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Originally Posted by TheSpecialist
I think the largest fish chart really has no significant meaning since the last couple of years people are reporting large amounts of large in the EEZ, and the lack of large inshore. They are probably onto a new source of bait, a change in cycle or an adaptation if you will. There also appears to be no consistancy in the YOY index across the whole time line. I am too stupid about this stuff anyway  |
The largest fish chart are actual facts, "reports of large amounts in the EEZ" are more or less hearsay without numbers of any kind and therefore less significant than the derby's numbers. That said, I am sure there are a body of fish migrating offshore, and perhaps this is where satellite tagging would help, but no one is really looking into the decline of the size, quality and numbers of fish.
I have to say we had plenty of fish around here in July nothing huge but decent numbers of 20's.
According to all the experts and articles I have read, we should have broken the world record by now...we were supposed to be seeing more 50#+ fish by now.
All of this IMO points to a overall decline in size, number and quality of bass. No doubt bait is a big part of the problem as well but as long as fishery "experts" focus on the problems by a species by species approach and not a big overall picture (including forage fish) I think we are doomed.