***IMPORTANT REMINDER***

Post by **Jumptrout51** » January 15th, 2007, 4:21 pm

Tuesday Night January 16th. Redfish rule changes. FWC building meeting 6-8pm.

If you are truly interested in fishing you should attend. We need numbers of people there to say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH".

Post by **jsuber** » January 16th, 2007, 7:21 am

Attend WHERE!

Post by **Sir reel** » January 16th, 2007, 8:16 am

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 S. Meridian St., Farris Bryant Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room in Tallahassee.

Post by **Jumptrout51** » January 16th, 2007, 8:41 am

I can always depend on SirReel for details.
P.S. JSuber,the info was in YOUR post on another thread.

Post by **jsuber** » January 16th, 2007, 9:37 am

EXACTLY my point. The header said important notice, go the meeting, I was just pointing out that saying where the meeting is and the time would be a good piece of info to include. I'll be there and hopefully more will be also. Thanks for reminding us.

Post by **Barhopr** » January 16th, 2007, 11:40 am

I'll be there

Post by **jsuber** » January 16th, 2007, 12:16 pm

You can check out the agenda and other info here.
FWC LINK

Post by **Jumptrout51** » January 16th, 2007, 9:03 pm

Went to the meeting from start to finish to find out that;
1. a decision will be announced in July 2007.
2. the information they are making decisions on is faulty.

Post by **Barhopr** » January 16th, 2007, 10:41 pm

anybody want it I got it all video taped. Let me know, I'll email it. Too much for youtube.

Post by **GIT-R-WET** » January 17th, 2007, 12:55 am

Barhopr wrote:anybody want it I got it all video taped. Let me know, I'll email it. Too much for youtube.

I would like to see it, Thanks. cooondog@yahoo.com

Post by **Barhopr** » January 17th, 2007, 8:43 am

I'll send it your way. It's pretty big 6G or so. Anybody know how i can cut down on the file size without seriously effecting the quality?

Post by **jsuber** » January 17th, 2007, 8:53 am

I've got some programs that are free on my home computer. I'll post it tommorrow and you can resize it to a smaller screen.

Post by **Barhopr** » January 17th, 2007, 8:56 am

Right now its a little over 6G. Or maybe some help zipping it so it attaches and emails a little faster

Post by **rocket** » January 17th, 2007, 10:03 am

Don't want to speak before we know for sure, but I walked away from that meeting with the impression that the rules for redfish were about to change.
I feel they are going to adopt the 20"-26", tail pinched slot, keep the one fish limit, and also keep the no closed season.
They claim they shoot for a 30% escapment right now, but might aim for 40%. I interpreted escapment to be the reds that never get caught, and escape mortality until after the age of 4.
They also claim that due to increased fishing pressure that we are dipping below the "30%" escapment target.
Apparently hatchery, and re-stocking is not the answer because it is too expensive, and they are loosing their current location where the process takes place now. They want mothernature (with some man-made manipulation of course

) to replenish our redfish stocks.
While we all assured them that redfish stocks are not scarce around here they claim most of the rest of the State is showing a decline in numbers.
My advise to the FWC (which I'm sure was worth about a dozen rotten eggs

) was to come up with better data collection support. They claim all of their info comes from surveys collected from boat ramps, as we as telephone surveys. I've never been surveyed once, nor have I seen a surveyor at a ramp.
JT51 says he's been surveyed one time, but he has also fished these waters since indians paddled dug out canoes. Law of averages were bound to catch up with him

Post by **Barhopr** » January 17th, 2007, 10:15 am

Also, more survey data will be out in '08 on Escapement. Look for the slot to further decrease after that. My .02 says that within the next five years the slot range will be 4" or less or they will go to a "redfish permit" to be able to keep any.