MLPA and shore/spear fishing - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yakrider · 01-06-2012, 05:45 AM

all maps and regulations are here
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/scmpas_list.asp

PAL · 01-06-2012, 08:33 AM

If you want to know why spear fishing is allowed for pelagic (migratory) fish in some MPAs where hook and line for the same species is prohibited, it isn't difficult to understand if you pull some mental gymnastics. The MLPA is about habitat, and protecting sedentary reef fish. Every Packard-funded egghead knows indiscriminate hook and line fishing rapes reefs clean - even if you're flinging surface iron for yellows. Spear fishing is targeted, ideally one shot, one kill. Even the MLPAI biologists eventually admitted a rockfish looks nothing like a white sea bass.

The same ridiculous thinking was behind the near-banning salmon trolling gear up north, because MLPAI scientists who know-nothing about fishing were apoplectic about incidental rockfish take.

We can get neck deep in the weeds on this stuff if you want. The BS is a quick trip to migraine land.

Seahunterr · 01-06-2012, 10:29 AM

Well said!

Spearing is not as easy as it looks, or you can imagine. The MLPA is not fair to anyone, we all got screwed.

Billy V · 01-06-2012, 05:24 PM

Awe... Its gunna be fine.

You guys just need some casting structions.

.. Now pay attention class ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vJ_qSr_2RI

01-06-2012, 05:45 AM	#1
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	all maps and regulations are here http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/scmpas_list.asp __________________ http://www.savecafishing.org/

01-06-2012, 10:29 AM	#3
Seahunterr Junior Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: underwater Posts: 8	Well said! Spearing is not as easy as it looks, or you can imagine. The MLPA is not fair to anyone, we all got screwed. Last edited by Seahunterr; 01-06-2012 at 10:32 AM. Reason: spelling

01-06-2012, 05:24 PM	#4
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Awe... Its gunna be fine. You guys just need some casting structions. .. Now pay attention class .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vJ_qSr_2RI __________________

01-06-2012, 08:33 AM	#2
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	If you want to know why spear fishing is allowed for pelagic (migratory) fish in some MPAs where hook and line for the same species is prohibited, it isn't difficult to understand if you pull some mental gymnastics. The MLPA is about habitat, and protecting sedentary reef fish. Every Packard-funded egghead knows indiscriminate hook and line fishing rapes reefs clean - even if you're flinging surface iron for yellows. Spear fishing is targeted, ideally one shot, one kill. Even the MLPAI biologists eventually admitted a rockfish looks nothing like a white sea bass. The same ridiculous thinking was behind the near-banning salmon trolling gear up north, because MLPAI scientists who know-nothing about fishing were apoplectic about incidental rockfish take. We can get neck deep in the weeds on this stuff if you want. The BS is a quick trip to migraine land.