Like we really need to lose 2 Million Fish in the Bay...

[B-Faithful]

Yup... pots are commercial gear and shouldnt be used by recs.

[MdCrappie]

Originally Posted by B-Faithful

Yup... pots are commercial gear and shouldnt be used by recs.

Maybe a better wording would be..... "Yup...pots are commercial and CAN'T LEGALLY be used by recs."

[uncljohn]

I saw a couple thousand up near the BB last Saturday but they were all candy spot, not adult spot and croakers like the story says, but I've heard of reports of dead fish all up and down the bay.

[reds]

Originally Posted by B-Faithful

Yup... pots are commercial gear and shouldnt be used by recs.

New era now. They get turned in to the DNR. The floats have to have a commercial license number on them.

[B-Faithful]

Maybe I was just unaware of it but I dont know any recs who were trapping fish in pots. I think it would be too much to worry about for guys who are only on the water once a week or so. Everyone I know hook and lines for spot. It is viewed as part of the fun. I know my son and his buddies love doing it. Upon being short on time, I would buy them from a local waterman who was charging me $1.00ea. (Considering the cost of blood worms I probably should have just always bought from him.) However I only bought spot from him twice this year. I believe the regulation clarrification probably hurt charters who dont have a commercial license. I still dont think it was even viewed by them as an issue as most those guys are networked with someone with a license.

I love live lining spot. I certainly hope that this kill doesnt cause problems for the fishery.

[crabby and son]

Originally Posted by B-Faithful

Maybe I was just unaware of it but I dont know any recs who were trapping fish in pots. I think it would be too much to worry about for guys who are only on the water once a week or so. Everyone I know hook and lines for spot. It is viewed as part of the fun. I know my son and his buddies love doing it. Upon being short on time, I would buy them from a local waterman who was charging me $1.00ea. (Considering the cost of blood worms I probably should have just always bought from him.) However I only bought spot from him twice this year. I believe the regulation clarrification probably hurt charters who dont have a commercial license. I still dont think it was even viewed by them as an issue as most those guys are networked with someone with a license.

I love live lining spot. I certainly hope that this kill doesnt cause problems for the fishery.

It's as much fun catching spot as it is rock!!..........Gary

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by crabby and son

It's as much fun catching spot as it is rock!!..........Gary

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...

[Skip]

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.

[5th Tuition]

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

[JigStix]

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!