Sooner than later the killing mentality down there will catch up with them.
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I’ve fished in the Gulf out of Gulfport Ms. for a long time. I used to trailer my boat there often. At the time I fished there the limit was five reds and only one could be over 32". That was in 2006/7 time frame. It seem as though the rules have not changed.
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Originally posted by OptikerSooner than later the killing mentality down there will catch up with them.
Why do you suppose that allowing a sustainable harvest equates to a “killing mentality”?
Louisiana was quick to enact restrictions on redfish when the populations were threatened by the blackened redfish craze in the 1980s, and LDWF does a very good at the science needed to adjust regulations to maintain sustainable harvests of all the most popular sport species, especially redfish and specks in inshore waters and LMB in fresh water.
Lots of anglers have legitimate concerns that the “catch and release” mentality may increasingly restrict sustainable uses in cases where there is no real scientific justification for reduced limits. Management of Red Snapper in the Gulf is a great example.
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" - The Messiah
I’ve never been there, but I have seen many, many examples of individuals down there with their decks covered with specks and other species. Way, way more than one could ever consume fresh. It seems to be “all about the limit”. Maybe it’s sustainable, maybe it’s not. Time will tell. People think that resources are limitless, but they are not. Fishing pressure nation wide is increasing exponentially and in order for it to remain sustainable, limits must be adjusted to compensate. Like I said, I’ve never been there, so I could be full of **it, and I know better than to judge based on internet pics. Just my opinion.
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Originally posted by OptikerI could be full of **it,
admitting this was my first step to recovery. that and magnets
My wife never misses an opportunity to remind me 
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Originally posted by OptikerI’ve never been there, but I have seen many, many examples of individuals down there with their decks covered with specks and other species. Way, way more than one could ever consume fresh. It seems to be “all about the limit”. Maybe it’s sustainable, maybe it’s not. Time will tell. People think that resources are limitless, but they are not. Fishing pressure nation wide is increasing exponentially and in order for it to remain sustainable, limits must be adjusted to compensate. Like I said, I’ve never been there, so I could be full of **it, and I know better than to judge based on internet pics. Just my opinion.
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2 salient points to make here - although I agree with you in sentiment.
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never underestimate the eating potential of a resident of Louisiana. They will eat a schoolbus covered in hot sauce if you tell em it came out of the ocean.
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The spec population in Louisiana and MS gulf coast dwarfs SC in both population and percentage of mature trout. They also lose way fewer to freezes etc. Don’t have the numbers but have fished it and it is amazing the difference in quality and quantity.
Noted…thanks
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There are more if those giant ones than the legal, tasty slot sized ones. I fished Venice a year ago, and we couldn’t find the slot ones. I don’t do the big ones when they are legal…Too chewy.
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Originally posted by RedstripeThere are more if those giant ones than the legal, tasty slot sized ones. I fished Venice a year ago, and we couldn’t find the slot ones. I don’t do the big ones when they are legal…Too chewy.
The consistency is closer to chicken than to white, tender, flaky fish.
But once you adapt your use to that, it is very, very good.
We use bull reds (and drum) in kabobs, seared (blackened redfish), fried like chicken nuggets, and as a replacement for chicken in redfish parmesan and a variety of oriental dishes.
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" - The Messiah