04-03-2005, 06:01 PM
Hey there guys,
Improvement in resources thru the newer regulations seem to have validated their implementation.... especially the slot limit programs in freshwater.
One regulation that has done little other that be a detriment to the saltwater sportfishing industry with dubious positive effects on the fishery is the reg where a certain specis can only be caught below or above a certain depth. On face value this seems like a simple thing and reasonable. BUT ..............
Hold on.... it now turns out that we fishing the saltwater and the sportfishing boats are now even further restricted on fishing aside from number of fish caught, minimum length, and depth caught!
Get this! If your boat fishes shallow and catch a few fish then decide to go to deeper waters for rockfish, you risk big trouble if you once more go back to shallow water to fish. That is ... either you ONLY fish deep water or once you've fish shallow water initially and gone to deeper water your DONE!
Ya right... you might catch a salmon grouper in the kelp! The game is ...... you can't prove where or what depth you've caught fish!
PETA should feel this is a brilliant success!
JapanRon
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Improvement in resources thru the newer regulations seem to have validated their implementation.... especially the slot limit programs in freshwater.
One regulation that has done little other that be a detriment to the saltwater sportfishing industry with dubious positive effects on the fishery is the reg where a certain specis can only be caught below or above a certain depth. On face value this seems like a simple thing and reasonable. BUT ..............
Hold on.... it now turns out that we fishing the saltwater and the sportfishing boats are now even further restricted on fishing aside from number of fish caught, minimum length, and depth caught!
Get this! If your boat fishes shallow and catch a few fish then decide to go to deeper waters for rockfish, you risk big trouble if you once more go back to shallow water to fish. That is ... either you ONLY fish deep water or once you've fish shallow water initially and gone to deeper water your DONE!
Ya right... you might catch a salmon grouper in the kelp! The game is ...... you can't prove where or what depth you've caught fish!
PETA should feel this is a brilliant success!
JapanRon
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