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[Headhunter]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

All the good comm guys couldn’t even fill the quota in Mass this year. I wonder what happened
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I believe RI did not get filled either. I am not saying all the commercial guys are good. There are seasoned surf guys that did not even break 20 pounds this past year. Not looking for an argument, just sharing my point of view from 30 years in the surf.

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

I believe RI did not get filled either. I am not saying all the commercial guys are good. There are seasoned surf guys that did not even break 20 pounds this past year. Not looking for an argument, just sharing my point of view from 30 years in the surf.

I would have agreed with your original statement if the year were 2005. There are still isolated concentrations of quality fish available for competent boat anglers. These pockets of fish are becoming more of a rarity. Newport had a good year and they also did well outside Boston harbor. Block Island is essentially the OK corral. Twenty years ago you could do damage just about anywhere on the coast. The standard of what constitutes a trophy striped bass is about to change significantly.
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