That's bad. In boston I used to watch guys setup a gill net in front of a fish ladder and then hide short bass in the grass. EPO was never available in the middle of the night.
sounds more like ignorance than poaching. poaching implies you knew you were breaking the law. it gets used way too much, IMO.
Terrible. Our kids are going to grow up either not knowing what a striped bass is or fishing wont be allowed for them because of scum like this. I mean, how much meat can you really get off a 12" bass...... I guess this is why they get them in numbers.