Are the chickens comming home to roost?

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by piemma

Nothing over 25# and most 15 to 20#.

Not sure what this means, but there seems to be alot of fish in this size class.

[JohnR]

Soap Box

All of the screaming in the world won't work unless there is something approaching a unified voice. People need to attend the public hearings and meetings.

/Soap Box

For all of the people stating "we could walk on 'em last week over here" there are a lot less places with a lot less frequency where that is happening. Ther plethorta of less than a decade ago of this saved fish is no longer plethorus

[beamie]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Soap Box

All of the screaming in the world won't work unless there is something approaching a unified voice. People need to attend the public hearings and meetings.

/Soap Box

For all of the people stating "we could walk on 'em last week over here" there are a lot less places with a lot less frequency where that is happening. Ther plethorta of less than a decade ago of this saved fish is no longer plethorus

Very true John,

Thing I get a kick of is no one on this thread is saying thats it...I'm selling the boat, all my rods and going golfing to help protect the species. Even if you don't keep your affecting the mortality rate of all your releases.

Give me a break, life is short, go fishing and try to enjoy it. Most things run in cycles and imo we are coming down from one now.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by bassballer

Not sure what this means, but there seems to be alot of fish in this size class.

BB, 20# fish is 10 years old more or less. So what we are seeing is the fish that are left from 2004 and 2005 YOY. Both of those years were huge YOY classes.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by piemma

BB, 20# fish is 10 years old more or less. So what we are seeing is the fish that are left from 2004 and 2005 YOY. Both of those years were huge YOY classes.

And there won't be much left to take their place when they are gone.... not for quite awhile.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

And there won't be much left to take their place when they are gone.... not for quite awhile.

You are right Joe.

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by piemma

BB, 20# fish is 10 years old more or less. So what we are seeing is the fish that are left from 2004 and 2005 YOY. Both of those years were huge YOY classes.

Thanks Paul, kinda scary how many of this class of fish im seeing being kept this year.

[FishermanTim]

Soon they'll be having the "OTW Bluefish Cup" tourney, then when they get decimated, the OTW Black Sea Bass, Tautog, and Fluke/Flounder Cup tourneys.

I hate to think I'm going to have to give up salt fishing, just when I started to think I was getting good at it!