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Broadbill-Pro · 08-07-2009, 07:59 AM

Ron,

Your delirious and have little knowledge of swordfish and PLL outside of your 10 mile square. Ocean City, Maryland is a commercial fishing town 12 months of the year, unlike the summer recreational fishery and 1 tournament that you think supports the town. I worked there for several years and it is still one of the few places that a pair of rubber boots is accepted into any establishment. PLL has a history in OC going back to the 70's with several fish houses directed towards swordfish, including one owned and operated by the Merritt family.

OC hardly needs a fishing tournament to fill the hotels in the summer, the place is wall to wall tourists from memorial day to labor day that couldn't care less about a fish unless it's on their plate.

Don't even get me started with how many billfish recreationals kill. Where are the thousands of tagged sailfish that never seem to resurface? Unlike recreationals the PLL fleet does not target marlin or sailfish, not sure you have spent any time actually thinking outside of published data but swordfish and tuna do not congregate in mass where productive PLL takes place.

Now your in bed with the CCA? I suppose you want to be the one who puts the final nail in the SESC coffin? Better that you start speaking for Ron the Crusader rather than Ron the club Rep because the alienation you have created within the club is evident by last meetings attendance.

For the record, the killing of that marlin does not bother me one bit and if it truly was cut for food after a 4 hour ride in and 4 hours of drying in the sun all the better. My point is that the hypocrits in the photo (like you) ignore your own dirty hands while you point them at others. Does the PLL fleet kill 250 marlin a year, that's probably up for debate and if so does it equate to the kills of 250,000 recreational fisherman, probably not.

Drew, Yes there should be an outlet for dead fish rather than sinking them..

08-07-2009, 07:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Broadbill-Pro Grander Join Date: Jan 2006 Best Catch: When I look at a Commercial Fishing Vessel I see 300 million Americans and you only see the Crew Posts: 1,837	Ron, Your delirious and have little knowledge of swordfish and PLL outside of your 10 mile square. Ocean City, Maryland is a commercial fishing town 12 months of the year, unlike the summer recreational fishery and 1 tournament that you think supports the town. I worked there for several years and it is still one of the few places that a pair of rubber boots is accepted into any establishment. PLL has a history in OC going back to the 70's with several fish houses directed towards swordfish, including one owned and operated by the Merritt family. OC hardly needs a fishing tournament to fill the hotels in the summer, the place is wall to wall tourists from memorial day to labor day that couldn't care less about a fish unless it's on their plate. Don't even get me started with how many billfish recreationals kill. Where are the thousands of tagged sailfish that never seem to resurface? Unlike recreationals the PLL fleet does not target marlin or sailfish, not sure you have spent any time actually thinking outside of published data but swordfish and tuna do not congregate in mass where productive PLL takes place. Now your in bed with the CCA? I suppose you want to be the one who puts the final nail in the SESC coffin? Better that you start speaking for Ron the Crusader rather than Ron the club Rep because the alienation you have created within the club is evident by last meetings attendance. For the record, the killing of that marlin does not bother me one bit and if it truly was cut for food after a 4 hour ride in and 4 hours of drying in the sun all the better. My point is that the hypocrits in the photo (like you) ignore your own dirty hands while you point them at others. Does the PLL fleet kill 250 marlin a year, that's probably up for debate and if so does it equate to the kills of 250,000 recreational fisherman, probably not. Drew, Yes there should be an outlet for dead fish rather than sinking them.. Last edited by Broadbill-Pro; 08-07-2009 at 08:15 AM..