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Old 03-18-2018, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Mitchthefisher View Post
They would have to completely ban bait fishing all together to stop fishing for sturgeon.. and the population is doing well and continuing to get better so no need to shut it down.
The sturgeon populations are improving because of the recovery program and no retention regulation.

I myself, have spent hundreds of hours over 50 years fishing the NSR with bait and have never caught a sturgeon. One meager worm on a size 8 hook hasn't attracted even one sturgeon.
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