2015 NJ Regs

[joswald53]

2015 sea bass regs just set tonight. bonus program too
Sea bass regulations set at Council meeting http://on.app.com/1yhpSfj via @AsburyParkPress

[arat]

I'd rather them say keep 2-3 fish 18 to 34 inches and call it a day. If you want to buy a trophy tag for a fish over say 50" so be it. But you should only be able to use the tag once a season.
What a bunch of morons

[tombanjo]

Oh, I am so looking forward to hearing the PB captains and mates explaining this to their customers as the fish are flying over the rails.

"No, no, you get one from column A OR two from column B."

[Joey Dah Fish]

Originally Posted by makosnax

The bass population is in trouble, we must protect them! Unless of course you give us 2 dollars. Friggin joke

Exactly!!!! It's all about that cash bout that cash

[shrimpman steve]

I'm thinkin of getting the bonus tag so I don't have to kill a cow. To be honest I hardly keep any. Last year if I kept five fish for the year it was a lot. And yes, I did catch a lot of bass last year. But every now and then I want to bring one home, or a neighbor asks for one. If I get the tag I don't have to take a big fish.

[Gerry Zagorski]

I'm pretty cynical about State money grabbing since they are in our pockets for everything. However, I can't see how the $2.00 for a tag is a money grab... It probably costs the state more then $2.00 to issue and track the tags. If anything, it may cover the cost of administering the program.

I think it's more likley to get more information in regard to landings and stock assessment.

[Gerry Zagorski]

So as I read the Striper Regs this is how I interpret them.

We have no closed season and if you don't have a bonus tag you are allowed 2 fish. 1 between 28 and 43 and one over 43 all year long. You must however be regsitered with the NJ Marine Registry unless you are fishing a charter or party boat and they have the regsitry covered .

If you have a bonus tag, on top of the regular regs:
- Until 8/31 you can keep a 3rd fish over 28 inches or you could have 2 fish between 28 and 43 and use the tag for one of them.
- From 8/31 on you can keep a 3rd fish between 24 and 28 inches and use the tag for it. Or, have one fish between 24 and 28 inches and use the tag for it.

So total possession limits if you have and use a tag are as follows
- Until 8/31
. 1 fish between 28 and 43
. 1 Fish over 43
. 1 Fish 28 inches or more
- Between 8/31 and 12/31
. 1 fish between 28 and 43
. 1 fish over 43
. 1 fish between 24 and 28

Whenever you are in NY waters you can only have one fish 28 inches or more and only between 4/15 - 12/15. And, to possess a fish in NY you have to have be enrolled in the NY Marine Registry, unless you are on a charter or party boat and they are regsitered with NY.

If this is correct I'm going to need to print it out and keep it on the boat... My head hurt enough trying to figure it out once

[Reel Class]

I think the bigger concern besides the bass regs are the BS seabass regs AND seasons.

We basically have 5 weekends to fish seabass in the spring, and then the month of July becomes a by-catch, then it's closed till the end of October?!?!?

From 9/26 to 10/22 we gotta hope the porgies show, the giant bluefish come back and eat our transducers, and maybe we have SOMETHING else that's sustainable.

[Vernon]

You can have the National Registry, which is $25 that covers all states.

[SplitShot]

The imbeciles making up these rules are banking on you not having a bonus tag for that second 28" fish, so they can take in a lot more in fines then just the $2.00....

Where is the conservation that this whole thing was about? Now you can legally take 3 fish (as long as you meet size limits) instead of 2 last year

Their brains are where their legs meet their waist!!