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Title: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: catfish hunter on March 06, 2008, 07:15:23 PM
TOOK THIS FROM ANOTHER SITE
8 fish 18 inches may 24th thru sept. 7th
you can keep 1 for bait but it must be 18 inches and has to count as one of the 8 .

WE HAVE A SEASON THANK YOU SSFFF.
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Title: Re: FLUKE REGS
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on March 06, 2008, 07:16:42 PM
not too bad
Title: Re: FLUKE REGS
Post by: Hotrod on March 06, 2008, 07:22:14 PM
Are they the new Regs Cat?
Title: Re: FLUKE REGS
Post by: catfish hunter on March 06, 2008, 07:25:15 PM
so I read ,I got a call about 15 minute ago also saying the same thing, so It is on ,come on flat fish
Title: Re: FLUKE REGS
Post by: Hotrod on March 06, 2008, 07:36:33 PM
Cool.  Thanks Charley.  Allow me to change up the title
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: LotzoFish on March 06, 2008, 07:42:00 PM
Hey not as bad as I first thought 18" is not bad, got a lot of over 22 last year. should be even better this year, thanks for th info
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 06, 2008, 07:54:20 PM
Not too far off of last year's regs.  Size went up, everything else pretty much the same.  Strips is an excellent addition.   t^
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: The Broken One on March 06, 2008, 08:04:31 PM
They will close it in August.....
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: brijones1 on March 06, 2008, 08:06:10 PM
 whs  not as bad compared to what was predicted
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: catfish hunter on March 06, 2008, 08:06:29 PM
I dont doubt a early closing one bit
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: TurboDan on March 06, 2008, 08:10:21 PM
Fish your hearts out this season.  If Pallone's bill doesn't get passed in time, we might not have a season in '09.  Of the options proposed, I think this is the best one, FWIW.
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: Capt. Mike on March 06, 2008, 08:35:43 PM
I could live with those numbers.  TT^
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 06, 2008, 09:37:35 PM
On Asbury Park Press site already. 

http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/NEWS/80306122
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: CapBob on March 06, 2008, 09:41:39 PM
The regs are as posted got my email from Tom Fote JCAA.....sorry for slow respnce i was sleeping.... TT^


Capt Joe, I like my Molson Golden real cold chrz
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 06, 2008, 09:49:05 PM
The regs are as posted got my email from Tom Fote JCAA.....sorry for slow respnce i was sleeping.... TT^


Capt Joe, I like my Molson Golden real cold chrz


You got it CaptBob
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Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: Capt. Mike on March 06, 2008, 09:55:36 PM
Just ran out to the watering hole to get some libation for the celebration.  chrz

Raise em high boys and drink up " Wishing all a great season"  TT^
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: Duffman on March 06, 2008, 10:20:15 PM
OK - I'll be the killjoy  >:D

We surrendered 1/2" and 1 week to the govt' and it sucks.  Thats a 1/2" and 1 week we will never get back.

 Min sizes never go down, seasons do not get longer, when it comes to good old political BS.

 

 
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 06, 2008, 10:23:28 PM
I think we all agree with you Duff.  But until we can get the Magnuson-Stevens Act changed, we have to put up with the best crap they give us.  bngh bngh
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: CapBob on March 06, 2008, 11:17:31 PM
I relate these changes in the fishing regulations, as being the same as a toll/gas hike, etc.

We are at a certain level, and then we are threatened with an extreme change (for the worse).....everybody gets, mad/scared/pissed and (hopefully) fights like H*ll.....then we are offered a change less retrictive than the original proposal (but still worse than we had)......

We all then clap and are happy, we yell we won......well we didn't.......WE STILL GOT SCR*WED.......instead of doing it all at once they are doing it in little bits.............

OUR RECREATIONAL FISHERY IS GOING TO DIE FROM A THOUSAND LITTLE CUTS,  INSTEAD OF ONE BIG ONE................My 2 Cents
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: Capt. Mike on March 06, 2008, 11:47:24 PM
Well said Capt.  TT^
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 07, 2008, 08:38:36 AM
Yes, CaptBob, we are getting scr*wed, and we don't even get a kiss before hand.   bngh
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: GregB on March 08, 2008, 10:37:36 AM
I would have liked to see a late september or october closing for the slow striper days. Lots of big fish that time of year.
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: CapBob on March 08, 2008, 10:40:27 AM
In the time between the closing of Fluke last fall and the striper run, we pulled a ton of FLuke from 4-10 lbs while Sea Bassing.......a crying shame.


But let us still remember it only took the commercial boats 17 hours to reach their quota this year............and that is at a 14" fish...... 5hrug bngh :'( :P ::) ??? >:( nosmly
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: cj joe on March 08, 2008, 12:14:13 PM
For those of us in Raritan Bay and out thru Ambrose Channel area, what's up on the NY side for fluke this year?
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: CapBob on March 08, 2008, 12:28:48 PM
According to the NY DEC web site as of today there is no NY Fluke season, but i believe they have a meeting/hearing on it this week....so we have to wait and see 5hrug bngh nosmly
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: TurboDan on March 08, 2008, 12:35:52 PM
The NY fluke regs will be decided this Tuesday, March 11.  I believe the United Boatmen are pushing for a season option which would see a 20.5-inch limit, 2 fish bag limit and a season from May 15-Sept. 1.  Here is the full list of options:

1) 19.5 2 May 24 – July 13 Opens Memorial Day weekend 51

2) 19.5 2 June 14 – July 22 Opens Father’s Day weekend 39

3) 19.5 2 July 4 – August 4 Opens July 4th 32

4) 19.5 2 July 29 – Sept 1 Opens Labor Day 35

5) 19.5 3 May 24 – July 11 Opens Memorial Day weekend 49

6) 19.5 3 June 14 – July 20 Opens Father’s Day weekend 37

7) 19.5 3 July 4 – August 2 Opens July 4th 30

8 ) 19.5 3 July 31 – Sept 1 Opens Labor Day 33

9) 20 2 July 4 – Sept 1 Open July 4th – Labor Day 60

10) 20.5 4 May 15 – Sept 1 Open mid-May thru Labor Day
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 08, 2008, 12:49:20 PM
Wait!!! I have an idea!!!  Let's all claim to be illegal aliens and the government will give us EVERYTHING we want!!!!!!!!!! And for freeeeeeee.  TT^
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: CapBob on March 08, 2008, 12:54:54 PM
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Will trade the Grady in on a 55 Chevy on Barrels hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: OffTheHook13 on March 08, 2008, 12:56:03 PM
No matter how you slice it, it's not good.

A late summer/early fall slot limit would have been nice.
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: IrishAyes on March 08, 2008, 01:18:27 PM
The powers to be would have to put some thought into that...and that ain't happening!  nosmly
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: wb on March 08, 2008, 04:13:34 PM
According to the NY DEC web site as of today there is no NY Fluke season

I guess we need to convert our anchor lockers to covert fishboxes in case we inadvertently cross the NY line on they way back in..... What a crock.

I caught my biggest fluke ever Oct07 while drifting around lookin to anchor for cbass. Some of you will remember it. Somethin like 26"-- the doormat was like 4-5" thick. Man that would have made a good anchor locker fishbox breakerinner.
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: OffTheHook13 on March 08, 2008, 04:36:49 PM
The powers to be would have to put some thought into that...and that ain't happening!  nosmly

Yeah, I know.

It's sad.
Title: Re: 2008 New Fluke Regulations
Post by: mgm on March 08, 2008, 05:46:15 PM
Those CO's in NY and NJ know how to search a boat....saw in first hand when boarded last year.....all was good for the boat with no violations.