UPDATE ON TAUTOG, Chnages to avoid closure!!!!!!!

[CapBob]

TAUTOG NOTE: In order to avoid a federal moratorium on April 1, the Marine Fisheries Council will meet Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the Nacote Creek Enforcement Office in Port Republic. There's no need to attend that meeting, as the Council's committee had some time ago drawn up the regulation changes required to meet the reduction specified by the ASMFC. No other options will be presented. Though the bag limit will remain at four through April, the May to June season will be eliminated -- as will July 1-15. The limit will be one blackfish from July 16 to Nov. 15. The prime fall season of Nov. 16 to Dec. 31 will have a limit reduced from eight to six. The minimum size remains at 14 inches.

Ouch, did I feel another cut? We are slowly dying my Fishing Brothers!

[OffTheHook13]

It's insane.

The noose is getting tighter and tighter.

[IrishAyes]

They will continue this until someone gets pissed enough to take off the head of one of the managers.  They have no rhyme or reason for putting the regs the way they do except to appease the enviros/antis.  And the enviros/antis have no reason to be butting into something they have no idea about except to make everyone live their lives.  I can't stomach these people. 

[OffTheHook13]

I've said before and I'll say it again.

They are inevitably FORCING us to become poachers.

I hate to say it but it's the truth.

I for one have always followed all of the rules and regulations of our sport. And I am 100% behind conservation.

But when push comes to shove, we are being rubbed out. While the commercial fleets prosper.

I just love when I'm fluking and I have to struggle to put a catch together of 19 1/2 inch fish, while a pinhooker drifting right next to me is loading up on 14" fish.

It's absurd.

Ther's no other way to describe it.

[Duffman]

.....and we take it on the chin yet again   bngh


But I AM SURE anyone can walk into an Asian resturant in the city and buy live tog 24/7/365.  Some things will never change.

[OffTheHook13]

.....and we take it on the chin yet again   bngh


But I AM SURE anyone can walk into an Asian resturant in the city and buy live tog 24/7/365.  Some things will never change.

 bngh bngh bngh bngh