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It is entertaining to watch but all this advertisement of where, when and how to is directly overcrowding our local waters (boat and shore). IMO OTW pretty much single handily destroyed the solitude of CH. Before the year 2000, you could fish that place and never see another angler, if you fished it mid week in the fall, you would not see another person for your entire stay. Now you can't get a nights stay at the club because it is jammed with beer drinking weekend warriors.
This media blitz on fishing has gotten out of hand ...too many guys on the beach where there use to be none. Guys travelling in packs. 6 guys fishing a spot that can accommodate 2. For me its more about having a place all to myself, I know that sounds selfish but hooking up when you are all alone in a semi-remote location is what makes it so special. If you have to work you way thru a picket line or move out of the zone just to make a cast...I would rather stay home.
That show about the S side of BI and sw ledge ... OK it is no secret spot but it becomes a flotilla of boats out there. Shows like this (there are several others too) will not make it any less crowded.
I would like to see a little more enforcement out there. The EEZ near SW ledge is a joke. If they pulled a couple charter tickets and rec lic's for life, word would travel and that would go a long way to helping tame the crowds
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