Captain's Table - Montauk this week

[longcast]

so you are jealous of com size limit ? or the ASMFC conservation equivalency which has lead to 61% of recreational landings being catch and release mortality there numbers not mine i only wonder what it is in NY with 16 inch size limit commercial fisherman and rec fisherman should come together to try to improve fishing so both industries will prosper not fight so govt gets in middle does a horrible job and two sides fight and let them get away with horrible job they have done for 40 years

You mean comm gets to keep 11 inch sea bass?

Not really looking to “prosper”. Just want a sea bass meal once in a while.

 

[longcast]

so you are jealous of com size limit ? or the ASMFC conservation equivalency which has lead to 61% of recreational landings being catch and release mortality there numbers not mine i only wonder what it is in NY with 16 inch size limit commercial fisherman and rec fisherman should come together to try to improve fishing so both industries will prosper not fight so govt gets in middle does a horrible job and two sides fight and let them get away with horrible job they have done for 40 years

Why the constant reference to "jealousy"? Second or third time.

 

[hawk375]

what you ignore is the fact the ASMFC decisions are not working but of course it always rec vs commercial and the only losers are fishermen and the winner biologist who never went on the water only there desktop

 

[longcast]

Far from ignoring.

Can a rec keep an 11 inch sea bass?

 

[hawk375]

no a rec can't thats the problem

 

[longcast]

I see the problem. I am just looking for a meal. Not making money from a public resource. I should be able to harvest an 11 inch sea bass for a meal if somebody can harvest that public resource AND THEN receive proceeds from a sale of that public resource.