Just wanted to share with others that the stripers have showed up in full force in the upper Cooper River. The bait is everywhere and the stripers are right there with 'em. It’s all catch and release, but a good way to make a lot of people smile and have fun.
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beware and stay tuned - there is a bill in front of the Goobner to make it illegal to attempt to catch stripers June 1 -> October 1. whatever that means.
Please let me know of what bill. Maybe the RFA can help out as they have and are doing on all sorts of matters.
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I thought the law was already passed? I thought it was supposed to ban fishing for or possession of a striper in all of the Santee Cooper system starting June 1st?
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the original law just banned possesion during warm water months. the new law has the “attempt to take” verbage. i wonder how that can be enforced? it is widely known that catch and release is not effective due to stress mortality when water temps get to around 78 or above, so i understand why they did it.
It went into effect June 1st.
“Section 50-13-221. (A) In the following freshwater bodies: the Ashepoo River; Ashley River; Back River in Jasper County and the Back River in Berkeley County; Black River; Black Mingo Creek; Bull Creek and Little Bull Creek; Combahee River; Cooper River system; Coosawhatchie River; Cuckholds Creek; Edisto River; Horseshoe Creek; Lumber River; Lynches River; Great Pee Dee and Little Pee Dee Rivers; Pocotaligo in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties; Salkehatchie and Little Salkehatchie Rivers; Sampit River; Lower Santee River system; Tulifinny; Thoroughfare Creek; and Waccamaw River from June first to September thirtieth, it is unlawful to take, attempt to take, or to possess any striped bass. Any striped bass taken must be returned immediately to the waters from where it came.”
The only way I can see the possibility of getting a ticket for attempting to take stripers is if they catch you throwing bucktails into schooling fish hitting bait on the surface. That’s pretty obvious.
I’d rather fish than eat.
A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
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One would think that catching several stripers in a short time period, while doing the same thing would get you a ticket, but that is about what taz said.