Released Fish Pool

[SharkHart]

Thumbs up to your post, Musky

[bulletbob]

Personally, I like the idea of a Draw the Number pool.. If you are in the pool, and your ticket is drawn, you win.. This way, everyone has the same shot, no drama, no arguments, most likely fewer fish killed, and last but not least, the guy that fishes 7 days a week isn't going to automatically win the pool because he knows all the tricks, and has an edge..
Just a thought.... bob

[Capt Joe]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

Personally, I like the idea of a Draw the Number pool.. If you are in the pool, and your ticket is drawn, you win.. This way, everyone has the same shot, no drama, no arguments, most likely fewer fish killed, and last but not least, the guy that fishes 7 days a week isn't going to automatically win the pool because he knows all the tricks, and has an edge..
Just a thought.... bob

Yee gads,
The State offers that its called the Lottery, 7-11, Wawa, etc. all sell em'

[Angler Paul]

Don't know what survey PaMonger is referring to but here is what I read:
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the 2013 Striped Bass juvenile index - a measure of Striped Bass spawning success in Chesapeake Bay - is 5.8, a substantial increase over last year's results of 0.9, but below the 60-year average of 11.7. The survey is conducted to track the reproductive success of Maryland's State Fish, which is known to be highly variable from year to year.

[SnackAttack]

No One ever makes you get into the pool. If you do not believe in what they do, don't get in it. This is still America, and No One is forcing you to get into something you don't want to, at least on a fishing boat

[tombanjo]

Ditto Snack. Don't go in the pool is your answer, not bending the rules to satisfy your sensibilities. Pools can be controversial enough as is, can you imagine the headaches pictures, early weigh ins or measurments would cause? End of the day the fish go on the balance scale. Fairest way. And if you release all your fish all the time is keeping one possible pool winner that abhorrent to you? Not like it's going to waste like a barrel full of blues sometimes do, people will eat it.

[Fun King]

I think pools should be outlawed. Pools encourage people to keep fish they might not want or keep more than their limits just for a chance at the money and bragging rights. They encourage non-sportsmanlike behavior. I don't think the captains would mind if they were eliminated.

[ScowardNJ]

Me and my buddies often do our own side pot. We make our own rules, sometimes we rake in a few other randoms on the boat. I won 40bux on a dogfish once

[JBird]

The easy solution is don't join the pool and release all your fish.

[chrislars]

Originally Posted by NJsaltfisher

+1

We all got digital scales now-a-days!

only problem with this is that they don't work too well with a vessel bouncing up and down... i've seen 3-5 pound ranges depending what part of the swell the boat is at, haha!

i know some boats are charging less and less on the pools to almost discourage people from entering or so that the emphasis is not on trying to win the pool.

it is great to see people throwing back 30 pounders though, even before they reach their limit!