Mass. weighs tougher protections for striped bass

[trapperpierre]

.....and......to all you plug nuts out there......going back almost 30 years .I have in varied quanities....original Danny Plugs(both surface-all sizes & deep divers-large) crafted by the master Danny P in critical colors..along with original Gag Grabbers needles-some screw eyed hooks-others thru wire(pink, lime & olive green& black)including the shorter models & a sprinkling of his mini models-some jointed ones..and first generation Super Strikes needles........most new in original packages.....not to mention several Boones.........and boxes of "used' plugs of the above that caught many stripers...many of them sold......and doing so...enjoyed the activity bass fishing second to none..........

Now..I hope I have everyones attention........
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..............."Called striped bass, striper, rockfish, bass or just plain fish. Stripers They are colorful, spirited, majestic, worshipped, eaten and sold. Fished pursued by commercial interests ranging from sport fishing magazine publishers to trap fisherman, pursued in earnest by charter/guide operations, by recreation anglers ranging from executives to vagrants lucky enough to possess a fishing rod and a few plugs.

Stripers. Totally adapted be eons of evolution and natural selection to effectively swim in surf, estuary, river, coastal pond, bay, sound, and ocean.

Striper. Prestigous, honored, loved."

Striper. Delicious, nutritious, a commodity and source of cash.

Striper. Providing pleasure to pursuing them from the surf, shore or upon the waters.................."

.......all users groups are intertwined with the many values the striped bass provides........

share the resource.......................................... .................................................. ......................protect our continued access to our favorite fish..............

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by trapperpierre

.....and......to all you plug nuts out there......going back almost 30 years .I have in varied quanities....original Danny Plugs(both surface-all sizes & deep divers-large) crafted by the master Danny P in critical colors.........and first generation Super Strikes needles........most new in original packages...........and boxes of "used' plugs of the above ....

NOW we're talking something important! Are those superstrike needles wood?

As an aside, this thread http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...interview.html has a link to a PDF where Coleman interviewed Pichney and they discuss the same issues that have arisen on this thread. Good read. History repeats.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by numbskull

As an aside, this thread http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...interview.html has a link to a PDF where Coleman interviewed Pichney and they discuss the same issues that have arisen on this thread. Good read. History repeats.

I noticed there's an advertisement in there for eels at .70 per pound too...

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

I noticed there's an advertisement in there for eels at .70 per pound too...

Heathen

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by numbskull

NOW we're talking something important! Are those superstrike needles wood?

As an aside, this thread http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...interview.html has a link to a PDF where Coleman interviewed Pichney and they discuss the same issues that have arisen on this thread. Good read. History repeats.

This winter one of the things I want to do is find the article from the fisherman around the same time as the pichney one that expresses regrets over livelining bunker and mowing off the bass population.
Of course then we can debate if the collapse of the striped bass population was due to overfishing or a natural cycle. Was the collapse at the time of the closing of the Island striped bass clubs (1900) also due to recreational overfishing, commercial overfishing or just a natural population change to prevent disease and starvation from overpopulation?
I can't count creatures living under the ocean but we can and have quantified rabbit, partridge and other small animal populations and see that they go in population cycles depending on a number of factors. Hunting animals can reduce population collapses due to overpopulation. Think about it, if you have enough food for 1000 animals to survive, how many survive if you put 2000 in the same space. It's not 1000.
The only thing I am sure of is that I do not know the answer, and I do not think there is a simple one.