I poted this in the general chatter box, but wanted to put it here too....
Though I responded, earlier, this is a bit more of my opinion, good or not.
Basically I am in agreement Bridge, Snook are in no worse shape now due to Slot and Harvest limits than they are due to habitat an forage depletion...But whatever, make it harder S'OK by me....
Wanna really try to fix it -
1 - Plant Mangrove Lines down the ICW Seawalls to start filtering the water and providing bait and fry sanctuaries......
2 - Hold Big Sugar accountable for their Fertilizer Pollution - I feel So F*cked by yet another Bush to the point I really want one of those Bastids to kiss me first next time. That entire family is a pimple on the ass of time with zero social conscience.
3 - REALLY treat and recycle the water we dump into the ocean instead of the slip shod treat and flush that happens now. When more water flows to the Glades S to the FL Bay - Things will only get worse inless that water is seriously treated. To much phosphate even if it just comes from lawn fertilizers....Wait till the " Coral Reef" folks start gaining momentum. They are already starting to Hollar about that and they are not wrong....
SoFL is grown in population by exponential numbers - We will never see the old days again, but really should try to save what we do have.
I could care less if it stays at 2 or goes to 1.....I throw em ALL back anyway, personally - Nothing against the guys that keep em, it IS your right and I would rigorously defend it alongside you, but IMHO - The problem is far bigger than slot size, season length and # of slots allowed.