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Originally Posted by Njmat567
Hey Great catch guys it sounds like a blast. Just curious though, those quality size sea bass your catching on the Big J way off shore, are those fish the breeding size fish? Is there a maximum size biscuit you could keep? i am asking because all of the recent bans on sea bass season over the past couple years . Maybe there should be a sea bass "slot limit" for a few years. Instead of taking 15 22" fish, make it something like 15 fish 12" to 18"i think over the long run this would improve quality and numbers of sea bass fishing. Great trip, nice fish and a good friends.... gotta love fishing. let me know if u have any answers
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Captain Monty Hawkins, out of OC Maryland addressed this very subject when they raised the size limits. Science indicates that these fish have spawned several times before they have reached 11 1/2 inches. It is not the spawning stock that is in need of additional protection, it's the habitat, the reefs and structure that must be re-built and protected from the bottom draggers. As an analogy, You can implement all the limits you want on squirrels, but if you have no trees, they will never prosper in a paved parking lot.
