Get outta my spread

[cappyD]

Ha! Thanks for the entertainment gentlemen. This thread is absolutely ridiculous. My clients and I have enjoyed some great action on the 68 inch class fish on stand up tackle in 09. Its an easy fishery, and it has drastically boosted the northeast sportfishing economy ten fold. We will continue to fish it on the Castafari in between bluewater canyon trips. Its a great fishery for all who choose to experience it, and anyone can play this game which makes it special.

Its LEGAL. If you dont like it and care so much, write a letter to congress....send out petitions to the NMFS. CHANGE THE LAW. In other words get off your ass and do something if youre TRULY bothered by it. Are you really making money giant fishing? Only a few heavy hitters get it done. The rest are dreamers who just sit and watch...again....and again....and again.

But our effect as charter caps and weekend warriors....compared to the impact of longlining lets say....pleas. Take a drive down to NewBedford and chat with the caps down there. Tell them to stop killing bycatch so you can catch more giants. Or better yet go to an ICCAT meeting and learn about the mortality stats of a charter fleet versus a siene/longline fleet, especially in the Med.

This debate isnt about tuna preservation. Its about a personal issue pissing match. Eric catches a boatload of fish....and makes good money doing it. He will continue to do so. So will I, and a few other busy charter guys. We will promote this fishery, and if Eric wants to yap about it...just try to enjoy The guys is making a living. Big deal. Eric has done far more for the preservation of bluefin tuna than most of us, including you.

The giant industry is past tense for most except for a few heavy hitters and some of the best caps are endorsed by "silent investers"... So what. Great for them. Does that make them less cool or authentic as fishermen? Im assume you own your boat...outright. I own my boat...all that goes with it both good and bad. I pay the bills with fish. Oh well. Im not going to cry about it. Im gonna catch fish. I will spend the last 2 months of the fall fishing 4 to 5 days a week chasing medium bluefin. My last bluefin trip was 6 for 6. We greased a 71 incher. Charter had a blast! Got paid again. Tasted great on the way in mixed with a little soy and wasabi. The fish are here to stay. Bring it on. If channel 68 spills a few of Erics fish stories, and they go right up your ass, be sure and congratulate him on his hard earned success. It might help you feel better. No dogfish! Tight lines

[scottclay]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well said

RipDog

[On The Edge]

posted by Heavy D

"i prefer not to come down on simonitches dock and talk since it will do no good"

But running your nameless, faceless, mouth on an internet board were you can hide behind a keyboard does alot of good?

Face to face conversation never does any good!!

Coward

[Blood Slick]

i have a suspicion that a couple of the posters on this thread who I won't name are 13 year old kids, covered in zits and eating twinkies while getting a good rise out of everyone taking the bait. This forum trolling at its best. The more you feed this the longer it will go on.

[simachine]

I haven't posted here in years...

Interesting thread...went from a "Lack of Sportsmanship" to a "Lack of Class".

Commercial, Charter and Recreational.
I deal daily with all three groups and they are not as different at the core as some think. All a real good bunch of people but with very different outlooks, however-

Everyone want to go out on the water and catch fish.

Everyone knows they cannot depleat the stock.

[twofinbluna]

This thread needs to stop.

[dafareast]

man this site is full of a bunch of girls...hadn't been back since venting my frustrations last week and look what has begun..a high school girl caliber cat fight..two guys messed with me spread and I thought the Tammy Rose was on my tail..supposedly the owner of this boat is god when it comes to fishing this area and would never do that..my apologies, he very well could have just been followjng the fish for all I know, which based on these reponses is the likely case..nonetheless, seems like everyone here thinks his farts smell like roses...not saying he is at all wrong, but there was so much bias in the response to this post without knowing what actually occurred..again, my apologies to the capt as I probably overreacted but there is no reason for everyone else to gang up on me without seeing anything...ever here os bernie maddoff? everyone thought he could do no wrong either...obviously the post has taken a turn for the worst, but you guys are the biggest bunch of sallies i have ever seen...120 posts by a bunch of whiners....all you yuppies might wanna think about growing some balls and stop whining on the internet to one another..admittedly, I made a complaint to start this thread, and right now for that matter, but many constantly bantered back and forth via the keyboard...this site is a joke

[steamers]

We all want get out there and hook up-
and 50 small boats all on one spot is tough
No good answers there -- try to share
and yes Eric self admittedly talks a lot on 68 - I find it more interesting and entertaining than listing to Nantucket harbor launch or the weather channel but all this " man up" talk
needs to stop.
let's all just get back to fishing
and respecting

[HeavyDuty]

hey twofin why arent you out stickin? hess got 4 this morning up off the race before noontime when i got outta my boat so no more radio ....... why should this thread stop? i really feel like we are getting somewhere....i have gotten a few private messages and guees what...they are all pretty much the same
man you are right..".i used to kill babies and then i caught a giant and i would never consider harming another baby tuna after see what they can become"
this thread is about a problem (in my eyes the problem is the overharvest of baby tuna)
we are discussing it thoroughly

[Parapapam]

I have avoided this (and most thread like this) but I have to throw in my two cents:

1. If you have a personal issue with Eric, he is the easiest person on the planet to find. Please go take it up with him in person. Stop hiding like a coward. Leave us out of it (I will vote with my mouse on this thread from now on and not click on it)

2. If you have an issue with the law (ICCAT, NMFS, etc) take it up with them. I actually share some of your issues with them. I like Damon's (and others) idea that both Commercial, Charter and Rec guys have the same vested interest in protecting the tuna stock. We will be more of a force if we stick together rather than saying, my way of fishing is correct and you are wrong. If we work on our differences of opinion and present a united front, then we swing more $$, votes, political power than if we continue insulting each other.

3. This is call Sportsfishermen.com. Most of us are not commercial fishermen. You are argueing like a PETA rep. If a PETA reps coming on here is a clearly an inflamatory move on their part, since we all think they are full of it. They would just be trying to start a fight. A commercial fisherman pointing out some cause/effect of rec fishing to us is very educational for us all. Twofin is great at that. He educates and informs. He makes me think about some of the tings I am doing. He doesn't insult us sporties. Most of us like an education. Very few of us like to be told we are dead ass wrong. Coming to a sports fishing site to say sports fishing is wrong is just looking for a fight without providing any value.

4. Everyone else is right. This thread needs to stop (of course after I said my piece...hehehe). We all also need to conduct ourselves with a little more dignity and respect. Let's clean up our act here, gentlemen.

Parapapam, out.

Mike Lucas
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