NMFS MEETING MHC 3/29

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

WHO ALL WILL BE ATTENDING THIS MEETING I'M GOING TO DRIVE UP AFTER WORK. SOME ONE IN MHC CAN YOU GIVE US A GOOD IDEA WHERE THIS WILL BE OR WHAT IT IS NEAR.

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

I am going.

Two Ferry Rides, and a 5 hour drive home.

Mountaineers in the NIT Championship, but this is more important.

[freebird2]

Trophy it is across the street from the Hospital on Hwy. 70

[frankypettolina]

Dad and I will be there. I will be curious to see how this one goes in comparison to the one in Snow Hill MD.

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

This is friggin pathetic i hope more of you turn out tonight than have responded to the post.

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

WELL I JUST PULLED IN THE YARD FROM THE NMFS MEETING IN MHC. I THINK I COUNTED 26 PEOPLE THERE IT WAS VERY VOCALE WITH ALL BUT ONE OPPOSSED TO THE CIRCLE HOOK RULING ESPECIALLY FOR BLUE MARLIN. AS FIGURED THE CHARTER GUYS SEEMED TO HAVE MORE AND BETTER INFO THAN THE GOV. LIKE THAT WAS A SUPRISE. PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN STEAM ROLLED BY A BUNCH OF IDIOTS HERE HELL A COUPLE OF THE HATTERAS GUYS CAUGHT MORE FISH (BLUE MARLIN) THAN THE WHOLE 4 YEAR STUDY COMBINED. SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE DATA AQUIRED BY NMFS WAS DONE OFF FLORIDA AND VENEZUELA. SORRY DEEP BUT I GOTTA GO HERE WHEN WAS FLORIDA CONSIDERED A GOOD PLACE TO CATCH BLUE MARLIN? SAILFISH YES BUT BLUES COME ON. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED DATA WELL RANDY GREGORY HEAD OF NC GOVENORS CUP AND NCMFS OFFERED TO COLLECT DATA FROM THE 7 TOURNAMENTS IN THIS STATE. THIS WOULD SAVE NMFS CLOSE TO 2 MILLION DOLLARS. THESE GUYS HAVE CRAP FOR DATA AND POOR QUALITY CONTROL ON THE FIGHTING AND TAGGING OF THESE FISH. AS FRANKY P. SAID AT THE MD. MEETING 1 HOUR AND 23 MINUTES JEEZ OLD MAN IN THE SEA COULD CATCH A WHITE MARLIN IN LESS TIME THAN THAT ON A HAND LINE FROM A CANOE WITH ONE HAND. I PROMISE YOU THAT FISH WAS DEAD CIRCLE HOOK ORE NOT. BUT THE ISSUE HERE WAS ESTABLISHING A RULE FOR BLUE MARLIN FISHERY MOST ALL WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH A LINE / LEADER SIZE REQUIRMENT OF 50/80 MAINLINE AND A 200 LB LEADER. THESE GUYS WHO WERE HERE TONIGHT ARE SOME OF THE BEST BLUE MARLIN FISHERMEN ON THE EAST COAST THEY SHOULD BE LISTENED TO NOT IGNORED. BUT AS ALWAYS THE GOV. LISTENS WITH A CLOSED EAR. HOPEFULLY WE MADE SOME HEAD WAY I THINK ATLEAST THE CHAIN GOT RATTLED PRETTY LOUDLY ANYWAY.

HERE ARE SOME WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE SORRY IF I LEFT ANYONE OUT.

STEVE COULTER (SEA CREATURE)
ROCKY HARDISON(O LUCKY ME)
STEPHEN DRAUGHON(BILL COLLECTOR)
ROM WHITAKER(RELEASE)
DALE BRITT(SENSATION)
GLENN LOFTON(FREQUENT FLYER)
CAPT. KEN KRAMER
RANY GREGORY(NC GOV CUP)
GEORGE LOTT(NC GOV CUP)
CRYSTAL WATTERS(BIG ROCK)
JOHN HORTON(TROPHY)
DEREK JARRETT(TROPHY)
AND A FEW OTHERS I DID NOT KNOW JAY IF YOU WERE THERE I'M SORRY I DID NOT GET TO TALK TO YOU WE WERE HELD UP AT A WRECK IN HAMPSTEAD FOR AN HOUR AND WERE 30 MIN LATE GETTING THERE.
TO ALL THAT CAME THANK YOU LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE WILL GET ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED ON THE COMBO/BAIT RIG FOR BLUE MARLIN DON'T LET THIS TRADITIONAL FISHERY DIE AT THE HANDS OF SOME ARROGANT PIN HEADS.

OH YEAH THE GUY OPOSSED TO USING J-HOOKS FOR BLUE MARLIN AND ADVOCATING CIRCLES HAD NEVER CAUGHT A BLUE MARLIN IN THE ATLANTIC ON ONE EITHER. GO FIGURE. CREATURE CAUGHT 3 ON EM LAST YEAR AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO USE THEM.

[JD5652]

Trophy-

Thanks for the update! Guess I expected a LOT more people to turn out at this meeting especially duie to the location.

Guys..... it's easy hard to ***** about something on the boards here....BUT IT MUST BE FOLLOWED UP BY ACTION....if anything is going to change.

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

I was there, I spoke first,guess you were not there yet.

Got home at 2am

Went fishing this mornin.

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

BTW, the guy who kept talking about how many pacific fish he has caught on circles owns the O'lucky me.