Cbass limits bust!!

[Jay]

Originally Posted by RC.

It does happen there. It happens everywhere. There were reports earlier this year on this site where a guy fished on the Voyager and "caught 38 sea bass" however, he was smart enough to put that famous quote "keeping only my legal limit" in his post. Maybe he did only keep 15 and threw the rest back, most of which probably died regardless of whether they were vented or not. If you are truly following the limit, put the rod away once you hit 15.

I caught 38 Seabass on Voyager, "kept my legal limit". I shared the rest with the crew and others who were unfortunately sick through the trip. Does that make me a pirate?

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by tombanjo

How many do they need? Come on, this is about the money not stocking the freezer for most of them. These are prized fish in Chinatown.

Understood.. Just wasn't thinking along those lines...
I guess it makes sense.. Guy keeps 25,brings home 10 or so- sells 15 at $2.50 a pound, and it pays for a little bit of his trip.. Not worth the risk IMHO..
15 fish of that size is not a bad limit at all... There will always be "pin hookers" I guess.. I thought that was dying off in the modern age. I am sorry to hear it has not.. It makes the vessel, and also the captain and mates on these fine boats look bad when one of these "sportsmen" gets nailed at the dock. They don't deserve that. It goes into the paper, on the internet etc.
They get a black eye through NO fault of their own because a few greedy idiots feel they can disregard legal bag limits.. With 40- 50 guys slinging fish up by 2's and 3's all around the boat all day, they can only do so much... Not enough eyes.. However, they should not need that many eyes... A little bit of self restraint and sense of fair play would go a long way....
bob

[Mikey topaz]

Its a shame, part of the problem is some people just are lazy too. guys probly didnt have a clue how many they had in the cooler and just thought ah the hell with it and didnt even bother to take the time and count. Myself and madman fished the gambler on a trip this year and we dumped our cooler twice just to double check

[GOTCHA1224]

Originally Posted by TDaly25

I was on the boat a week or so ago and there were at least 2 announcements over the intercom during the day reminding fares of what the bag limits are for biscuits. I think a captain and crew can only do so much and that in the end it is up to the individual to demonstrate discipline and adherence to the rules. JMHO

you didnt stomp youre feet and go home for over crowding ..SHOCKER

[GOTCHA1224]

Originally Posted by Jay

I caught 38 Seabass on Voyager, "kept my legal limit". I shared the rest with the crew and others who were unfortunately sick through the trip. Does that make me a pirate?

YES THAT MAKES YOU A POACHER

[Capt Joe]

Originally Posted by RC.

It does happen there. It happens everywhere. There were reports earlier this year on this site where a guy fished on the Voyager and "caught 38 sea bass" however, he was smart enough to put that famous quote "keeping only my legal limit" in his post. Maybe he did only keep 15 and threw the rest back, most of which probably died regardless of whether they were vented or not. If you are truly following the limit, put the rod away once you hit 15.

Someone finally got it right - especially the "probably died" part.!

[RC.]

Originally Posted by Jay

I caught 38 Seabass on Voyager, "kept my legal limit". I shared the rest with the crew and others who were unfortunately sick through the trip. Does that make me a pirate?

My point wasn't to call you out (assuming you were the guy who posted it- I honestly don't remember). My point was to dispute that it only happens on certain boats. I don't believe in the limit, I have no problem with you keeping as many as you want. However, the bottom line is YOUR limit was 15, YOU kept 38. What you did with the 23 fish you kept over your limit is a different story and it's your business. Maybe it was a noble thing that you gave a bunch away. If I was one of the seasick recipients, I would have greatly appreciated it, I'm sure.

If you ask me, you did nothing wrong, even though you kept more than your limit. Maybe the people that got busted on the DM intended on eventually giving them away and only keeping 30 fillets for themselves.

I wouldn't call you a pirate. Maybe a "freedom fighter" or a "protestor".

[bigal427]

Originally Posted by JOHN D

15 is too many if you ask me. Nobody will agree whith me but keeping more than that will just do the same thing that we did with cod macks and ling in the past year. wondering where they all went? we killed them off not the commercial guys. us. If we dont take care of seabass you can say bye bye to winter fishing.

Do you really think we did it .Try blaming the commercial. 15 fish should be plenty and I do not agree with them taking away some of the best times to fish from the inshore guys and throw a bone to the party boats so they can fish them offshore. I fish for sea bas in the spring ,summer and fall from the beach to 10 miles out but can not see running 70 miles to catch them. (bass barn)

[Chico]

Originally Posted by bigal427

Do you really think we did it .Try blaming the commercial

Isn't it true that the commercial landings/quota were reduced in the past few years? If so, then we have to look for other possible answers. Some say the cod are following the bait schools, and yes, the bait schools have been decimated by the comms. This is the first year where they are reducing the allowable catch of bunker, too little, too late. We must also share the blame for overfishing some areas. You read the reports of boats fishing for cod, bumper to bumper, day in, day out. That has to have some effect as well.

[tautog]

The only problem with the sea bass fishery right now is too many large fish and not enough small ones. Size limit needs to be lowered, then the fish will switch from females to male sooner and the population will expand more rapidly. In the late 90s and early 2000s, fish switched to male at 8-9" and there were tons of fish, now with larger size limits, the switch is often over 13." All summer you could catch over 50 fish a day, though many were tiny. Now it is hard to catch very many sea bass outside of the peak seasons and there seems to be relatively few small fish. Sea bass are one of he few fish that benefit from fishing pressure.