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Originally Posted by bloocrab
It's been echoed throughout this post, but yeah..It's the perfect storm...poor spawning-periods which we're all experiencing in regard to schoolies over a good number of years now, social media, much better technology for the boat guys, social media, no spot is secret anymore, social media, encyclopedias on how, where and WHEN to fish the Canal, social media, ignorant chest beaters looking for attention, social media guy catches a fish, he's on the phone before he even releases it social media lack of law-enforcement from top to bottom, perfect storm....Although we've all made some life-long friendships via the web and social-sites like this one, I remember telling some friends many years ago, this internet thing is gonna ruin what we have....  |
Yes, all of those. I don't blame social media as much as you but it certainly plays a part. We also hammer them all year and esp. in their spawning areas - you can't believe the big fish they catch in the Raritan. I think the tech. also plays a big part where boat guys can almost target individual fish. I even have a friend who has a bobber he throws out when we fish a river and will tell us the depth and where all the fish are.
We need a cold, wet winter for a good spawn and we haven't gotten that lately.
I agree, make SB a game fish but the comms. are too powerful.