Over fishing isn't bad enough!!

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by DZ

From what I gather from the guys who commercial fish using fish pots is that Black Sea Bass routinely swim into un-baited pots. Many that target them don't even bait their pots. Follow the leader syndrome.

DZ

This is true. Scup and seabass will swim in without bait. See it in Buzzards bay all year.

[Mr. Sandman]

270K to study this...I wonder who is paying for that? I am all for research but I don't think that public money should be spent to help improve comm fishing profit margins. How about putting that money towards rehabbing and re-establishing the river herring problems?...just an idea. (I know they did some but it has been anemic..there are runs that are silted up and are dead that were once very productive.)

DZ is right, sea bass go into a pot on their own without any bait, they just like it in the pot.