Wow Mr. Rex, It appears you have some serious anger and homophopic issues.

I would still like to hear from Mr. Skip, I know he is posting, but he has yet to answer this thread. Again, not trying to be confrontational, but Mr. Faithful answered for him, I'd like to hear his answer. This is an issue that hits very close to home to me as I spent years, for numerous organizations, angling (no pun intended fellows) for what Mr. Skip is preaching, but I never then caught and kept a rockfish during the time I was asking for a closure.

Nope, not the slightest idea there Rexy... Sorry.. I'm a fisherman.. I fish, and I eat what I catch/kill... Never once "regreted" or cried over keeping a roe laden female. It's just part of the cost of being able to enjoy a rockfish dinner with my wife. The whole point to this was how people made such a big deal over how C&R kills rock fish and many feel it should be illegal, yet it's "legal" to catch and kill them while they're still spawning. Not saying i'm pro or against either. Just bringing this discussion back to where it was started, and not where your childish mind took with the "zima bottles". :eek:

The ignore button is good for rex and a pair of others on this board:D.........Gary

Ron - you came late to the party so you missed the joke.

Long story short - DNR pushed for limiting C/R fishing in early spring.
Some were worried a fish C/R might not continue to migrate and spawn.

Many voiced their opinions about the slaughter off Va / NC ( 2 big Rock per person ) - poaching - Md kill season opening too early - but DNR did not want to discuss it.

FWIW: That roe fish was caught by a friend - he stopped by and asked me a favor to fillet it. After he left - I gutted her to confirm my suspicion.

It's funny ( not ) how all the vocal guys about C/R being bad are looking the other way on this season being slow / fish still with sea lice and roe.

At least they can not point the finger at the C/R group this time.

Maybe now DNR will address the real issue of too many big Rock being killed.

I push to release any over 40 inches.

It's funny - there is a saying - "a picture says 1,000 words" - in this case, many of you made up what that picture said (i.e., Skip kills pre-spawn fish and shows it on CB). I guess we can make up whatever 1,000 words we want.

Of course, our fishery was apparently managed by making up the 1,000 words that went with a bunch of pictures, so why not here?

Cheers,

bob

Wow, this Skip guy must be some sort of local hero. Between some of the posts and PM's definding his honor, there seems to be a lot of man-love for him. What's deal?

Lotta' "strokin'" goin' on!

:D It's a ploy to get me to put my GPS numbers in my will - naming them
as benefactors.

Someone missed out on some great sarcasm!

As long as you got it, might as well cook up that roe! Almost as good as shad roe!

Hey has anyone noticed how people are making sure to say "We kept a post-spawn female" in their reports on TF? As if they're afraid of lashback. I'll admit I kept a 37" female w/ roe last weekend. Couldn't really tell she was a she, kindof slender, not all bulging in the belly. That's whjy a max size limit would be better than "keep only males".