[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

excellent points RR. i am a 3rd generation native floridian and witnessed the depletion of the fish stocks in the mid 70's to mid 80's. i supported the net ban and the new limits when they began, but they pendulem has swung too far. its not only the marine regs, but the whole state. they keep passing laws to make us all criminals.

They ban nets, but noiw they are trying to bring back seine nets for seatrout so the commercial guys can start seine netting seatrout. I am about as much of a native Floridian as you can get, and it truly disgusts me to see everything that were getting screwed on. I've got family roots that can be traced back to 1843 to the same town I live in today, but even I am seriously considering leaving with how things have gotten down here.