Who has been Striper fishing steady for the last 30 years or more.

[bassmaster]

been fishing since the 60's

[whiplash]

Caught my first fish in 1957 a nice blackback flounder, St pattys day Green pond bridge. Don't see many of them anymore. First striper 1964 Cotuit loop beach.

[Terence]

Wow, some great posts in here. I've never been an Activist but I believe strongly enough in the preservation of our fish to learn.
Aside from myself and teaching my kids respect what else can be done?

[MAC]

Steady no. (I lived out of state for 10 years) Did catch my first bass though back in the 60's when I was a kid.

[Terence]

Bassmaster, whiplash and Mac, has your fishing changed at all in terms of catch and release since then?

[gone fishin]

Been fishing the surf since late 40's- used to take all to the market, now put all back. Nauset .........back side ......those were the days my friend!

[MAC]

Originally Posted by Terence

Bassmaster, whiplash and Mac, has your fishing changed at all in terms of catch and release since then?

depends on if I am hungry or notoke:

[bassmaster]

Originally Posted by Terence

Bassmaster, whiplash and Mac, has your fishing changed at all in terms of catch and release since then?

Yes it has, C&R back then was more like catch and cooler.
I think C&R is more now and good that alot of people do. I went through the dead years for bass and really wouldnt want to deal with it now.

[Terence]

Originally Posted by bassmaster

Yes it has, C&R back then was more like catch and cooler.
I think C&R is more now and good that alot of people do. I went through the dead years for bass and really wouldnt want to deal with it now.

What years were the "dead Years"?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by bassmaster

Yes it has, C&R back then was more like catch and cooler.

C&R back then = "catch and retail".

[stiff tip]

Originally Posted by bassmaster

been fishing since the 60's

ya dave in your diappers.... do your math dave your not that old........ dz you hit it right on the head ... that was my start at real bass fishing ...it was for the money.... 1967 i got 25and 35 cents a pound at newburyport .... cash...on cape in 77 i got 50 to70 cents a pound at capt. elmers. in orleans. blues were 5 or 10 cents per pound... in those days i sold every i caught.. mostly for gas ,n hook and bait money. in the late 70s untill the bass crash, i made fare money at bass fishing, boat and beach, cod fishing too ...its a hard long day ...i find 10x more people fishing bass now and the miss managment of the bio mass of bait fish a huge problem...herrin, pogies ,macs whiting, etc........

[piemma]

40 years. So around 67 when I got out of the Service.

[JohnR]

Caught my first "Rockfish" when I was about 6 or 7 then went for many years not going for them, fishing a bit of freshwater, then picked up bassing again 12 or so years ago.