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Originally Posted by Nebe
Check the yoty index lately? Have you fished for schoolies in matunuck lately?? This is what I have been worried about. The stage is set for another collapse.
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I have not seen the YOTY #'s in a while. I can say, however, that my #'s were up once again this past year. Plenty of small fish, medium fish and large fish caught in CT and RI for me. I myself have not seen or experienced the impending doom others have called out. While this doesn't mean we may not be headng that way, it also doesn't mean all is well either. It simply means I have not yet seen any hints of the wolf on my door.
I am all for protecting the resource and making sure we do not repeat the mistakes of those that came before us, please don't think I am in favor of any sort of wasteful actions by myself or others. I just wasn't sure where you were going with this thread. Better results would come of taking action to change to laws on harvesting than would come of getting 20 people to say in a thread that they will not kill any bass other than those they know will not survive. In reality, killing any bass is harmful and the best way to help is to not fish at all. We all know that isn't happening any time soon though as I would be the first one knocking down the door of the looney bin if I was to give up surf fishing.
