[Sea-r-cy]

http://www.thedestinlog.com/outdoors/rodeo-runs-red-fishing-tournament-gets-snapper-bonus-1.19112

I think it's nice that the Rodeo gets them, but what about the rest of the Gulf fishermen? Are we out of luck (no pun intended) just because we don't have the money or want to pay to join the rodeo?

Sea-r-cy

 

[whome]

Yes, they are for sale... They have always been for sale. Thats why the "endangered" red snapper is still commercially fished and commercially sold, because the price is right in someones pocket. While this doesn't surprise me, it just goes to show that much more how crooked this system is. What are they going to research in this destin tournament that they could not research during the regular snapper season?

 

[706Z]

Its not about the research,thats just a smoke screen by FWC,Its all about the fish tags!Stand by,the day is coming when you will have to have tags just like you have to have bait!!They will regulate the fishery till it will be catch and release ONLY!!!

 

[whome]

They will regulate the fishery till it will be catch and release ONLY!!!

Just FYI, the gov't has already made public statements that ALL catch and release is their goal...

 

[johnboatjosh]

This whole thing is disgusting.

 

[706Z]

Its all about the MONEY!

 

[gameaholic]

Absolutely disgusting.

 

[whome]

If its about research why are they charging money to have a chance to win the tags? Why wouldn't they just give the tags away?

 

[MrFish]

If its about research why are they charging money to have a chance to win the tags? Why wouldn't they just give the tags away?

No shit. The AL Rodeo conducted research for years and didn't charge per species for it.

 

[whome]

It also doesn't take a lot of time or research to figure out which charter boats fish this tournament and have a big financial interest in it. For those of you new to the game the SOS boats are deep into this tournament. The same charter boats that are trying to steal the recreational fishermans red snapper from them for the own financial gain. After all Gary Jarvis, Charter Boat Captain from Destin started this entire SOS group who is trying to steal the recreational fishermans snapper...

 

[SHunter]

Smoke and mirrors kind of like the Japanese harvesting whales in the name of research when whale meat is highly prized and sold for big bucks in Japan. For people not to be able to catch and keep red snapper here is total B.S.

 

[whome]

I know this tournament is a long standing tradition for a lot of anglers, but anyone who fishes it is basically supporting the SOS stealing the recreational anglers snapper.... Want to make an easy point? Don't fish or support this tournament

 

[jjam]

If its about research why are they charging money to have a chance to win the tags? Why wouldn't they just give the tags away?

Eller said, “It will also let us explore how well the fish tags are used among the fishermen.”

There's the "research", not on snapper but on fishermen buying / using tags to catch snapper.

Jimmy

 

[Realtor]

heck last weekend we caught about 30 of the friggin things in a few hours Wht kind of "Research" are they looking for? Oh, the ones I caught may not have been red snapper......

 

[MikeG]

I'm not fishing it. Sounds like BS

 

[Burnt Drag]

I heard that the TAC came in about a half million pounds short of the total. When are they going to let us catch that 500,000 lb? My guess, never.

 

[whome]

I heard that the TAC came in about a half million pounds short of the total. When are they going to let us catch that 500,000 lb? My guess, never.

For $40 a raffle ticket you can get a shot and possibly being allowed to catch 4 snapper if your tickets gets drawn AND you pay to enter the Destin Fishing Rodeo... If not you are out of luck...

 

[markw4321]

Eller said, “It will also let us explore how well the fish tags are used among the fishermen.”

There's the "research", not on snapper but on fishermen buying / using tags to catch snapper.


Jimmy

Yes sir. They want to see if "we" will pay for tags that give you
the " privilege" to harvest a snapper.

 

[MrFish]

Yes sir. They want to see if "we" will pay for tags that give you
the " privilege" to harvest a snapper.

Exactly.

 

[whome]

Yes sir. They want to see if "we" will pay for tags that give you
the " privilege" to harvest a snapper.

You and I cannot justify $10 per snapper (which is what they are charging) but the charter boats can if they just add it into the charter price its no big deal.... Does anyone else see where this is going??? Walk on Charter $125 per person with No Red Snapper Today... Walk On Charter Next season with two snapper per angler $145 per person.... Tourist won't ever notice the price change, all they will see is that they are able to keep Red Snapper....