Rhode Island Blackfish

Fished opening day with Capt. Rich Tenrerero, now of Pt. Judith. Constant action all day on jigs by those sneaky crab stealers for a full boat limit and a big trigger, then we finished the morning with a few striped bass overs and a lottery slot.

Sounds like fun. There's nothing like those bait stealers! Please tell Richie I said hello the next time you see him.

... a lottery slot.

What's a "Lottery Slot", not sure of that nomenclature...

When you are lucky enough to come upon a striped bass between 28 and 31 inches. Perhaps by you, it's not so uncommon.

You're right Matt. Those Maine anglers are killing all of the fish. I think we need asmfc to eliminate trolling

Funny you should mention trolling. I HATE it, and gladly accept a visit from "Pepe LePew" than do it to avoid a skunking. That being said colleagues who have been trolling, which up almost certainly means Tube-N-Worm, are also complaining about too many "overs". I asked one how he did the other day and the comment was, "Nothing for dinner, 25, 26, 27 & 33".

And here's a graphic which elicited a "Can't believe those Maine fishermen throw so many bass back" from a NJ resident, you know the Garden State which never threw back a fish they could keep...

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Yes, Mainers who report their effort with the Volunteer Angler Logbook tossed back 75% of the legal stripers caught in 2021. The scary thing is that I caught 15% of the legal size fish on this graphic 😳

"The scary thing is that I caught 15% of the legal size fish on this graphic"

I wouldn't call it scary, Roccus. I say it's a testimony to your skill and determination!