I care about CATCHING BASS....sorry, "pre-spawn, post spawn" don't measure up to much IMO. I fully understand that netting post spawn herring is better for the herring pop., but I'll grab them NO MATTER which direction they're heading. One should worry more about the "picklers and cat-food" companies instead of the average fisherman out to have a fun night of fishing. I just can't se myself being so much of a conservationist that I'm not able to enjoy what I do. I know one saved herring can produce 100's...but compare those 12-15 herring that I'm going to take to the 10s of thousands that get vacuumed???....APPLES & ORANGES imo.
Scenario: I'm at a herring run, I stand there for 3 hours only to watch herring swim up into the run...I do not see any coming out. While standing there, I'm picturing those big ships...funnelling in ALL those post,pre...however they can get them, HERRING. ...Like I said, I'll take them any which way you can.
