[Amish Ed]

So, you've noticed a drop off too, interesting. For sure the spottie population will be effected by the lack of CnR. I've seen a lot of fish get boated that didn't make it back. It's hard to maintain sustainable levels when you have a slow growing fish in an essentially closed environment. At least calicoes migrate to some extent making them harder to get a bead on.

I agree too that there are many other fish that taste much better than bass. I'm glad too that many sport boats now encourage CnR. When I started as a deckhand, it was discouraged. 5yrs later it was acceptable. Now Dana Wharf brags about fish released on FB. I like that trend.