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Posted by }<)))*> StriperChaser on November 14, 2005, 6:36 pm By Bill Cochran SMITH MOUNTAIN STRIPERS: The November issue of the The pressing question: How do you return bragging-size That’s something club officers and the DGIF have clashed Club members appeared at a DGIF public hearing in In the end, the DGIF board sided with its staff, not the Ron Curtis, outgoing president of the striper club, told Link: Read the article
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New regulations for SMITH MOUNTAIN STRIPERS
ROANOKE.COM COLUMNIST
Smith Mountain Striper Club Bulletin contains a full page
of members displaying lots of striped bass, the result of
the club’s fall tournament. They are nice fish, but they
are small. The tournament winner was Rex Smith who
won with an 8.84-pound striper that measured 28 inches.
No offense, Rex, but a few years ago a fish that size
wouldn’t be worthy of a second glance. But the big fish
are gone.
stripers to the lake--20-pounders, 30-pounders,
40-pounders, even 50-pounders?
over. The DGIF proposed bold regulations changes while
the club members who control the organization believe
the current regulations will work if given a chance.
Roanoke and submitted opinions to the DGIF website,
but didn’t turn up for the Oct. 27 final hearing in
Richmond. That caught the media and DGIF officials by
surprise.
club. It enacted a two-per day slot limit, no striped bass
26 to 36 inches Oct. 1-May 31, and two-per day, no
length limit June 1-Sept. 30. One change, a four-per day
limit had been proposed for the June 1-Sept. 30 dates.
That was changed to two.
members “We will have to obey and evaluate their
effect.”
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