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Some boats have more of a reputation for ignoring the regulations than others. I'll just leave it at that.

Agreed

bigger fines and changing the law to allow confiscations could help

Unfortunately you live in a state where criminals are given the benefit of the doubt especially if they're repeat offenders.

The sad truth is that the only one responsible for this is nysdec for allowing the ASMFC to make our sea bass size so much larger than NJ the people in NY have a right to eat sea bass

I understand your frustration but no one has any rights to eat Sea Bass. It’s a privilege.

Is it a privilege to to waste it catch and release or is it a failed management tool

I dont use bait i use sabitiki and diamond jigs. I was getting the bait for my father. Every time I went back there to get bait use the men's room or have my fish cleaned they were felieting undersized fish and throwing the carcass in the water

Also they ran out of bait

Bassmaster of course the boat ran out of bait :ROFLMAO:no wonder with 77 fairs on board and all the poaching of undersize seabass going on:mad: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,to me sounds like a chit of a boat you and your dad were fishing on :(,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,><)))):<