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Originally Posted by bulletbob
Understood,, However, if a guy spends $150 to go on an "open/charter" boat, he will typically kill and eat a fish. same with private boats that spend thousands a year to fish. Multiply that by a thousand guys a week, and the number of fish killed every spring and fall can get pretty high... Even with a 1 fish limit, these fish are under some intense pressure...
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Not true, my son and I very rarely if ever keep a striper that we catch on our boat. Nor do I keep any when I go on an ‘open boat” trip.
On average, I catch in excess of 200 stripers a year and at most I keep 5 & only when my receptionist requests one.