Article: Rod-and-reeler agrees that recreationals need watching. (To the editor).

I have been a recreational fisherman since 1971. I fished before creel limits and size limits (except stripers) and have seen a lot of players in my sport. I am currently tied up on the Maurice River, which is a port that serves both commercial and recreational fisherman.

Weakfish are the primary target for us recreational fishermen, and any changes in our current regs will be watched closely. Like [New Jersey gillnetter] Charles Law in your September column for the Northeast [Market Report, p. 18], I support any measure that will not only preserve this resource but will also build the biomass. Perhaps the most salient point was his disgust with recreationals ...

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