Wow -- that last post of mine was very revealing.

[Fish_Eye]

I posted the top 17 spots to catch fish in RI. I closed the post by saying, "Do you know how I found these spots?"

Too bad the post isn't up there anymore because I was about to reveal the big secret to those top 17 locations. Each of the super spots I highlighted were the arbitrary spots where a loran line ran into shoreline. And guess what, they were great spots. RI has 400 miles of great spots.

Another way to determine where to go fishing today is take out a road map of RI, go down to the area in blue (the water) and start at Napatree Point (only used because that’s about the first shore spot in the state and it’s already been given up) then mark off an area one half inch to the right, then another spot one half inch to the right, then continue until you run out of Rhode Island shoreline. Guess what, you’ll have nailed a bunch of great spots where cows can be caught.

As far as jumping on the site and trying to stir up trouble; quite the contrary, I’ve been reading about all the spot burning posts and I was trying to simply point out that there are no secret spots, there are no spots that can’t be discovered, or should I say rediscovered. You guys need to lighten up. Like many of you folks on this site, I’ve put my time in…over 45 years of diving RI. You would be hard pressed to come up with a spot I’ve not seen from both the top and the bottom.

What are you guys doing to protect access? What are you folks doing to protect the stocks of fish you so desperately want to catch? Are you going to the ASMFS meetings? Are you supporting any conservation groups. Did you send in a letter on Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring?

Quite frankly I can’t believe some of the remarks that came out of that thread. I’m just sorry I didn’t get the chance to deliver the punch line before the post got yanked. Lighten up. Let’s start talking about ways we can get access opened, organize area clean ups, etc.

I guess I made my point, there are a lot of people here ready to flame someone for trying to share a point of view they might not like.

Get over it.