Released Fish Pool

[muskynut]

Question, why should someone who wants to release his/her fish not be allowed into a pool on a party boat???? With the state of striper stocks, as I said in a previous post if we keep taking and taking everyday....you WILL see a decline in population numbers over time. It is inevitable.....just think about what one boat does....and then multiply it by all the boats in the fleet doing the same thing.....if everyone keeps just because it is a keeper....there will be no keepers left. So, if someone wants to be in the pool but release his/her fish why can't a quick pick/weight be taken, recorded with witnesses and the fish released??? I bring this up because on one trip I couldh've won the pool but decided to release my fish. Capt. Dave

[tautog]

Because too many second place guys would complain and cause trouble. It is amazing how many arguments some guys try to start over the pool, even arguing that certain species shouldn't be allowed when publicly posted pool rules with qualified species are present. If I had a party boat, I wouldn't even have a pool because of the amount of jerks causing trouble about them.

[NJsaltfisher]

+1

We all got digital scales now-a-days!

[Seamus]

There would be an ocean full of fish with sinkers in thier gut.

[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!

[M Rod]

2nd tuna john Monty has a system that works and I happen to think its the most reliable. Never heard a complaint or seen any drama down there. I've seen a 19 pound tog (female) lose to a 18 pounder(male) lol imagine that 19 pounder lose the pool !! Makes for some good ball bustin while heading for the barn as capt would say

[mickrazz]

Originally Posted by M Rod

2nd tuna john Monty has a system that works and I happen to think its the most reliable. Never heard a complaint or seen any drama down there. I've seen a 19 pound tog (female) lose to a 18 pounder(male) lol imagine that 19 pounder lose the pool !! Makes for some good ball bustin while heading for the barn as capt would say

+1. I like to release bigger tog and I like to get in and maybe win the pool. A length measurement would be the best way, especially for tog in NJ. Its rare that anyone catches an 18lber let alone a 19 to go along with it. Balance beams, unless the weight difference is a lot, is a judgement call. It happened to me already this year. The fish were very close and we both agreed to split the pool without a second thought. Just my opinion.

[jimmythegreek]

thumbs up for the post capt dave......anybody should have the right to release a fish, if there was more C+R going on things would be better in this state and lots of other bodies of water too

[slammer]

Stay out of the pool if you don't like the way there run.I have no problem using the balance beam. Once in a while you get a tie and split the pool .I don't mind,it happened to me this year.I would never get in a pool if I had to draw a number out of a hat .That's what happens when the boat gets skunked.

[Joey Dah Fish]

It's real simple guys ask the crew when you board if catch and release will be used in the pool. Then if they say yes ask them to announce the rules to all aboard. If they don't allow C&R in the pool just decide what you want to do. In the pool keeping fish or out!!!! What's the big to do? It's the Captsins boat he makes the rules? If you don't like them fish on another boat!! Shut up and fish!!!!