Very sloooow fishing in Narr Bay

[bassballer]

Sorry to hear Paul. At least youve been on the water. Newborn baby has kept me at the dock.

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by bassballer

Sorry to hear Paul. At least youve been on the water. Newborn baby has kept me at the dock.

You will never regret this decision,Congrats!
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[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

You will never regret this decision,Congrats!
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

I couldn't agree more.
Although I can't say I was happy at first (as shallow as that sounds), trading my fishing schedule as well as *desire* ...for a child?...but looking back, no regrets what-so-ever. It was harder when he was still a baby and didn't communicate much....but that didn't last long, because honestly, he didn't do much but sleep eat and (while her and I sat there saying...."awww, so cute"...yeah, that can only last so long, LOL)......but once they start learning, asking questions and look to you for guidance, the satisfaction I got from that was and continues to be priceless....and I can't state this enough, the more YOU put into your child, .....time, love, devotion, etc...the better the outcome.
If your child hardly sees you or spends time with you....the deep trusting relationship you hope for, will never develop. Just my opinion.

*Desire?....yeah, the bright and ever-glowing drive to fish as much as I could........is extremely DIM. I won't allow it to extinguish, but it's definitely laying dormant until the days with no soccer practice, hockey practice, swim class, CCD, homework-time, reading time, prayer time, etc, etc..........come back???

Parent-hood is NOT a responsibility one should take lightly...and more importantly, not one you dump on your wife or husband. When you're the head of a family, lead by example.

KUDAS to you Jay, for making the better decision.
The regulations are in place, the fish will always be there (although some may disagree)
For now, Good Luck being the best dammn dad you can be.
God Bless ~

[piemma]

Originally Posted by bassballer

Sorry to hear Paul. At least youve been on the water. Newborn baby has kept me at the dock.

Jay, the baby is the best thing that ever happened to you next to getting married. Trust me, you are not missing anything.

We had one big push early in the month of May and I pick a 25# out of that group. After that it has been a few small fish and an occasional 30 to 32" fish.

Clammer and I were talking about the lack of fish and Mike made a great point. Except for the fact that there are a ton of small fish, this is very reminiscent of right before the moratorium in 87-92.

You can't have the guys killing the big fish on the SW Ledge and the slaughter that has been taking place in VA, Maryland, DE and NC the way they have for the last few years and not affect the population.

I have always been an advocate of maintaining some semblance of a comm season but I believe it is taking a toll.