The spot are really not late yet......they usually turn up in numbers around the 2nd week of June......I think a lot of us are over-eager.
That said, I hope I'm wrong, but I'm in agreement with Gary.......we've been beating the spot population pretty hard for the last 5-6 years and I'm not sure it's sustainable.
While it's true that spot have a pretty high mortality rate from natural predators, I think the added cumulative pressure from bait use may be enough to tip the scale.......I hope I'm wrong but food for thought.
We have been taking an extraordinary amount of premature fish for years now, it has to catch up numerically to the breeding population eventually......remember rockfish in the late 70's / early 80's? Size limit 12" and no creel, then size limit of 14" with a 25 creel? And the entire population crashed eventually.
I hope we don't have a repeat.
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The spot are really not late yet......they usually turn up in numbers around the 2nd week of June......I think a lot of us are over-eager.
2nd or 3rd week of June and game on. There are a few in the creeks in shalow water.
I am getting out my 14' Carolina Skiff this Week I will let you guys know wher I find them. lets see 6 bucks a fish
last weekend buddy at work caught a half dozen at point look out pier. he said they were big 9" fat jumbo spot
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