Every fall they are regularly landed by anglers seeking tog in close to shore off the RI coast. It is nowhere near what it used to be, I have pics of cod in excess of 60 pounds landed from shore in SoCo, but it is still a welcomed by catch.
Every year I say I am going to give it a go, and every year I come with another excuse not to go. But it's stories like this one that keep it in the back of my mind...
http://www.thefisherman.com/index.cf....1BfiayGb.dpbs