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Hey JackBass, curious this was a horrible year for bluefish for me in Mass during July and August. Last year and previous years where I was guaranteed 200-300lbs as bycatch, and countless lost cause they would just bite through the damn floro, this year I couldnt seem to put a catch together. I really never was targeting them, but the bycatch was nice. I mean, this year on a good day, Maybe 80lbs or so. some times I would go days without seeing one! Areas that were stacked with bluefish, (Quicks Hole, Gayhead, etc), were void of life! (I did happen to notice the lack of bait). I will confess, I did get top dollar, some days .50!!! I dont know why they didnt come back to the same area in stay, but I do want to know if you and your marine bioligist freinds are doing anything about it? Maybe a Bluefishforever kind of thing? I mean, here we are in December and the mass Commercial quota is only 58% filled?? This is absurd, There is definately a big problem? The recs killing all the fish or the comms?
Funny, in the Fall the rhode Island coast Had miles and miles of them from watch hill to Matuinuck, they were eating all the bait on the shoreline. In early May I did notice that there were miles of Monster Bluefish coming up the jersey coast, I couldnt get away from them, big bruisers. I couldnt imagine why big bluefish would be on Anchovies, when in another 2 weeks they can have all the bunker they want! This is all so very confusing?!??!??? Did they ever show up at ur Spot?? Anybody??
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