[637264]

I take an oath to abide by all of the Fed and State regs as they are set down.

Further, I wll make my own regs. I will not

- take sea bass less than 15 inches or use hooks smaller than 5/0
- take more than one striper per month and none over 36 inches
- use any hooks while clam chumming other than circle hooks
- kill short fluke by dragging spearing. I will use bucktails when ever possible and only large baits and hooks 5/0 or better for fluke
- keep porgies under 12 inches
- use any regulated fish for live bait
- keep more than 10 codfish
- fish for blackfish in spring or keep fall blackfish under 16 inches
- not fish catch and release for stripers in winter

Who's onboard, make your own

 

[outrageous21]

I will do the same as you.

 

[outrageous21]

Im just going to change one thing on mine, that is to not keep any cod caught inshore. Some of these fish just returned to this area for the first time in years, let them come in and make it their home before we wipe them out again.

 

[GradySailfish]

I promise I will not:

- take sea bass less than 15 inches or use hooks smaller than 5/0 -
- use any hooks while clam chumming other than circle hooks
- kill short fluke by dragging spearing. I will use bucktails when ever possible and only large baits and hooks 5/0 or better for fluke
- keep porgies under 12 inches
- use any regulated fish for live bait
- keep more than 6 codfish
- fish for blackfish in spring or keep fall blackfish under 16 inches or over 5-6 pounds (yes a slot limit)
- not fish catch and release for stripers in winter ( I don't do this anyway)
- I promise to turn every dogfish I catch into fertilizer

 

[rastamon]

I'm in with Grady's version. I'll give the blackfish a break.

 

[Seajay2]

If you fish the inshore waters of the NY Bight for seabass only keeping 15 inch or larger fish your bucket will be empty on most trips, maybe one or two in the bucket on rare occasion.

 

[rastamon]

I only fish sea bass in May & June when I can get those fish. Once the bottom gets pounded I switch off. They are easy to catch on jigs and big strip baits early in the season.

 

[CaptTB]

LivingstonManor wrote:

- take sea bass less than 15 inches or use hooks smaller than 5/0
- keep porgies under 12 inches


Cool to do what you think is best for sure.

However, those two items would mean that the vast majority f every seabass and porgy caught inshore in my neck of the woods would be thrown back. Can't they keep a few keepers?

We haven't had seabass over 15" in large numbers in my neck of the woods, inshore, during the summer, in the 80 years we've been in business. The avg. seabass we catch that time of year is 8-12" with a fair amount between 12 and 16"

I'm not knocking anyone in any way, it just caught me by surprise to see such a high size for two fish that rarely avg that in the Jersey Shore area during summer months.

We gotta go fishing where you are!

 

[rastamon]

Geez, I'm surprised. Hempstead Reef, 110' steel barge, NE corner and there's a rubble pile right off it. May 15th that produces nice fish well