the only way the slot would have worked , was if they guaranteed that it would stay open till Sept , which was NOT the case , they made it clear that they would shut it down when they felt our Sporty target was achieved ,
area 123-23,,, , I dont know of anyone that was forced to release a " Over Size " fish in our neighborhood , everyone thinks that when ya go out halli fishin , its a gimme , complete crap , unless maybe your a complete fricken genius and are on the water everyday !! ive been taught by one of the best on the hook , and am fortunate enuff to to average 30 - 40lb fish , 0 under the slot size hooked again this year on the hook... , im not gonna risk goin out my second day, and injuring a over size fish on a release ,, lookin for a pp paddle , am i being selfish ?/ ,,,would be nice ta bring 2 home again !!! I kept only 4 fish this season ,,,all i needed , freezer should be smilin for the winter..
if someone was actually counting , i would say the only reason it stayed open till september was we had alot of WIND this spring . kept Most" off the water , or hook...
not the case here though...0 fish counts
most boats have 3- 4 guys on it out our way , if you can whack your overs and unders on a weekend trip . your either a fricken God , or have to much lady luck on your side , again , WERE TALKIN ABOUT JOE SHMOES here .. just doesnt happen , most boats on average get 0 lol,,,some with experience get 1 or 3 ,
unless you had someone countin fish on your dock every day , where are we comin up with the numbers , NO COUNTING IN OUR MARINA all summer , ...a few of us sportys monitored the season numbers !! Poet Nook is bigger than most think , alot of Sportys come through here...numbers dont lie , August had the least amount of Hali all summer...most are in Lunker Salmon mode... May June and early July were by far the most productive for the guys that knew somewhat of what they were doing... again NON GUIDES !!! i know the slot is great for guides and lodges , but dont try ta convince us that it works for everyone... we gave , prob never get it back !!
,,, my issue is making the process more public ,
sounds like these meetings are not attended very well ,sounds like its even tuff getting the locals out , never mind guys across the pond, which most of us sportys come from id think ,where costs are a huge issue for attendance...,,, the reps that do attend , need to listen to all ideas by all of us out here , and not ram new regs down are throats again.. give us options , lets discuss and vote on it , why so secretive at times...?? get a website goin , a poll , somthin , cause this isnt workin... every license gets one vote , no vote , shut up and deal with it !!!
later...
fd