American striped bass have a price on their head. Highly desired by sportfishermen they are also prized as table fare. This dual nature of striped bass has set off a decades-long war between anglers and commercial fishermen. Sport anglers claim that their favorite fish is being ruthlessly hunted. Commercial folks meanwhile point to the fact that today more than 80% of striped bass mortality is actually coming from the angling community. What’s worse, catch-and-release fishing, long thought of as “good” sport fishing, turns out to have a much higher kill rate than previously thought. In this episode we’ll look at all the angles.