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					Originally Posted by jasonsnova  so if thats the case how come 99% of guys that are rec dont get commercial permits instead of rec ones and just fish tuna july-august?  Most the tuna i see are july on in the area i fish. From what i could tell the biggest thing holding back most from going from rec to commercial was the survial suits and rafts......am i missing something? Is there more reqiured? | 
	
 Because a rec wants to keep a 27-72'' fish and eat it, if they got a general cat permit, they can only kill 73''+ fish and sell them.