I agree with you, except I usually target White Perch instead of Spot and have just about as much fun as fishing for Rock.

Hard to make a prediction about the quality of fishing this year....last year seemed so bad for a lot of us...

IMHO - There should not be any traps allowed.

A lot of Spot are caught in our bay and sent live to Delaware / NJ - $2.00 each.

Some guys are running 30 or more Spot traps - each one gets 20 or so Spot when they are thick.

If the Spot population is down - most recs will go back to chumming / trolling / jigging.

When it takes 4-5 hours to get enough Spot for livelining - most will not do it.

I use a sibiki (sp) rig and catch them 6 or 7 at a time:D.
Don't need no pots.
5th:D

Maybe it's just natural selection. 2nd Largest YOY index in 33 years for spot, not enough room for all of them? But it was interesting to read how the cold temperatures can cause them to dehydrate and die due to lack of regulation of the salt intake.

But, that being said, some of you will always blame the commercial fishermen, not those of you that kill hundreds a week on hook and line.

PS Marty, that was funny!

The next item that should be addressed by the Maryland DNR is the holding of fish (not deemed bait fish by law) in pens without a commercial license.

Does a commercial license specifically state that it allows for the penning of fish or just their harvest for resale?

BTW, I dont pen fish.

LOL Marty
Skip.. They go for $3.00 ea in Cape May

Yesterday's Md Gazette or Capital said there were three species affected but only listed juvenile Spot and Croaker.

Anyone know what the third species is?

Third species were Buggies.