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Originally Posted by Capt. JJ
When I take the Tuna Time out, we fill a 320 SSI with ice. But that's not the real issue here. Commercial should be commercial, and rec should be rec. No mixing and matching. If you say "its to help cover the costs", then what if you didn't catch anything? The commercial guys work hard to make enough, and they don't need competition from us rec guys looking to make a quick buck off a fish. I buoy fished enough to know the BULL$HIT that goes on at the market, and how much crap the fishermen take anyway, and to flood the market with guys willing to take less is inexcuseable.
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JJ-I would bet that you and most everybody on here know plenty of guys that sell illegal fish. How many people do you know that catch fish and then sell it through someone else's legitimate licence? Every time I charter a boat the captain angles to keep the catch at the end of the day so that he can sell it. Whether its front door or back door, it still impacts negatively on the market for legitimate fish. If you guys really want to protect the commercial interests why doesn't anybody report the guys that are selling fish illegally???
From my view point you are protesting a law that would make legal a practice that many do and everyone turns a blind eye to. I guess I don't get it.