American River 5/1

Yeah, remember me buddy, i'll be the one paddling around picking up crap out of your "backyard" river. Tell me again what you do that makes you so high and mighty? Most spearos care more about the environment than most people/anglers.

Uh, I host the annual American River Fish and Cleanup.

...and the big stripers at Centerfolds on wednesday morning was meant for Fishmaster1, and it was a joke. 

What a Dick. But seriously I would like to shoot a striper. Even a big one one just like I would like to shoot a big hali big ling big cab big perch big cab wtf is the difference they all reproduce right?

Yea what the heck,

Invasive species, shoot em!

Cheers,
Tsuri

One thing I won't shoot is a turtle. I like turtles all else better watch it.

Great music!  And for the record,  sac crew guys you should recognize as well, this was filmed in lower river, below the 160 bridge...all you'r pet fish are above Howe.  sheesh
and, stripers are in invasive, eat many many smolt, taste good and are legal...  Kill 'em, kill 'em all !!!!!!  or not as it wont matter anyway.  If I want to catch pet fish I have a pond full of koi, I see A. river striper as wild and ready for harvest. 


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Great music!  And for the record,  sac crew guys you should recognize as well, this was filmed in lower river, below the 160 bridge...all you'r pet fish are above Howe.  sheesh
and, stripers are in invasive, eat many many smolt, taste good and are legal...  Kill 'em, kill 'em all !!!!!!  or not as it wont matter anyway.  If I want to catch pet fish I have a pond full of koi, I see A. river striper as wild and ready for harvest. 


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I'll pay you $10 to shout that at the Howe launch 

Buy me beer and dinner afterwards and you have a deal 
oah yeah, bandage my wound too...

I'll take your money i have friends in sac. 

Hahaha. I was wondering when you would chime in josh. I wanted to call you to make sure I didn't break any laws after this...thing... But someone stole my phone. Got it back just now. Hooray. Seriously. You guys can keep your striper. If you want any more let me know they keep getting in the way of my sturgeon haha

Yea what the heck,

Invasive species, shoot em!

Cheers,
Tsuri

Striped bass is not an "invasive species", they are a "non native species."  The difference being that an invasive species has no natural predators and wreaks havoc on the environment and therefore is targeted for elimination, like lionfish in Florida.  A non native species like striped bass was imported from the east coast and has been cohabitating in California for a century without issue.  They are not a destructive species and should be respected as any other native species would be.

Yea what the heck,

Invasive species, shoot em!

Cheers,
Tsuri

Striped bass is not an "invasive species", they are a "non native species."  The difference being that an invasive species has no natural predators and wreaks havoc on the environment and therefore is targeted for elimination, like lionfish in Florida.  A non native species like striped bass was imported from the east coast and has been cohabitating in California for a century without issue.  They are not a destructive species and should be respected as any other native species would be.

At least one diver group has showed up here stating that they lobbied for the striped bass spearfishing allowance as mitigation against striped bass depradation on salmon smolt.  And this argument is still confusing to many.

-Allen

Yea what the heck,

Invasive species, shoot em!

Cheers,
Tsuri

Striped bass is not an "invasive species", they are a "non native species."  The difference being that an invasive species has no natural predators and wreaks havoc on the environment and therefore is targeted for elimination, like lionfish in Florida.  A non native species like striped bass was imported from the east coast and has been cohabitating in California for a century without issue.  They are not a destructive species and should be respected as any other native species would be.

At least one diver group has showed up here stating that they lobbied for the striped bass spearfishing allowance as mitigation against striped bass depradation on salmon smolt.  And this argument is still confusing to many.

-Allen

Like I said, every user group has their A-holes.  Speaking for myself, I was unaware of the battle that had been going on before this.  When I went to the meetings to request this change, nobody said that it was a bad idea or that it would add to the problem so I never saw it as an issue.  Later I was told that no one brought it up because no one thought it would go through. 

As one of the spearos that lobied to get this passed, I now feel an obligation to see it through and try to get us all on the same page.  Every user group has their a-holes but we also have our hard working, environmentally conscious individuals that will put just as much effort into protecting these fish as anyone.

I just don't see the tension helping anyone.   The regulation isn't going to change so attitudes have to.  If an unaware spearo comes on and posts something that he doesn't realize will offend others I think education is the most productive action.  I see the misinformation about the regulations as adding to the tension because what law abiding fisherman isn't offended by someone they believe is poaching, or they themselves being accused of poaching?

I've been telling divers, and I know I told this one, to be respectful and non-confrontational.  Try to be friendly and show people that you respect the resource and the regulations.   

I see the misinformation about the regulations as adding to the tension because what law abiding fisherman isn't offended by someone they believe is poaching, or they themselves being accused of poaching?


Is this regarding the possession of a speargun on the Parkway?

Yea what the heck,

Invasive species, shoot em!

Cheers,
Tsuri

Striped bass is not an "invasive species", they are a "non native species."  The difference being that an invasive species has no natural predators and wreaks havoc on the environment and therefore is targeted for elimination, like lionfish in Florida.  A non native species like striped bass was imported from the east coast and has been cohabitating in California for a century without issue.  They are not a destructive species and should be respected as any other native species would be.

At least one diver group has showed up here stating that they lobbied for the striped bass spearfishing allowance as mitigation against striped bass depradation on salmon smolt.  And this argument is still confusing to many.

-Allen

Like I said, every user group has their A-holes.  Speaking for myself, I was unaware of the battle that had been going on before this.  When I went to the meetings to request this change, nobody said that it was a bad idea or that it would add to the problem so I never saw it as an issue.  Later I was told that no one brought it up because no one thought it would go through. 

As one of the spearos that lobied to get this passed, I now feel an obligation to see it through and try to get us all on the same page.  Every user group has their a-holes but we also have our hard working, environmentally conscious individuals that will put just as much effort into protecting these fish as anyone.

I just don't see the tension helping anyone.   The regulation isn't going to change so attitudes have to.  If an unaware spearo comes on and posts something that he doesn't realize will offend others I think education is the most productive action.  I see the misinformation about the regulations as adding to the tension because what law abiding fisherman isn't offended by someone they believe is poaching, or they themselves being accused of poaching?

I've been telling divers, and I know I told this one, to be respectful and non-confrontational.  Try to be friendly and show people that you respect the resource and the regulations.

I meant to only quote the part in the post above for a question Joshua but it came out without quotation marks.

Matt,

Remember this pic from last year??

 

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

ps...I wanna shoot a big ocean striper. Gonna make it happen.