CIRCLE Hooks only for MASS striped bass bait fishermen?

[tomytuna]

Don;t see a fisheries mgmt page on this forum so I'll post here.
MA div of Marine fisheries is holding hearing in Danvers and Plymouth Ma for coment on proposal to use CIRCLE HOOKS ONLY when fishing for striped Bass. Danvers is 11/29/11 and Plymouth is 11/30/11.
I'll be in Danvers speaking AGAINST this reg. regards Tommy

[LadyB]

Don;t see a fisheries mgmt page on this forum so I'll post here.
MA div of Marine fisheries is holding hearing in Danvers and Plymouth Ma for coment on proposal to use CIRCLE HOOKS ONLY when fishing for striped Bass. Danvers is 11/29/11 and Plymouth is 11/30/11.
I'll be in Danvers speaking AGAINST this reg. regards Tommy

Do they mean they only want circle hooks with live bait or circle hooks period?

[Reel Pursuit]

Live or dead bait. And I think they want to ban yo-yoing as well.

[rmoody79]

I believe yo-yoing is already against the regs? When they started examining bass and finding batteries, lead and through wire in their stomachs I thought they said no more. I am prob wrong but ithought that was already a no no

[LadyB]

I believe yo-yoing is already against the regs? When they started examining bass and finding batteries, lead and through wire in their stomachs I thought they said no more. I am prob wrong but ithought that was already a no no

Pretty soon we won't be able to cut down a tree in our own back yard without a permit. Are they finding dead bass belly hooked? Just wondering why they would go to the trouble of having a meeting over this.

[tomytuna]

Danvers meeting is this coming Tues.

[tomytuna]

I attended the Tues night meeting. aprox 25 attendees. I'd say 90% of speakers were against making circle hook "manditory" . I think the enforcement nightmare that would follow this rule was a main concern. Nobody said circle hooks are bad, only that making them Manditory is just not good.

Anyone here attend Wed's meeting on South shore?