Capt,
I agree the size was set to fall in line with the fed regs, but my question is, Has the 14 inch federal commercial fluke size limit of 14 inches come up for any review or vote, since it was originally enacted?
BTW, it will be another summer of fun as we are pinhooking in montauk (said 14 inch commercial size applies) in the middle of the rec fleet. IT is like wearing fur to a peta convention. The ugly truth last year, were private guys were not even remotely following the rules. fillet and release was rampant, especially in the back bays. We'd be pounding the 14-17 inch fish(commercial legal), and guys were doing the same, except they were recs. The problem is that the guys it really hurts are the party/charter, who would be outed in a minute if they took a short fish..... |