Thoughts on red/snook catch and release only till May?

permit_me

too many people, plain and simple. Bay Area down through Sarasota is outta control. 

permit_me

Maybe the FWC ought to limit guides. It's commercial fishing. They pound these fish daily. how many of those fish caught/released do not survive for one reason or another?

winderbill

ANUMBER1 said:

'net ban was just a small band aid on a gaping wound.

it's still gushing too, ain't commercials fault either'.



Oh really? Is that based on real science, or just your own anecdotal data?

http://www.sarasotadolphin.org/assessing-the-effects-of-the-florida-gillnet-ban-on-bottlenose-dolphins/

ANUMBER1

How's  them seagrass beds in the IRL now, any left?

lukkyracer

Btt

greg123168

I fish for the fun of it....I have never kept a snook....but every once in awhile i will keep a red.