new snapper regs

jaredchasteen · 10-23-2007, 03:19 PM

Just saw on rodnreel that the snapper season has been cut down to june 1 2008 - sept. 30 2008, with the same 2 fish limit and same size limit.

Guess thats just more time for the shrimpers and illegals to fish em.

SkeeterRonnie · 10-23-2007, 03:26 PM

next will be tuna.... first, blackfin (which isnt bad, more than 5 is too many per person anyways)- then Yellowfin , 1 per person... eventually our children wont even be able to afford the permits to leave land to travel on the "government's water".... sho nuff headed to hell in a handbasket!
NMFS (national marine F*^K-us Society)

TeamOso · 10-23-2007, 08:40 PM

so now the partyboat's season is 4 months?

STx Fisherman · 10-23-2007, 09:14 PM

It's not that bad Skeeter. The kids and grandkids will probably be able to keep three hardhead catfish....and maybe a mullet or two.

Bellyups · 10-23-2007, 09:30 PM

That is terrible news. Regulations are getting out of control. We all need to become more politically active.

kenner21 · 10-24-2007, 04:30 AM

Don't worry the commercials will take up our slack fishing 365 days a year. I know it gives me a warm fuzzy...it's getting sickening

papio · 10-24-2007, 11:54 AM

seriously thinkin of going commercial what with all da generous and increased limits they get year after year not to mention allowed illegal fishing. Commercial da way to go.....think about it......

xs_tackle · 10-24-2007, 03:44 PM

Maybe we have it all backwards. Remember that at the start of the 20th Century you could get ducks, geese, deer, etc in restaurants, hotels. Then they ended commercial hunting of these sport species. Now we face the same with fishing. Try these ideas:
1. End commercial harvest of sport species.

2. With some limits so low (e.g., 2+2 for red snapper), forget size and tie the fisherman to the first 2 caught, regardless of size. No more trail of undersized fish drifting off from the boat.

3. Set cumulative limits per license (rather than daily take limits) on sport fish (like hunting for deer), so that inland fishermen can get their fair share of the sport fishery in the fewer trips they can make and locals don't get the option to take a disproportionate share of sportfish by being eligible for a new limit each day.

Is that too strong to stomach?

lite-liner · 10-25-2007, 10:34 AM

That's the simplest, best idea I've heard yet!
obviously, being so simple to impose, the Dem's will smash it.
-Brian

SpecialK · 10-25-2007, 01:25 PM

No kidding god forbid we make a good easy decision here. I would also liek to see a report on how many pounds of commercial fish are wated every year by resturaunts over ordering to keep in stock. I sea isle here in austin throw a couple of boxes of fish away once. Not too mention that HEB has tons of rotten fish to throw away by the week...
I know I could easily deal with not being able to order snapper in a resturaunt. Though I know some who don't fish who would not agree.

10-23-2007, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
jaredchasteen Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 294	new snapper regs Just saw on rodnreel that the snapper season has been cut down to june 1 2008 - sept. 30 2008, with the same 2 fish limit and same size limit. Guess thats just more time for the shrimpers and illegals to fish em.

10-23-2007, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
SkeeterRonnie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,163	next will be tuna.... first, blackfin (which isnt bad, more than 5 is too many per person anyways)- then Yellowfin , 1 per person... eventually our children wont even be able to afford the permits to leave land to travel on the "government's water".... sho nuff headed to hell in a handbasket! NMFS (national marine F*^K-us Society) __________________ www.navionics.com (prostaff) www.dynamitecustomlures.com (prostaff)

10-23-2007, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
TeamOso Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CC Posts: 434	so now the partyboat's season is 4 months? __________________ www.teamoso.com

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Bellyups Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 338	That is terrible news. Regulations are getting out of control. We all need to become more politically active. __________________ You trust the moon to move the mighty ocean, and you trust the sun to shine upon the land...

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10-23-2007, 09:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
STx Fisherman Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 498	It's not that bad Skeeter. The kids and grandkids will probably be able to keep three hardhead catfish....and maybe a mullet or two.

10-24-2007, 04:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
kenner21 Junior member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26	Don't worry the commercials will take up our slack fishing 365 days a year. I know it gives me a warm fuzzy...it's getting sickening

10-24-2007, 11:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
papio Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. V Posts: 162	seriously thinkin of going commercial what with all da generous and increased limits they get year after year not to mention allowed illegal fishing. Commercial da way to go.....think about it......

10-24-2007, 03:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
xs_tackle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 152	Maybe we have it all backwards. Remember that at the start of the 20th Century you could get ducks, geese, deer, etc in restaurants, hotels. Then they ended commercial hunting of these sport species. Now we face the same with fishing. Try these ideas: 1. End commercial harvest of sport species. 2. With some limits so low (e.g., 2+2 for red snapper), forget size and tie the fisherman to the first 2 caught, regardless of size. No more trail of undersized fish drifting off from the boat. 3. Set cumulative limits per license (rather than daily take limits) on sport fish (like hunting for deer), so that inland fishermen can get their fair share of the sport fishery in the fewer trips they can make and locals don't get the option to take a disproportionate share of sportfish by being eligible for a new limit each day. Is that too strong to stomach?

10-25-2007, 10:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
lite-liner Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: little elm, tx., USA Posts: 446	That's the simplest, best idea I've heard yet! obviously, being so simple to impose, the Dem's will smash it. -Brian

10-25-2007, 01:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
SpecialK Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 286	No kidding god forbid we make a good easy decision here. I would also liek to see a report on how many pounds of commercial fish are wated every year by resturaunts over ordering to keep in stock. I sea isle here in austin throw a couple of boxes of fish away once. Not too mention that HEB has tons of rotten fish to throw away by the week... I know I could easily deal with not being able to order snapper in a resturaunt. Though I know some who don't fish who would not agree.

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