Striper meeting rant.

[niko]

I understand its in vogue to hate on comms and charter guys but some of you guys need to lighten up a little. in all likelihood recs are going to 1 fish and comms are getting whacked 25%. the stocks have not collapsed to the point that they will not bounce back - the sky is not falling - our children and grandchildren will be able to bass fish. I understand that there is an issue and it is being addressed. and for the record - I am friends with a lot of charter capts and many of them accept the 1 fish limit and are taking the long view on this situation

[DZ]

Originally Posted by niko

I understand that there is an issue and it is being addressed. and for the record - I am friends with a lot of charter capts and many of them accept the 1 fish limit and are taking the long view on this situation

Thanks Niko - that is encouraging news.
Some of us are old enough to remember the last swoon and how long it took to take meaningful measures - to quote Breaking Bad "we took half measures when we needed full measures" - and in the end were finally handed a moratorium. This time we have a shot at getting well ahead of the snowball - some are just passionate about getting it done sooner rather than later.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by niko

I understand its in vogue to hate on comms and charter guys but some of you guys need to lighten up a little. in all likelihood recs are going to 1 fish and comms are getting whacked 25%. the stocks have not collapsed to the point that they will not bounce back - the sky is not falling - our children and grandchildren will be able to bass fish. I understand that there is an issue and it is being addressed. and for the record - I am friends with a lot of charter capts and many of them accept the 1 fish limit and are taking the long view on this situation

you mean the recs. are being hit with a lessor %? I thought it was 25% across the board but your post seems to indicate something different?

And doesn't that 25% "whack" still equate to a 13% increase over the 2013 landing?

I reread the thread and I don't see any hate.

[big jay]

Originally Posted by niko

I understand its in vogue to hate on comms and charter guys but some of you guys need to lighten up a little. in all likelihood recs are going to 1 fish and comms are getting whacked 25%. the stocks have not collapsed to the point that they will not bounce back - the sky is not falling - our children and grandchildren will be able to bass fish. I understand that there is an issue and it is being addressed. and for the record - I am friends with a lot of charter capts and many of them accept the 1 fish limit and are taking the long view on this situation

I'm just going to use this as my response - it will keep John from having to edit anything else I'd like to post.
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