There should be a new definition of a selective fishery, and its what all should go by.
A selective fishery being the ability to catch and release or catch and keep what you want, which is the advantage of hook and line. I wouldn't have a problem if the commercials were out there with hook and line, doing it like the rest of us. Working hard for fish rather than just setting a net out and having all fish, chinook, silvers, chums, steelhead, sturgeon, large squawfish, hay bails, small, large, hatchery and wild run into them. It amazes me that they say that there is only a 2-5% mortality ratio on all fish that are released from the nets, that's the biggest line of [Bleeeeep!] that I've ever heard. I'd sure love to board one of these boats for a day so I could watch how careful they really are, then puke, p!ss and sh!t all over them everytime they pull a net full of chromers...
BAN THE DARN NETS!!!!!!
Keith

[ 10-16-2001: Message edited by: stlhdr1 ]