re: proposed speck and redfish changes

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It really is frustrating that this issue becomes so divisive. We all want what’s best for the fishery (I hope so at least) so we are just flapping gums about what that means exactly. Some people would rather err on the side of caution and others think giving up the current recs is either unnecessary or not worth sacrifice.

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I agree with you 100%, but the ldwf should get the ugly end of the stick pointed at them here. Why can’t they produce any credible study on why they are doing what they are doing? If I felt there was an actual problem, I’d want limits reduced as well. It just seems this is a knee jerk reaction they’ve had their hearts set on from 3yrs ago. I remember the articles that were written 3yrs ago with the “people who fish every day” from Venice to grand isle screaming they couldn’t catch a speckled trout to save their life. Where are those articles now and why aren’t the same guides speaking out still?

No one wants to move with the fish, but they expect them to be in the same spots no matter what else may be going on in the ecosystem.