Flounder REMINDER !!!!

[2112]

I'm not qualified to answer that but "what I see" from one of the most popular areas in Galveston would represent the gigger as a sliver on a pie chart.

[JT]

Im trying to decide which one of these I like better:

[mkk]

If you have ever walked the flats in West Bay you'll know what they did is good for the sport. I have no problem reducing the bag limit and disallowing gigging during November. 6 years ago I had not caught a flounder in over 5 years, now when I go out I can catch them no problem. When you walk out there and see thousand of juvenile flounder... it puts a smile on my face I don't know about the rest of you but the efforts of MudSkipper, Chester Moore & those who volunteer their time at all the events as well as Sea Center are doing more for the FLOUNDER then any of us sitting here debating a subject.

Get out & do something productive, show some passion in the outdoors and not on the internet!

Issue is not the conservation effort, but rather the targeting of the gig. Again, why not just say 2 flounder/person in November?

[2112]

I know this is going no where fast coe.
My main point is why ban the gig. I'm afraid it just opens the door to making gigging a thing of the past
And from my point of view the gig is a small fraction of the harvest.
This is a excellent thread. I admit I am not getting anything done in the physical since but I am getting minds to think about it and that is a positive.

[mkk]

Muddskipper I stand and applaud your efforts........I wish fish donation was not limited to a social event or weekends only thing. Maybe we can get together sometime and just go fishing

Mike

[WestEndAngler]

If your open to gigging then you have to be open to them disallowing it for a month. Same way if you were harvesting 10 / day your fine with 5/day and the reduction of bag limit to 2/ day via rod & reel only during November is accepted. It's not hard to sit at the pass or sea wolf park and get 2 / day.

Why ban gigging, good question but seems that we are already on that downward path which I hate to see.

Bryan made the statement that there are many commercial giggers out there which drive boats similar to yours Bert. I have no clue of their setups or where they target but if you start grouping yourself in with commercial guys your going to have a problem. It needs to be Recreational vs. Commercial

Because the majority of those that gig walk in and target small areas because they just can not cover the ground that a boat setup can

[2112]

Point taken Coe.