What can we do to make Spotted Seatrout a gamefish in Florida ?

[Cyclist]

ahhh, grasshopper you have seen the light....

I am good with the current regs.

Trout ceviche is awesome and so is grilled redfish!

[tag]

Yes and we need to make them and redfish catch and release only.

That's one of the dumbest things I've read on this forum and it wasn't even cyclist who said it. Who'd of thought.

[sharkatak1089]

That's one of the dumbest things I've read on this forum and it wasn't even cyclist who said it. Who'd of thought.

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[gill netter]

Ban fishing altogether! Ban breathing! Ban eating! Ban computers! Sheesh! Get a grip! When will this crap stop?

[Tripleclean]

I don't see where calling a sea trout a game fish does the game fish justice. Correctly or Incorrectly when I think game fish, I think of a fish that is sporting but with no table fare or too sporting to be used as table fare. When I catch sea trout, I think darn it's one of these stupid misnamed drums with those worms in it. Let's stick to real game fish like snook and poons. Heck if you have a 4-5 pound sea trout it is a big one, I don't see game fish potential there.

[Gary S. Colecchio]

Ban fishing altogether! Ban breathing! Ban eating! Ban computers! Sheesh! Get a grip! When will this crap stop?

Move to North Carolina.

[gill netter]

No. I like it here fine. We just got a longer season, and a larger catch allowance. Game fish status?? Thats like calling the bully that just socked you in the jaw a sissy. Yall want another wallop? We are winning.............

[Gary S. Colecchio]

Too easy.

[Sam H]

I don't see where calling a sea trout a game fish does the game fish justice. Correctly or Incorrectly when I think game fish, I think of a fish that is sporting but with no table fare or too sporting to be used as table fare. When I catch sea trout, I think darn it's one of these stupid misnamed drums with those worms in it. Let's stick to real game fish like snook and poons. Heck if you have a 4-5 pound sea trout it is a big one, I don't see game fish potential there.

Designating seatrout a gamefish is not about sporting qualities, it's about giving it a specific status so that it can't be commercially fished. Recreational seatrout fishing is too valuable to the Florida economy to be left to commercial fishermen to make a couple bucks.

[Tarponator]

What is the size of the commercial seatrout fishery? How many lbs do they take every year out of Florida waters? Just curious....Mike