Dave, time to step away from the Ball Jar for a while, give it a week or twos' rest I would say. Youre giving up some surprising contradictions.
And to be honest the fishing there at the canal is not really that good for quality fish, mostly sub legal with the occasional 20 plus pounder.
Sure there are tons of fish but it would ten or twelve to get to 30 pounds. The hook is that an average angler may catch a bigger fish, that's the draw and the canal is easy access, daylight (except for those who are hard core) and stamina is not an overiding nescessity.
O'l Skip has earned the right to take what he legally can take,
whether we agree or not. I ve been on a roll since early September and every fish I caught is still swimming (hopefully) but that is my choice. It's a long winter and some people really love to eat striped bass though I don't know why, I would take a flounder or haddock anyday over bass.
Now, I have to go pour some more Peroxide over my hands, they resemble hamburger more than attached digits.