Capt. Chad Dubose stops by The Guide Post to discuss a community movement gaining momentum to reassess and reform current recreational harvest limits for red drum in Georgia. The opportunity for Georgia anglers and captains to submit their public input closes on June 24th. To access the survey and make your voice heard, click here.

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ASGA's Tony Friedrich and Capt. Cody Rubner catch up after a weekend on Cape Cod organizing the Inaugural Striped Bass Symposium. The duo discuss the future rollout for Symposium coverage, some fishing on the Cape and cliche travel stories from the east coast.

In this episode, Ross Boucek of Bonefish Tarpon Trust stops by the Guide Post to discuss BTT's recent campaign to protect permit spawning aggregations in the Florida Keys. Ross and Tony discuss the similarities between permit and other fisheries management fights, as well as how BTT is bringing science to the fight to protect these iconic flats fish. BTT's film "Pathway to Permit" in collaboration with Costa Sunglasses will be released this summer.

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The episode you've all been waiting for: Tony, Willy and Capt. John McMurray breakdown what happened during the ASMFC Striped Bass Management Board's meeting to approve Amendment 7.

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In this episode, Tony is joined by Mike Woods, the chairman of the Board for the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and ASGA's policy consultant Will Poston to discuss what went down in the Amendment 7 Public Comment Process - including public comment numbers and the initial outlook for the future of Striped Bass on the east coast.

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In this episode, Tony and Peter draw the winners of the Striped Bass Public Comment Raffle (listed below) and send a quick thank you to everyone who made their voices heard in the Amendment 7 Public Comment process.

Winners:

Costa Pair #1: Jason Moore

Costa Pair #2: Ben Burns

SWE $250 Gift Certificate: Ben Whalley

Simms Pro Dry Suit: Wesley Phillips

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A heartfelt thank you to all those who supported the ASGA Amendment 7 for Striped Bass campaign. As we await the latest on the striper front, ASGA's Willy Goldsmith sits down with Greg Vespe, Executive Director of RISAA to discuss tautog. While blackfish are a little less "postcard pretty", they have become a big contributor to New England angling culture. Listen to Greg discuss their past wins on the tautog conservation front and what can be learned from their fight for preventative management.

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In this episode, Capt. Tom Roller (a council member of the South Atlantic Council) and ASGA's VP Tony Friedrich sit down to talk about a topic that makes some wary of speaking up: how heavily are public comments considered and what makes an effective public comment.

The duo chop it up on best practices for public comments and provide some bonus striper-related discussion as well.

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The 2022 NOAA Recreational Saltwater Fisheries Summit just wrapped up today. There was a heavy ASGA presence at the two-day event that happens every four years. We caught up with some of the ASGA team members as they left to get their initial reactions.

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The 2022 NOAA Recreational Saltwater Fisheries Summit just wrapped up today. There was a heavy ASGA presence at the two-day event that happens every four years. We caught up with some of the ASGA team members as they left to get their initial reactions.

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