squeteague - what's your opinion on this fishery?

[slow eddie]

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

[mooncusser]

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.

[eelman]

What fishery?? There is none.............

[Homerun04]

Most elusive of the big three.....never had one, but would love it.

[Bill L]

What fishery?? There is none.............

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

[Clammer]

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