indeed. i just didnt think that they could sustain themselves on crustaceans on such a high percentage of crustaceans. i thought they required the hardier fish.
i guess i forgot how big some crustaceans can be.
if ya go look at the report on the mass website.. you can see they eat hundreds of different things. but for the of those in 80% of the cases the numbers are below 1 compared to the numbers above. so those are obviously the favorites. so small thats it seems almost pointless to fish those imitations.
stuff we consider baitfish that are even more frequent in these waters make up almost nothing of their diets. i always thought they just fed heavily on anything in the area. seems they have preferences. with a major difference in the numbers. reading the charts of what they feed on was almost overwhelming. there are so many options available. but you start realizing there is a lot <.01 and very very few things over 1. only the above popped out. everything else they at in such small numbers, i wouldnt even call em a food source. more like a snack that swam into their mouths for them.
they have it set up for three areas the north shore (from plymouth area upward) the cape and nantucket. it's worth a look and head ache trying to decipher it.
also.. boat guys.. keep using bunkers. cause once you get into open water the big ones flip again and feed more heavily on fish.
after reading all this stuff i cant wait till next year. heck the rest of this year. i have some ideas brewing. thinking i'm gonna go grab some crayfish rubbers and douse them in crab scent.. see what happens. if that works.. i'm definitely finding those big ole hogy lobsters and never lookin back.
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