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...nothing to do 400-800 lbs a tide at BI North Rip in late 70's, early 80's on jigs....or similar numbers at Pt Jude Light/Scarborough..jigs...late 70's.
At that time large numbers were caught by seiners in Peconic Bay....even though the commercial pressure on this fishery is minimal these days, the cycle has still not caught up. There were similar cyclic drops in the late 30's/early 40s and I believe in the late 19th century....as with most fish cycles, no real answers.....whats funny, is that there were a large amount of small (6 inch) squet everywhere in the upper Bay late 80's to mid 90's....haven't seen them since.....
Also, we would get them back in "old days" under the pogies...I'm sure Clammer and Trapper remember that.....
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