Hey guys,
I know for us, the regs are 28" in marine waters below the GW, and 18" above......
BUT
What are the commercial regs???
I just got home from my local Waldbaum's and they were selling striped bass whole and filleted. The whole ones they had were schoolies, all under 14" it looked like. Just to make sure they were Stripers, I asked the lady behind the counter if those were in fact stripers. She said yes, I asked her why they're so small when I live with the 28" rule. All she said was "They sell more when they are smaller and we are commercial, not a personal fisher."
NY really has to fix the laws, it pissed me off to see Sea Bass Steaks BIGGER than the stripers!
I know for us, the regs are 28" in marine waters below the GW, and 18" above......
BUT
What are the commercial regs???
I just got home from my local Waldbaum's and they were selling striped bass whole and filleted. The whole ones they had were schoolies, all under 14" it looked like. Just to make sure they were Stripers, I asked the lady behind the counter if those were in fact stripers. She said yes, I asked her why they're so small when I live with the 28" rule. All she said was "They sell more when they are smaller and we are commercial, not a personal fisher."
NY really has to fix the laws, it pissed me off to see Sea Bass Steaks BIGGER than the stripers!