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		<title>MENHADEN: ROCK THE VOTE!</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2011/11/01/menhaden-rock-the-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fishing has been sucking. Here&#8217;s a chance where we can all actually do something about it. Rather than mince words, I&#8217;ll paste them directly from a mailing by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: In a matter of days, the Atlantic States &#8230; <a href="http://fishingjones.com/2011/11/01/menhaden-rock-the-vote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=6139&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The State Of Bonefish and Tarpon</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2010/04/17/the-state-of-bonefish-and-tarpon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Dr. Aaron Adams a few questions about the state of bonefish, tarpon, and permit, particularly in Florida after this brutal winter. I also asked him about the mission of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. Here&#8217;s what he had &#8230; <a href="http://fishingjones.com/2010/04/17/the-state-of-bonefish-and-tarpon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=4671&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>STRIPED BASS: Driving a Good Thing Into The Ground</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2010/02/26/striped-bass-driving-a-good-thing-into-the-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which essentially decides the fate of the striped bass population along the coast in terms of cull numbers, voted to increase the commercial catch quota. This despite evidence on the &#8230; <a href="http://fishingjones.com/2010/02/26/striped-bass-driving-a-good-thing-into-the-ground/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=4563&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FLORIDA: Drought</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2009/04/20/florida-drought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work last week brought me down to South Florida and then up the Space Coast and  into Central Florida, and the signs of drought are obvious. Old ditches on the roster are currently unfishable due to the dropping water levels. &#8230; <a href="http://fishingjones.com/2009/04/20/florida-drought/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=3904&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help a Stripa Brotha Out</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2008/12/11/help-a-stripa-brotha-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stripers Forever needs the dudes: Dear Striped Bass Fisherman, Our favorite fish is under more pressure than ever, and Stripers Forever, a free membership, internet-based organization, is fighting to end commercial fishing for wild striped bass and to manage the &#8230; <a href="http://fishingjones.com/2008/12/11/help-a-stripa-brotha-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=994&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: How to Release a Striper</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2008/12/07/video-how-to-release-a-striper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Puris of thefin.com put together this video for Stripers Forever.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=959&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get The Bully Bugger, Support TRCP</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2008/11/26/get-the-bully-bugger-support-tcrp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of my heroes are named Ted. One is Ted Williams the baseball player, even though I&#8217;m a Yankees fan and he retired 11 years before I was born. The other is Teddy Roosevelt. I&#8217;ve been to Sagamore Hill, the &#8230; <a href="http://fishingjones.com/2008/11/26/get-the-bully-bugger-support-tcrp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=942&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>STRIPED BASS: A Population In Decline?</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2008/11/03/striped-bass-a-population-in-decline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask that question to a saltwater guide in Maine.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=840&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tuna Migration</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2008/10/06/tuna-migration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlantic bluefin tuna are bicoastal, and paying for it.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=753&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>STRIPED BASS: Reference Points Explained</title>
		<link>http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/24/striped-bass-reference-points-explained/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John McMurray deciphers the new striped bass &#8220;reference points&#8221; approved by the Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board. Here&#8217;s the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission document he explains.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishingjones.com&amp;blog=2996930&amp;post=525&amp;subd=fishingjones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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