Re: FISHERMEN/Tread lightly Captains.....
 

just curious how many keepers don’t need my pictures with breeders why stress these fish out

Re: FISHERMEN/Tread lightly Captains.....
 

Enough with the pics of anglers holding these fat females. EXACTLY !!

You can thank Social Media for this one.

Re: FISHERMEN/Tread lightly Captains.....
 

I make a post recommending icing chub mackerel a month or so ago and get tar and feathered and told it's none of my business and I need to lighten up. Same boat being discussed. As I responded, it's not my business but it is my opinion and if I can't post it tactfully here I'll gladly find a place where freedom of opinion is allowed and appreciated.

How is this entire thread and Rumster's comments, which I also agree with, on a different thread any different? I don't see anyone being berated, called out or told to mind their own business. I guess posting rules are dependent on who the poster is. I'll be sure to add that to the list of do's and don'ts of the site.

I agree a thousand % with Capt. Ron's OP and everyone else's post but you can't reason with arrogance. Same thread about the same boat has been posted the last three years. Party / Charter boats who know what they're doing don't need to revert to over the top advertising Their reputation, results and a simple report do all that's needed to market their businesses as does word of mouth. Guys who are tier two operations need bells and whistles to draw attention to a different audience. They're entitled to do so but that choice comes with associated risks for EVERYONE and we all know which boats fall into either category.

And when the NMFS, ASMFC, MAFMC and MRIP gestapo come calling reading those excessive posts, there's no one to blame but yourself because you put your own business, other's businesses and the recreational sector as a whole at risk. There's a few who break their balls trying to help the entire sector and far too many who only care about themselves. It'll never change. And we wonder why the recreational sector as a whole can't get out of it's own way and why nobody wants to get involved. If we can't help ourselves, why would anyone else? We're our own worst enemy and there's going to be a point in time not too far in the future when the chickens come home to roost. Then the state of the fishery itself will resolve the issue of off the charts posts because there won't be any.

If this thread or any post on it comes down or gets locked it's because again as a group we're not big enough to face reality and address the multitude of issues effecting our sport and the many small business owners dependent on it.