Originally Posted By: Larry B
Originally Posted By: BaitDangler
With all the charter operators running 2 trips a day, their take against the quota is enormous.
Why do we share the recreational quota with this commercial industry?
WDFW classifies charters as commercial.


Really? Who actually fishes from a charter and if lucky enough is able to take home a fish? Yup, the properly licensed recreational angler.

The charter provides a service and cannot sell anything harvested off his charter boat. And he gets paid whether the recreational fisherman catches a fish or not.

So, no, a charter boat is not a commercial fishing boat.


Thanks for answering that for me! Don't care to have the expense of boat, insurance, gas, big truck, maintenance anymore and if I need a day I'll gladly catch a ride on a charter in Puget Sound!