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Many tackle shops that I know of up and down the coast get there pogies from 1 man pogie cast net operations just like mike p said. Many pride themselves in fresh bait, and sure they have the frozen stuff. But most of the people that I know of want fresh. Why anybody would by the stuff that comes off these big boats is beyond me, its all mush. The bait is all bruised, soft, and not iced properly. Anybody would cast it right off the hook.....Worthless. Its lobster bait. Now how the hell would somebody like a single cast netter put a dent into the pogies? I dont think any of you Rhode Islanders have an idea what the bay would look like without those boats taking millions of pounds. I'm gonna make a video this year of the pogies here in the spring. Ive had clients that fished up in Mass for years come up and they are in awe. truly amazing, bait and fish. Guys arent just catching big bass but these guys are catching 14, 15, 16, 17lb weakfish on whole live pogies. Agian, Some of you are where we in NJ / NY were a few years ago. The fishing down right sucked here! Ive seen acres of dead bass floating up top, getting washed on beaches from the reduction boats. after the first year of them out of here, there was a huge difference....Enough of my rambling, what the hell do I know...Im done with this topic.....
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