Richard_the_Aughth Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 7:59 AM, Gwiz said: If things are really this bad why not just close everything down? Make it catch and release with single barbless hooks. $$$ z-man and PhotoManTrav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unskunk Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 7:59 AM, Gwiz said: If things are really this bad why not just close everything down? Make it catch and release with single barbless hooks. X2....agree big time.............. If stripers mean that much to you, then you can give up eating them for a year or 2........ z-man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwiz Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 Its a lot easier to police when you can't even keep a fish. z-man, Stripedlivesmatter, Jeff270 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 8:48 AM, Gwiz said: Its a lot easier to police when you can't even keep a fish. At the rate we're going it will soon be something special just to catch one. bdowning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainelySmallies Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/4/2023 at 12:43 PM, pogie_boy said: If they wanted to put a slot limit in place, it should have been 36 to 40" for everyone across the board. Agreed. Most of the meat fishermen meatheads aren’t going to stumble into 40” fish except by dumb luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcrat Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 Couple of quick corrections, if I may: the minimum recreational striper coastal size has been 28 inches since the Plan was implemented. This size was determined to be the size where 50% of female striper have spawned and is a fundamental provision of the plan. Secondly, according to the report provided the Mass. Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission at their last meeting, the Massachusetts body that approves the Marine Fisheries regulations, although the Environmental Police are well below their optimum staffing level several new officers are being added to the field and a number of new recruits are being trained. CWitek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwiz Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 If things are as bad as they say I would think more people would be worried about the future , but it seems guys are more upset about being inconvenienced over not keeping a fish. If this is where we are at we are already done. Too bad. z-man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdowning Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 8:54 AM, Gotcow? said: At the rate we're going it will soon be something special just to catch one. My thought exactly. There's precedent (see early 1980s). Gotcow? 1 Pfantum Pfishah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunknskunk Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 Will the commercial guys have to abide these regulations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 10:10 AM, Gwiz said: If things are as bad as they say I would think more people would be worried about the future , but it seems guys are more upset about being inconvenienced over not keeping a fish. If this is where we are at we are already done. Too bad. Too many people either don't remember the early 80s or were not fishing at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdowning Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 11:14 AM, Gotcow? said: Too many people either don't remember the early 80s or were not fishing at that time. Very little institutional memory left of those times. Just the old faaaahrts like me. Didn't even bother targeting stripers back then. Bottom and bluefishing were far more practical. Gotcow? 1 Pfantum Pfishah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishermanTim Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 11:14 AM, Gotcow? said: Too many people either don't remember the early 80s or were not fishing at that time. Yeah, I remember voluntarily giving up on the salt during those years. Started again in the 90's, but gave up again in the late 2010's. I've been fresh water kayak fishing since, but hate the fact that many MA waters' fish are not suitable for eating. There are some big fish to be had, but too many chemical infused waters to name... I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim02360 Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/2/2023 at 4:45 PM, makaha said: They must comply by July 2 Does this mean we can take 28" to < 35" until July 2? I don't usually keep fish but would be helpful to know the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdowning Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 11:56 AM, Pilgrim02360 said: Does this mean we can take 28" to < 35" until July 2? I don't usually keep fish but would be helpful to know the rules. Until whenever your state adopts the new slot limit or July 2. Whichever date occurs first. As of today, it's still the old slot limit in mass. Pfantum Pfishah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2023 at 11:18 AM, bdowning said: Very little institutional memory left of those times. Just the old faaaahrts like me. Didn't even bother targeting stripers back then. Bottom and bluefishing were far more practical. And back then there were bluefish and bottomfish a plenty to catch. I remember back then being heavy steel rigged to target bluefish and a striper would be a pleasant surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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