Take survey on Sea Bass, enter win $100 gift card!

Have you ever gone fishing on a charter boat in South Carolina? Are you interested in winning a $100 gift card to Bass Pro Shops? If so, then please take a 5 minute survey on black sea bass! This survey is part of a graduate research project and concerns customers fishing satisfaction in regards to black sea bass bag limits. The results of this survey will be presented to fisheries managers to inform them on customers satisfaction towards bag limits.

Click the link to access the survey, http://bit.ly/2sPt4gm

Thank you!
Stacey Weinstock, MES Candidate, College of Charleston, weinstocksa@g.cofc.edu

I believe you should have given the option of answering “Neither” on the charter or head boat questions. A lot of people fish from private boats and not a paid charter boat.


“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

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Also, your survey suggested the bag limit was 7 fish black sea bass per day…from SCDNR:

Species : Seabass

Bag Limit : Black Sea Bass In federal waters, closed when Annual Catch Limit (ACL) is met 5 per person per day (or Federal bag limit if greater)

Size Limit : 13-inch TL

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/saltwaterfish.html


“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

ECFC

In your survey you should consider that mismanagement has decimated the head boat fishery.

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Originally posted by natureboy

In your survey you should consider that mismanagement has decimated the head boat fishery.


what about this? they said that law killed the headboats, at least that's what Stuart told me.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/50/224.105

But the coming restrictions, along with a recently mandated slowdown of boats near the coast in the winter to protect the endangered right whale, were enough to shut down the Thunderstar this year, said owner Stuart Reeves, even though the 40-year business has seen snappers increase in numbers and size since the first round of restrictions in the early 1990s. Its primary catch is snapper.

I personally watched the Thunderstar mismanage about 250# of snapper on one trip. Also had other problems with the way that outfit was ran. Mates on their day off fishing and selling their catch next door. Yea, I didn’t go back.

Black Seabass is 7 per day

Nobody would pay $85 to catch 5 BSB and 5 b liners and maybe 1 grouper and NO ARS! That killed the business.

The DNR was meeting the headboats almost every day. sometimes boarding in the jetties and checking everyone and every fish. I knew about some abuses - and reported it, and the LEO’s stopped it. You never knew if that person fishing next to you had a badge and a citation book in his pocket.

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Originally posted by sand monkey

Black Seabass is 7 per day


true

“Another poon dream splintered on the rocks of reality.” --Peepod 07-25-2017

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Originally posted by 23Sailfish
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Originally posted by sand monkey

Black Seabass is 7 per day


true

“Another poon dream splintered on the rocks of reality.” --Peepod 07-25-2017


Where’s that at…I did a SCDNR search and found the old 5 bag limit. I’d like a couple more for the table.


“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

ECFC

I clicked your link.

SCDNR’s site isn’t the best. You can’t trust most search functions inside websites. Sometimes its hard to determine new information from old.

“Another poon dream splintered on the rocks of reality.” --Peepod 07-25-2017

The web site isn’t that good. And…You know those sticker rulers they give out for free. NOT OFFICIAL!!! Got scalded once for a short fish. It measured on the sticker but not with a tape measure. The sticker was off. In the wrong direction. That was about 8 years ago. I don’t use them anymore so I don’t know if they fixed the problem or not. The DNR doesn’t communicate well with each other either. Call Columbia get one answer, ask an officer in person you get another. Stinks.

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Originally posted by Reeldawg

The web site isn’t that good. And…You know those sticker rulers they give out for free. NOT OFFICIAL!!! Got scalded once for a short fish. It measured on the sticker but not with a tape measure. The sticker was off. In the wrong direction. That was about 8 years ago. I don’t use them anymore so I don’t know if they fixed the problem or not. The DNR doesn’t communicate well with each other either. Call Columbia get one answer, ask an officer in person you get another. Stinks.


My son was ticketed for a 22 1/2 red on the DNR sticker a few months back. When measured by tape by the agent it was 23 1/2. Some officers are a little young and gung-ho. ran a seamstress tape from lips to tail on a fat one and it will measure long. Probably should have took it to court… but just paid up.

Bought the “golden Rule” and go by it now.

“Why Bruce?”

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Originally posted by Fred67
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Originally posted by Reeldawg

The web site isn’t that good. And…You know those sticker rulers they give out for free. NOT OFFICIAL!!! Got scalded once for a short fish. It measured on the sticker but not with a tape measure. The sticker was off. In the wrong direction. That was about 8 years ago. I don’t use them anymore so I don’t know if they fixed the problem or not. The DNR doesn’t communicate well with each other either. Call Columbia get one answer, ask an officer in person you get another. Stinks.


My son was ticketed for a 22 1/2 red on the DNR sticker a few months back. When measured by tape by the agent it was 23 1/2. Some officers are a little young and gung-ho. ran a seamstress tape from lips to tail on a fat one and it will measure long. Probably should have took it to court… but just paid up.

Bought the “golden Rule” and go by it now.

“Why Bruce?”


This is why we should make it a habit to always request a jury trial and ask for discovery. Putting the case in front of a jury instead of a judge that knows the officer helps some , and this will also push the case to sometimes a year ahead. I want the LEO's to make solid cases that are without doubt. Using a seamstress tape is so wrong

Well bust my buttons…

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/saltwaterfish.html


“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

ECFC

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Originally posted by natureboy
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Originally posted by Fred67
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Originally posted by Reeldawg

The web site isn’t that good. And…You know those sticker rulers they give out for free. NOT OFFICIAL!!! Got scalded once for a short fish. It measured on the sticker but not with a tape measure. The sticker was off. In the wrong direction. That was about 8 years ago. I don’t use them anymore so I don’t know if they fixed the problem or not. The DNR doesn’t communicate well with each other either. Call Columbia get one answer, ask an officer in person you get another. Stinks.


My son was ticketed for a 22 1/2 red on the DNR sticker a few months back. When measured by tape by the agent it was 23 1/2. Some officers are a little young and gung-ho. ran a seamstress tape from lips to tail on a fat one and it will measure long. Probably should have took it to court… but just paid up.

Bought the “golden Rule” and go by it now.

“Why Bruce?”


This is why we should make it a habit to always request a jury trial and ask for discovery. Putting the case in front of a jury instead of a judge that knows the officer helps some , and this will also push the case to sometimes a year ahead. I want the LEO's to make solid cases that are without doubt. Using a seamstress tape is so wrong

Agreed, but we really shouldn’t have these types of problems to begin with. Not to mention what

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Originally posted by claim

Well bust my buttons…


Mine too… I did not know to pinch the tail. Some smaller fish could be argued and some larger ones should have been turned loose.

Thanks for that Claim. I guess you quit learning when they throw dirt in your face.

“Why Bruce?”

Get the free app South Atlantic Fishing Regulations they have all the info DNR does not give us it is updated a lot that way you will be a head of DNR.