Declining Herring

[stripermania]

The more commercial fishing and netters they allow the worse this will become.

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[finchaser]

Those are sea herring the ones you use for bass are river herring which are also in trouble and will have a total moritorium on them in 2012.

[baitstealer]

Wow finchaser I did not know that. I just put up a post asking how to keep herring this year because I am new at it and I dont want to waste them.
Even though I want to use them because guys tell me it is an insane bait to use for big bass, I would not do that if it was illegal. My question is, if they are in danger, why not make the moratorium now instead of 2010?:huh:

Also, why penalize the small guys when it seems with the herring that the commercial fishermen take most of them. I don't agree with a moratorium if they don't stop the commercial guys as well.

[finchaser]

Wow finchaser I did not know that. I just put up a post asking how to keep herring this year because I am new at it and I dont want to waste them.
Even though I want to use them because guys tell me it is an insane bait to use for big bass, I would not do that if it was illegal. My question is, if they are in danger, why not make the moratorium now instead of 2010?:huh:

Also, why penalize the small guys when it seems with the herring that the commercial fishermen take most of them. I don't agree with a moratorium if they don't stop the commercial guys as well.

moritorium means no one fishes for them

[finchaser]

Baitstealer I don't know if your from Jersey but if you are

1) you need a fresh water fishing license to catch them
2) no more than 3 hooks so if you use a sabiki rig you need to cut it in half

[jigfreak]

No more bait pens for them either.:(
I know a few guys in SJ who are more than a little unhappy about that. Can people spell non-compliance here?:burn: