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Originally posted by Chuckn'Duck:
how about banning all bait fishing in rivers where the wild steelhead runs, native salmon, and coastal cutts are struggling?


banning baitfishing is elitism rearing its ugly head...dont use the issue of tribal netting to push your own agenda...these are two completely different issues


if there were ZERO nets (both tribal and commercial) then we wouldn't have the government telling us what kind of barb we are allowed to use on our hooks or what type of lure we may use to take home our 1 or 2 fish limit while across the river a minority of the population is allowed to net any number of fish unchecked by any agency, while we are regulated more closely than any other group but are allowed only the smallest portion of the catch.

if you dont like baitfishing, then tie on a fly and enjoy yourself.

if you see someone fishing illegally, call and report them.

more regulation is not the answer...it only decreases our opportunity
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