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Post by anumber1 on Oct 18, 2023 17:25:51 GMT -5
I haven't fished offshore in a long time. Are there more people fishing offshore (25+ miles) now than say 15 years ago? No. Significantly less. With the price of fuel and the restrictive limits many people have given up on offshore fishing. 20 or so years ago the Cedar Key docks and ramps were a beehive of activity any day with nice weather, and at least 10 if not more offshore guides ran their operations out of there. I'm not sure there's even one left going out of CK. guess you missed the last few years of red snapper openings.. Crystal River artifiacal reef was pretty packed today, this time of year you don't have to go far to kill gags, prolly at least 100 boats in the bay today all fisging for on last gag. I couldn't even get a nap on my ride in from 22 miles as my radar alarm never shut off.
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Post by tankered on Oct 19, 2023 8:59:01 GMT -5
As a whole there are far fewer, and you know it.
Red snapper seasons are stupid, they're not even that good on the table. Forbidden fruit thing, I guess.
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Post by tampaspicer on Oct 19, 2023 11:01:01 GMT -5
Kinda what I thought. One of the reasons I stopped going.
That should also mean more fish and a better population with less recreational folks going offshore.
So why the closure? What's causing the issue?
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Post by anumber1 on Oct 19, 2023 11:18:56 GMT -5
Kinda what I thought. One of the reasons I stopped going. That should also mean more fish and a better population with less recreational folks going offshore. So why the closure? What's causing the issue? you
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Post by tampaspicer on Oct 19, 2023 12:04:16 GMT -5
I don't fish for grouper anymore.
NEXT
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Oct 19, 2023 15:29:21 GMT -5
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Post by anumber1 on Oct 19, 2023 15:29:21 GMT -5
In general.
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Post by 4ward on Oct 19, 2023 20:40:46 GMT -5
Wishing you a good season Arthur.
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Post by restlessnative on Oct 30, 2023 12:49:35 GMT -5
It doesn’t help when Clay shows up at an FWC meeting and brags about how many pounds of gags him and all his guides have killed already….
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Post by Crkr 23 on Oct 31, 2023 6:36:28 GMT -5
So someone shows up at these meetings and says the fishing is great, their response is you're catching too many and we need to limit the catch. Another person shows up whining that they're no fish to be caught,their response close it down to rebuild the stocks. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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Post by drgibby on Oct 31, 2023 6:46:23 GMT -5
So someone shows up at these meetings and says the fishing is great, their response is you're catching too many and we need to limit the catch. Another person shows up whining that they're no fish to be caught,their response close it down to rebuild the stocks. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Sounds like you are starting to get the hang of their scientific methodology. LOL
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Post by tampaspicer on Oct 31, 2023 10:58:19 GMT -5
I think they right down ideas on a pencil and throw them up towards the ceiling. Whichever pencil sticks first they make that the new law.
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Post by anumber1 on Oct 31, 2023 12:33:37 GMT -5
Wishing you a good season Arthur. thank you.
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Post by tampaspicer on Oct 31, 2023 13:28:51 GMT -5
Wishing you a good season Arthur. thank you. You got any stone crabs?
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Post by anumber1 on Nov 3, 2023 10:49:11 GMT -5
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Post by stc1993 on Nov 6, 2023 21:46:10 GMT -5
I've never ate them. Had never heard of them until I joined FS. To expensive for me.
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