LATERALINE

I agreee.. Lets have a snappa bitchin section created.... WHOOOO CARRRREEESSSS????? There will just be more snapper in the gulf. Shoot the big ones are the only ones that are fun anyways. MAHI, TUNA, LING, WAHOO are much better eatin anyways!!!!

It does suck that they pushed back the snapper tournament though!!!!!

For the rest of the snapper bitchers; :moon:moon:moon:moon:moon

Just Kidn

Pinksnappertrapper

CUTE REAL CUTE....If there are any more snapper than there are right now then you wont be able to find "mahi,tuna,ling,wahoo......The snapper will over take everything like they are already starting to right now.

Possibly if they make it where you cant SHOOT any snapper people might get involved and get pissed off a little bit.

dpewitt

Had a boat in PCola for two years, love the area and am active in several Gulf Forums. Just saying we need one place for all of this during the winter time doldrums. Soon, we can view the long awaited March posts about "First Cast" on Cobia from the pier! I support both commercial and sportfishing and support organizations protecting the rights of recreational fisherman. I do like shrimp though....:doh

rocklobster

THERE IS NO, I REPEAT NO, SNAPPER SHORTAGE! THERE IS ONLY ONE F*&^%$ UP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM!:banghead:banghead:banghead

Chasin' Tales

Are you actually supporting the local shrimping industry? You think commercial snapper fisherman are bad? There's nothing that taxes our fisheries more than the shrimpers. Those imported & farm raised shrimp taste just fine to me.

dragtester

keep eating those import rubber shrimp some of us like fresh local shrimp

Chasin' Tales

Well that pretty much erodes any ground you had to stand on when it comes to bitchin' about the fish limits/season.

Thunderstruck

If we have to toss the shrimpers in this here it is. I don't realy like the commercial side of any of it. Just think if it was all rec. fishing. It might generate alot more money for the local businessees if everyone had to come here to get fresh fish. Any time big business get involved the money is all that matters. There are shrimp farms in the US. I think if we are going to eat farm raised, it needs to be from the US at least. The great ole USA is being traded off and we are letting it happen. We need to become more self contained. If it takes shrimp farmsor US regulated farm raised fish for commercial use,than so be it. But for those of us that live on the coast and enjoy the family recreational fishery should not be on the platter every time they make cuts.

fmitchell

I don't post much. The few time I do is on safety or when someone "seeswhat I see" that I this may not be so obvious. Someone ealier touched on the bait. I've posted on this subject a couple of times. When I think back to the 1970's & 1980's (Rock'in Roll days) bait was everywhere. Cigs, ely's, hardtails, and even a bunch of Herion. They are almost a ghost of their former self. Most = cat food and fish oil byproducts. Just my two cents, but if you build it ( structure) they will come - provided they can eat.

fmitchell

I don't post much. The few time I do, is on safety or when someone "seeswhat I see" that may not be so obvious to some. Someone ealier, touched on the bait. I've posted on this subject a couple of times. When I think back to the 1970's & 1980's (Rock'in Roll days) bait was everywhere. Cigs, ely's, hardtails, and even a bunch of Herion. They are almost a ghost of their former self. Most = cat food and fish oil byproducts. Just my two cents, but if you build it ( structure) they will come - provided they can eat.