I take the soap box stuff with a grain of salt but when I say charters are commercial "per se" I meant exactly that....The charters get paid the same way a guide does but on a larger scale. They provide an obvious valuable service to the non-boat owning public that wants to fish. They provide a chance for those with boats who don't want to brave the high seas to have a chance at some of the best fishing we have to offer as well.

Sometimes FPn I think you are either playing around or , if you're serious, you must be so excited about your theories that you lose all common sense. This fishing business is not as full of conspiracies as you seem to think. And don't feel so sorry for the trollers. They are doing well and as individuals get a much bigger share than any of us sports fishers get. Personally I am excited by the idea that the charter fleet in Westport is making a go of it. And hats off to Mark Cedargreen for his promotion of same.