11-20-2003, 04:33 AM
Hi there gvanzant,
As it was pointed out to me by ROMEROFISHERKING, the money we pay for licenses has nothing to do with fish planting, stock enhancement, etc. So I guess we can't take that route to complain! ha ha ha And yet, after I paid for my lifetime license, that's when the ball started to roll on implementing the closures. They might have just been waiting for my money!!!! ha ha ha
50% of your fishing is Sculpin. Quite a blow, but I'm sure you still feel lucky to be able to fish locally 1) on a private boat, 2) go for bass and barracuda at the 'Wall' and 'Shoe' where you fish so masterfully.
We are so lucky to have options. I really sympathize with the guys that depend upon getting the bottomfish to justify going fishing with the family CFO. These guys will become an endangered species if the courts can't put a stay on these closures. If they aren't on the boats, fewer boats will get out and thus 'party boat junkies' like me will have fewer options to even fish the Big Salty.
Everyone's going to bite the bullet on this one.
Do you think anglers would have stood for this sort of thing 30 or even 20 years ago? Voodo science has supported that fish stocks are depleteded, on the water experience indicates otherwise.
Tougher fishing times ahead my friend,
JapanRon
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