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The Biggest Lie in Striped Bass History Started With Two FishWith all due respect my good friend it is a published study. It was published in Marine and Coastal Fisheries, Volume 16, Issue 5, in September...- george
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The Biggest Lie in Striped Bass History Started With Two FishAs a career scientist I must regretfully inform you that this is not a published study, so the "Best Available Study" to date, like it or not, and...- Roccus7
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The Biggest Lie in Striped Bass History Started With Two FishNow, thirty years later, we have a new study. A modern, exhaustive effort by the Massachusetts DMF that tracked over 8,300 striped bass with...
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The Biggest Lie in Striped Bass History Started With Two FishThe study is ongoing but here are links to the finding so far. 1. Mass DMF Striped Bass Citizen Science Data Portal (official state data)...
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The Missing Fish
198 fish went into the study. 198 fish came out alive.
So where did 9% come from?
In 1996, the Diodati study caught and released 198 striped bass in an artificial pond. Eight weeks later, they drained the pond completely dry. Every single fish they recovered was alive. Not one...
I've Been Saying This All Along: Recreational Anglers Deserve an Apology
The data is finally in, and it proves what we've known for years—we were never the problem.
For over a decade, recreational striped bass anglers have been treated like criminals. We've endured slot limits, bag restrictions...
Fluke Management in 2025: Regulators Got It Wrong
Halfway through this season New York anglers were slapped with a new rule. The fluke size limit jumped from 19 inches to 19.5. Not because the science demanded it. Not because it helped the fishery. It happened so the season could stretch into...
Editorial: Conservation Equivalency is a Scam on Anglers
Conservation equivalency is a fraud. It was never about fairness or science. It is a political tool that lets states rig the rules to favor their own and leave others holding the bag.
Look at our sea bass regulations. Two boats in the...
