Wow! I like it! Way to get your dander up Bob. [/quote]

Yeah, well, I get pissed when other rec folks push ideas that curtail other fishermen's opportunities to harvest food. It's not like clams are in short supply, but open it to unlimited clamming is a sure way to screw over all of us. The digs are set by abundance, we even get extra days sometimes due to tribal folks being generous when they have a surplus. It's not always "us vs. them". We've lost more then enough opportunities as it is.
And Larry B. is spot on, "derby mentality" indeed ! Why limit crabbers by how many days they go out? If you don't catch legal crab why lose a day?
I never heard either of his suggestions proposed when input is asked for by the state, if either was suggested at the state level I'm sure LOTS of us would have responded in a negative manner.
Oh, and one more thing. I am sorry that two people lost their lives doing something that we enjoy greatly, BUT if their partner had not lost sight of them (don't get more then 10 ft. from your partner) they prob. would still be alive. A lesson for all, the sea is unforgiving. Bob R