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Originally Posted by Ol Pedro
Young Snapperbluefish , I'm glad to see that your gears are turning and you are thinking of something other than how many you can keep . I wish that I thought the same when I was your age . You and other young Fishermen/Women are the future of our fisheries . This is a forum so feel free to say/ask what ever you want . On whether or not to keep any legally caught fish it should be up to the person who caught it . People listen better when you are not yelling at them . A Man who I respect immensely stated his opinion recently on this very subject . He didn't yell or call anyone names . I think that people read it and some will take it to heart as people will give thought to your question . I feel that The Bass have been passing through for quite some time and only in the past few years we have had the knowledge/conditions to catch them . Just because we may not be catching them as well on the Ocean side doesn't mean that they are in trouble . Say we harvested 100 25lb and up Bass on a good day on Jersey's coast who is to say that 10,000 passed on the wrong side of the EEZ and will never be fished ?
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I appreciate the kind words greatly. I have been thinking about the +3 mile line as well. Honestly, the only way to know is put on our thinking caps and do some science. With that being said we should fish beyond the line throughout the season. We should observe, analyze, and conclude, which is the famous, fundamental, and gratifying scientific method. Fishermen are scientists. Does this course of action make sense?
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