Thread: 9 Day Snapper Season?

I heard that we only have a 9 day snapper season this year, what have yall thought.

http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...bad-news-8429/

its bull$#!+, thats what i think about it haha. its going to mess up the economy, not just the fishermen and their jobs, but us as well. some people going on vacation plan their trip around it and now not everyone wanting to go will get to because of all the people trying to book trips. all the other businesses around will suffer due do the (probably not much) lack of tourism (if any)

its true, dang

I bet the farm that lobbyists, poltiticans, and commercial fishing interests are behind this. I talked to a few folks on the pier in April who had chartered trips while they were there and mostly caught big red snapper that were released. Someone's gonna have a nice pay day from the red snapper harvest this year.

We keep 12 lbs and bigger.... Smaller we release

Originally Posted by chillinfish

I bet the farm that lobbyists, poltiticans, and commercial fishing interests are behind this.

Bingo. The group in charge of it all is called EDF. They have funneled money into another group called the Charter Fishermen's Association and (in my opinion) tricked many charter boat captains into joining up with them to screw the private rec sector. I expect the EDF to absolutely obliterate the charter fishing sector once they no longer have use for them.

When is the red snapper season began? Thanks.