Detections, research continue for Cape Cod’s great white sharks

Cape Cod Times ^ | June 14, 2020 | Doug Fraser

[woodbutcher1963]

Tom,

How is the striper fishing down your way.

They have been catching mostly schoolees in the Merrimack and as far north as Hampton Beach harbor this past weekend.

[Capt. Tom]

How is the striper fishing down your way.

It is about average and if you use live mackerel you will have hookups.

The problem is stripers near or over 40 inches are being caught on live mackerel, and have to be released because of the new Mass. slot limit of only taking fish between 28-35 inches.
The longer ones are being released. -Tom

[JimRed]

“The problem is stripers near or over 40 inches are being caught on live mackerel, and have to be released because of the new Mass. slot limit of only taking fish between 28-35 inches.
The longer ones are being released. -Tom”

So if you hook up with a world record Striper and keep it, you’re in violation. I wonder if the media income from their payment for the story would offset the fine?

[woodbutcher1963]

My buddies typically use sluggos. Does the length limit still apply if you are not using live bait?

[Capt. Tom]

Looks like the tagged white shark JOSIAH has made it into Mass. waters.

Last Thursday JOSIAH was off of Rhode Island and is now in Mass. waters

If you can get the sharktivity app you can track it. -Tom

[Capt. Tom]

. Does the length limit still apply if you are not using live bait?

Yes-The regulations can be found at the link below. -Tom

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/recreational-saltwater-fishing-regulations#recreational-finfish-regulations

[jmacusa]

About a year ago, maybe two we had a 16 footer named “Mary’’ prowling of the Jersey beaches here. She was a gal who got around. She was tagged and she'd cruise up and down from NJ to Montauk and back. She was said to be pregnant. I must say , the girl got around. Don't know what happened to her. I think they lost track of her.

[TMN78247]

Is there NO “trophy striper” (often called “Rocks’ or “Rockfish”, elsewhere) law there??

Even in MD there is such a law that allows ONE huge striper of ANY size to be taken per licensed angler each calendar year.
(I landed, weighed, measured, photographed & released my “BIG Cow Rock”, as she was full of eggs in 2006.- I doubt that I will ever land another Rock anywhere near that size. = I fought her for over 30 minutes on a light, 7 foot, popping rod & 20# test mono, before we got her into the net.)

The “BIG Rock” on the “den wall” (next to the framed MD “Governor’s Citation” certificate) at our beach-house is a carefully made fiberglass & hand-painted replica of my “Big Girl”.

yours, satx

[TMN78247]

FWIW, a tourist from Columbus, OH claimed about 45 days ago that he SAW a GW, while fishing, about a half-mile off the beach SE of Rockport, TX.

I can neither confirm nor deny what he SAYS that he saw that Spring afternoon.
(Being a tourist from a landlocked state, I don’t know if he would recognize a GW if it was in the boat with him.)

Yours, TMN78247

[Capt. Tom]

Is there NO “trophy striper” (often called “Rocks’ or “Rockfish”, elsewhere) law there??

The State has adopted a slot limit and no trophy catch is allowed -Tom