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06-29-2005, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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We used to be able to fill an igloo 168 in a night of fishing off the north bar at BI, sometimes in one tide! We are the the northern extreme of their range, so we only see the bigger "tiderunner" fish. They are heavily fished commercially from southern NJ to NC. The ASMFC is supposed to be doing something about it. They are definately cyclical in nature, on an approx 10year cycle. But the current poor showing is far below what it should be at this point in their cycle. Lots of small ones are bring snared in Gillnets in MD and DE,and, so far, teh ASMFC has done nothing to stop it. The abundance or lack of pogies has nothing to do with thier abundance, In fact one of their favorite foods is grass shrimp. Oh, and I agree, they are delicious, how anyone can compare them to bluefish is beyond me. Their meat is white!
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06-29-2005, 01:24 PM
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slow eddie
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 1,494
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squet,s on the beach
there was a 4 day blitz 4 or 5 yrs ago in pt. jude pond and vicinity, from what i,ve learned since last nite. this happened just before the trap,s went up in the spring. they do taste delicious, not unlike tautog.
put them back alive slow eddie
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06-29-2005, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 46
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Having fished in NJ many times, i have to say it isn't only the commercials making a dent in the weakfish population. Those guys keep every weekie they are allowed to keep,which is some rediculously high number like 10 per man. That bag limit should be cut at least in half.
I haven't caught one on Cape Cod in about 3 years but as youngster they were quite plentiful inside some of the big harbors on CC Bay.
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06-29-2005, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,036
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What fishery?? There is none.............
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06-29-2005, 08:29 PM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Blackstone, MA
Posts: 1,147
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Most elusive of the big three.....never had one, but would love it.
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06-29-2005, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: SOCO
Posts: 1,995
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What fishery?? There is none.............
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My thought exactly. Never got one, but have heard the tales of filling the boat with them in the 70's. The current bag limits are insane |
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06-29-2005, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Warwick RI,02889
Posts: 11,793
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Those were the days //
on the bottom with bait
Drift a float & bait
3/8 bucktail
tube & worm
Pogies
herring
accident
it was not uncommon when fishing a pod of fish under 5LBs to have a two man team /catch 100 a day // as they got larger they became more scarce/ finally catching the XL pretty much by mistake / the largest I ever caught ,was over 14#,s  |
ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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