Fish Bag Limits – Are They Too Restrictive?
Years ago, the greatest thing about returning to the dock was being able to show off your catch. Many anglers would keep fish for no other reason than to show them there at the ramp. I remember one particular group of firemen that fished together. This is by no means a shot at firemen, rather a shot at this particular group of men. They would fish the flats out of Flamingo in Everglades National Park on the tip of Florida catching redfish. This was when there were no limits, and the art of stalking the flats for reds was in its infancy. Four boats with two men each would return to the ramp and each boat would have at least one and sometimes two 144 quart coolers filled with reds no ice, just reds. They would dump the entire catch out on the concrete next to the cleaning tables, clean a few fish for themselves, take a few pictures, and then tell whoever was there that anyone who wanted them could have the rest of the fish. The rest of the fish often added up to forty or more redfish. An
