Striped Bass and Red Drum will achieve “game fish” status due to an executive order from George Bush to “make it so.” The game fish status will preclude commercial harvest of these species for restaurants and Fillet O’ Fish sandwiches.

…and that’s a good thing for us sportsmen. While the west coast population of striped bass has not faired well, some comments suggest the east coast fish are recovering…

The mention of the President’s action did cite his ignoring the congressional process:

“This action would be a total circumvention of the fisheries management process established by Congress,”

It’s Singlebarbed policy not to demean a sitting President, the prop wash from the Black Helicopters always depresses fishing, and there’s plenty of time to put the boots to him when he’s really a lame duck..

I’m guessing that when he and Vladimir Putin went fishing he likely won both the “first fish” and “biggest fish” bet – compliments of the above two species.

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