NC WATERMEN - Netting ROCKFISH, 2 DAYS AGO.

[RACN35]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tAbhE-tqNNc

I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY REALLY........

[Barnacle Bill]

Interesting to say the least. I wonder how they got the nets out there. I firmly believe they need to ease the restrictions on them. I have seen schools of rock up in rivers eating everything in sight. Last trip out thats about all I could catch. Under 18", out of season anyway but dam good eating size. Sure they made a big come back but I think they are over doing it now. Whats the answer? I don't know. But I don't think rod and reel fishermen hurt the population of rock anywhere near like those nets do. Maybe they are starting to realize there is a problem and thats why they allowed the nets.

[RACN35]

I can HONESTLY say that I have never ever under any circumstance taken/kept/killed or harvested any Fish (or game for that matter) out of season or over the limit of any species as long as I have lived.



And if the commercially caught rockfish are with-in the boundries of the LAW, it sucks- yes......But so be it.

[Barnacle Bill]

I didn't mean to imply I kept the fish which I didn't. Like you I have never knowingly kept an illegal fish.

[john h]

wish i was there with a rod and reel

[crappiefarmer]

I think I'm right about this, I think they can only keep 10 per person per day. So the biggest go in the cooler and the rest are chum. All those fish wasted thanks to the government of good ole N.C.. I will check with a couple of guys that fish out of boats for them during the net days. They told me before it is something along those lines. It's a damn shame. Those 10 will bring them boys a nice check but it ain't enough for a living. Maybe groceries for a couple weeks. Limit the days if you have to to protect the fishery but for god sakes let them keep the fish. Most of them are dead anyway. What a waste. CF

[Supracerxtreme]

dang... what a waste. I wonder if they even gave any away or threw most of them back cause there was too many.

[SIMPLEMAN]

Sort Of Makes You Sick To You Stomach Don't It.

[crappiefarmer]

I had a friend tell me He was out there one day and a trawler put out a set and they could only keep 10 per person. He went behind the boat and pulled in fish they threw back but he said there were hundreds of them floating belly up after being dragged with the net. People get mad when they see that stuff but the man on the boat is trying to make a living. The ones to blame are the politicians for legislating that stupid crap. limit the season. Don't waste the fish. This is nothing. CF

[SUNDROP]

Same here with the Reds, Specks etc. They set limits on what you can keep as far as size/number then the rest of the dead/injured fish are thrown back in the water with no consideration as to what damage has been done!!! I've seen great speckled trout holes wiped clean in one day by netters!!! NC better wake up like LA and FL has before it is too late.