Report: striper gamefish bill in North Carolina, good or bad idea

[cowherder]

Make it a gamefish for the whole coast, I agree.

[DarkSkies]

I tend to agree with what's been said. There are too many competing interests along the Coast. Making it a gamefish would standardize some of the protocols.

[surfstix1963]

I agree but compensation for the commercials I think they have had their compensation for years.They can rod and reel

[hookset]

And rod and reel fishing is more selective and there are less dead, good point surfstix.

[DarkSkies]

They finagled it so it would be tabled till next year. The Comms and their lobbyists have a great influence on NC legislators. Meanwhile, there will be another year of killing bass in the highly concentrated "fishbowl" down there in the winter.


Really sucks.

Sent in by Finchaser, thanks.
We lost this one, but all must keep the battles in perspective.



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HB353, the NC Game Fish Bill for four species including striped bass has been sent to a special study committee and will not be voted on this year. You can read all about it at this link

http://www.northcarolinasportsman.com/details.php?id=1935. According to some reports the bill was sent to committee because of a budget deal pushed by commercial fishing interests. It is hard to know the truth on these things, but the bill apparently did have enough legislative support to pass and will be brought forward again in May 2012. It is unlikely that the state of the striped bass fishery will look any better by then. This is a delay for the legislation, not a defeat. "

[jonthepain]

Looks like Marc Basnight still has some power despite resigning from the Senate.

I thought for sure with him gone the stranglehold that the commercials have on NC would be loosened.

That's what I get for thinkin'.

[DarkSkies]

That's what I get for thinkin'.

Thinking that the legislators are supposed to represent all interests fairly?
Thinking that ALL constituents matter to them?
Thinking that in our system of gov't, truth and justice will prevail over situations where the deck seems stacked?
Thinking that Recs can get a fair shake of things in NC?