Sushihunter
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Mi Chica: Thanks!
And yes, Wolf makes great points!
And yes, Wolf makes great points!
I just love how people use the term "commercial" to slag us sportsfishermen who try and make a buck at a hobby we love!
anybody who knows me, knows I was/would not slag guides,( I personally know a few great guides that fish both ECVI and WCVI) nore would I slag the Commercial Fisherman who are just trying to do the exact same thing you are doing, pay their bills and put food on their tables..
hate to be the one to inform you, if your trying to make some $$,its a business,and it isn't a hobby anymore
And no, I don't own a quota
thanks for answering,but I already knew that one, I was being a little sarcastic(kidding)when I asked ...but I'm going way out on a limb here to say,you might want to think outside of the box/ahead of the curve/into the future, and try and get some if your in(or want to stay in) the business that you are...it might be a great investment?
And for your information, I haven't taken a personal Halibut since 2008 when I got one - on a friends boat. Oh, I've killed a lot of Halibut - but they were all caught by clients.
find part of this one hard to believe, not calling you a liar...I do believe you when you say you have killed a lot of hali's, but since you "kinda" touched on the subject.... ever keep that one extra fish for a client on your licence only to give it to your client to take home on their 2 day limit?.... didn't think so, that NEVER happens...
What I wouldn't give to be able to fill my freezer with fresh caught Halibut! If only it didn't cost me $250 in fuel just to go look for Halibut! Just to find it is too windy to go off-shore!
if it was all about $$ and putting "meat/fish" in the freezer, all the "sports fishers" I know would sell off their rigs and drive down to Safeway to buy their fish....
You say that you are not hot to put restrictions on sportsfishermen - then WHY would you even bring up the subject when we are talking ALLOCATION, not CONSERVATION?
think about that one....its all about "allocation" and setting or "allocating" a set # a fish per sporty licence per yr...makes dam sence to me and I'd think you would want this for your clients, you could make plans out into the future knowing they could retain a set #,if they wanted, when booking their trips....
You are attempting to buy your way out of the 88/12 rule by offering up a new restriction on sportsfishermen. "Oh, Mr. Commercial Fisherman, please don't hurt me - I promise I won't catch more than 10 Halibut a year if you just let me fish all year!"
buy my way out? no again just thinking out side the box here...
You want to talk "rule changes"? How about these:
1- Commercial Halibut fishermen will fish their own quotas or lose them. Period.
2- Catch your quota in season this year - or lose it. No rolling over to next year.
LOVE these ideas and think most if not all would agree...
Make the split 50/50 and the price of Halibut will remain high and profitable. Less work for more money - how can the commercials not like this?
can't comment,not a commercial fisherman, sorry....
As someone else already mentioned here. If we get a catch restriction of 10 per year, or whatever, you can be sure we will have that for the rest of our lives. Like herpes, we will never be rid of it!
so what,as also mentioned before in different threads we have had 30 springs on a licence for yrs, and the average caught is 2-3? fish per licence per yr, if this is the only argument against this idea? wow pretty weak if you ask me....
3- Draggers must keep all fish caught and deliver them to the processing plants where they will be counted and a fee paid for each one to buy quota from the longliners. The fee will be double the longliner royalty fee.
HELL YA 100% agree
4- Commercial fishermen caught throwing back dead or dying fish will lose their licence to fish commercially for one year. Each new offence will double the fishing ban - 2, 4, 8, 16 years etc. And that applies to the crew AND the boat. No leasing out the boat for off years.
hard to argue against, but sure it would happen sometimes even with the best fishing practices...unless they were required to keep everything they caught...
When Halibut fishing becomes a CONSERVATION issue, come back and talk about the annual limits. Until then, join in supporting all sports fishermen.
in the end, is this what managing the stocks are all about ,conservation...
and I'll be the first to thank you,and anyone else for their hard work in the past and into the future on behalf of the sports fishing community...Cheers and best of the season to you all...
When I "attack" the guides I attack myself. Next year is my 25th in business.
anybody who knows me, knows I was/would not slag guides,( I personally know a few great guides that fish both ECVI and WCVI) nore would I slag the Commercial Fisherman who are just trying to do the exact same thing you are doing, pay their bills and put food on their tables..
hate to be the one to inform you, if your trying to make some $$,its a business,and it isn't a hobby anymore
thanks for answering,but I already knew that one, I was being a little sarcastic(kidding)when I asked ...but I'm going way out on a limb here to say,you might want to think outside of the box/ahead of the curve/into the future, and try and get some if your in(or want to stay in) the business that you are...it might be a great investment?
find part of this one hard to believe, not calling you a liar...I do believe you when you say you have killed a lot of hali's, but since you "kinda" touched on the subject.... ever keep that one extra fish for a client on your licence only to give it to your client to take home on their 2 day limit?.... didn't think so, that NEVER happens...
if it was all about $$ and putting "meat/fish" in the freezer, all the "sports fishers" I know would sell off their rigs and drive down to Safeway to buy their fish....
think about that one....its all about "allocation" and setting or "allocating" a set # a fish per sporty licence per yr...makes dam sence to me and I'd think you would want this for your clients, you could make plans out into the future knowing they could retain a set #,if they wanted, when booking their trips....
buy my way out? no again just thinking out side the box here...
LOVE these ideas and think most if not all would agree...
can't comment,not a commercial fisherman, sorry....
so what,as also mentioned before in different threads we have had 30 springs on a licence for yrs, and the average caught is 2-3? fish per licence per yr, if this is the only argument against this idea? wow pretty weak if you ask me....
HELL YA 100% agree
hard to argue against, but sure it would happen sometimes even with the best fishing practices...unless they were required to keep everything they caught...
in the end, is this what managing the stocks are all about ,conservation...
and I'll be the first to thank you,and anyone else for their hard work in the past and into the future on behalf of the sports fishing community...Cheers and best of the season to you all...