of size or not properly release them and kill them anyway. Sad... www.mvtimes.com/2023/05/03/fisheries-commission-enacts-new-regulations-striped-bass/
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Post by hookedup on May 8, 2023 15:33:18 GMT -5
Over the years I've seen people put 12" Striper in their coolers and huge striper on their decks (won't fit in a cooler). Both outside of allowed limits. Also once saw over 100 boats striper fishing at 8 miles offshore when I was chasing Bluefin. We hooked several striper on our Bluefin rigs and returned them to the ocean.
Sadly I've never heard of any recreational fisherman being caught or fined. Several commercial fisherman have been caught and fined over the years, but at least down here in the Tidewater in over 60 years of fishing I've never had my catch checked, nor have I ever been approached while fishing. Virginia Marine came to me at the dock one time and asked to see my catch, but stated they were not there to look for regulation violations, but just to review my catch...if it was alright with me.
I don't know what other states or areas do, but down here the regulations don't seem to be enforced. Luckily everyone I fish with follows the regulations in hopes of improving fishing for the future.
I feel so lucky that I was fishing striper when striper fishing was crazy down here. We'd pull them in and release them until our arms got tired. Keep one or two of the smaller ones to eat. Now I've gone out striper fishing 3 or 4 times in the last few years and didn't catch any.
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Post by fishnfool on May 8, 2023 18:08:31 GMT -5
Meanwhile Omega just bought themselves a new a $7M boat so they can more effectively fleece the chesapeake Bay of menhaden, while killing tons of red drum and rockfish in the process and not a damn thing happens about it. Well except they upped their catch limits!
What's even more disgusting is they are harvesting these menhaden to turn them into fish food to be shipped back to Canada to feed their farm raised salmon.
F#$@king leeches and worthless corrupt politicians!
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Post by hookedup on May 8, 2023 21:28:19 GMT -5
Well, I guess all the other Atlantic Coast states are wrong about not allowing menhaden fishing in state waters. Or, just maybe Virginia is dead wrong in allowing it.
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Post by finatic on May 10, 2023 7:09:36 GMT -5
I always release ,, but the minimum size is 28" in CT. That gives us a 3" window with the max size dropping from 35"to 31" effing joke.
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