was a nice rec. fishery

rollon · 05-03-2008, 07:29 PM

havent been out since the numbers dropped from 1-3 a night to no bites in 5-7 tries - happened to be about the same time the blinkies abounded.

anybody got a fish lately?

hows the LL EXPERIMENT doing?

R

billspilingup · 05-03-2008, 11:32 PM

It's not the buoy guys. It's not the one LL boat in the experiment. A HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH is... well... highly migratory. They just aren't around right now like they usually are.

Don't try to stir the pot for the sake of having a debate that's been hashed out over and over. It's annoying.

Nick C · 05-04-2008, 12:21 PM

I was thinking about this the other day. Last winter was great as was the summer, but yes it seems to have slowed. But a couple years ago when we had a poor run of dolphin for 2 years we didn't think the buoys guys or the LL'ers got em all. But in the past 3 years, dolphin fishing has been insane. Like the post above, HMS! Makes sense to me.

rollon · 05-04-2008, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billspilingup

It's not the buoy guys. It's not the one LL boat in the experiment. A HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH is... well... highly migratory. They just aren't around right now like they usually are.

Don't try to stir the pot for the sake of having a debate that's been hashed out over and over. It's annoying.

yeah, that makes sense. just because the amount of rec. caught fish plummeted about the same time as the comm. caught fish skyrocketed must be a coincidence.

R

billspilingup · 05-04-2008, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollon

yeah, that makes sense. just because the amount of rec. caught fish plummeted about the same time as the comm. caught fish skyrocketed must be a coincidence.

R

Show me the stats over the years.

tunaman81 · 05-04-2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollon

yeah, that makes sense. just because the amount of rec. caught fish plummeted about the same time as the comm. caught fish skyrocketed must be a coincidence.

R

No, they didn't. Last fall/winter was on fire, and everyone was catching fish. The fishing for the past few months has been slow for everyone, commercial and recreational. Lots of the buoy gear fishermen have not been fishing because it has been so slow. They are highly migratory, and fish just haven't been pushing through the area.

tunaman81 · 05-05-2008, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollon

happened to be about the same time the blinkies abounded.

anybody got a fish lately?

hows the LL EXPERIMENT doing?

R

The buoy gear fishermen have been around for several years, and the fishing the past couple of falls/winters has been on fire.

gaffandrelease · 05-20-2008, 12:29 PM

rollin, how can you blame slow fishing on the buoy fishing. have you ever done it. do you really know what they catch. well i do, i have done it for the past two years and the numbers are not nearly as good as you think, people are not going out and having 1000lb nights the average night for us is between 250-300lbs a night. so before you go complaining about slow fishing why dont you just accept the fact that it is slow for everyone and the fish have migrated.

Disco Lady · 05-26-2008, 08:58 AM

COÑO!!!!!!!! Capt.OLLIE caught them all BRO!

iriesoul · 06-02-2008, 09:05 AM

How long shall we continue the beating of the horse?

Jesslyn · 06-02-2008, 03:13 PM

There is no sence talking about this on here minds have been made up and it is what it is.

Ron.38 Special · 06-03-2008, 02:27 PM

I would love to blame the slow bite on the buoy gear, but they would have to be catching something to hurt the bite!

Fact is, most of the guys fishing buoys were the ones catching 5 or more fish a night anyway, now they are just doing it with buoys. And yes, when the bite is on, they catch more with buoys than rod and reel, but the numbers just don't support any blame here.

Does anyone remember when the swordfish club first started? It started because we went months after months with hardly a bite to talk about, so we starte meeting and sharing tips to try to figure out wht happened.

Nothing happened, the fishing is cyclical and we are going thru another cycle of very few fish on the surface or in our area.

Remember where are fish have gone when we tag them, anywhere from Venezuela to Grand Cayman, to Turks, and far east of the Bahamas.

Hang in there, they'll be back.

And for the question on the LL Experiments??? They aren't catch crap either!

Broadbill-Pro · 06-03-2008, 02:37 PM

IF YOUR LOOKING TO BLAME SOMEONE, START HERE

Tuna Devil · 06-03-2008, 02:44 PM

WhItEoUt 23 · 06-03-2008, 02:49 PM

ProfessorO · 06-03-2008, 02:54 PM

You might as well blame it on La Nina or maybe the North Atlantic
Oscillation or better yet, the sewage outfall from all the pipes
pumping into the Florida Current. cheers, arthur

Tuna Devil · 06-03-2008, 02:54 PM

The BEAST · 06-03-2008, 10:42 PM

If I had to blame anybody... WTH... My choice would be Vinnie, the Sword Slayer!

Fishalways · 06-04-2008, 08:17 AM

I blame the reduction in pirates.
Which we all know is the cause of global warming.
Which makes the fish less hungry becasue their electric bills have gone up due to the increased cost of fuel becasue they can't run their ac as cool as they used to.
Which makes me less hungry so it of course means the fish are less hungry.
So we need to make new powerplants in ANWAR and run all our boats on wheat grass ethanol.

and eat more tacos.

NightCrawler · 06-04-2008, 08:33 AM

I blame OBAMA

05-03-2008, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
rollon Grunt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	was a nice rec. fishery havent been out since the numbers dropped from 1-3 a night to no bites in 5-7 tries - happened to be about the same time the blinkies abounded. anybody got a fish lately? hows the LL EXPERIMENT doing? R

05-04-2008, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nick C Grander Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 900-1600' of water Boat: 25' Bluewater(Rough C's) Best Catch: est. 120lb Tarpon on 16lb tippet(fight time was 12 min) Occupation: Squid rigger Posts: 2,095	I was thinking about this the other day. Last winter was great as was the summer, but yes it seems to have slowed. But a couple years ago when we had a poor run of dolphin for 2 years we didn't think the buoys guys or the LL'ers got em all. But in the past 3 years, dolphin fishing has been insane. Like the post above, HMS! Makes sense to me. __________________ "Put your buoys out... we're comin' in HOT!"

06-03-2008, 02:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tuna Devil Grander Join Date: Nov 2005 Occupation: Pirate Posts: 1,823	__________________ What do you mean I'm not kind? I'm just not your kind.

06-03-2008, 02:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
WhItEoUt 23 Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pompano bch Boat: dusky 23 Best Catch: 160 lb swordfish 52 ib rooster fish Occupation: self employed Posts: 873	__________________ TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

06-03-2008, 02:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
ProfessorO Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Boat: Wellcraft 270 Coastal Best Catch: All of them Occupation: Professor of Physical Oceanography Posts: 472	You might as well blame it on La Nina or maybe the North Atlantic Oscillation or better yet, the sewage outfall from all the pipes pumping into the Florida Current. cheers, arthur __________________ Writing has proven to be hard work, often painful. I can honestly say that I would rather be fishing (Linda Greenlaw, The Hungry Ocean, 1999).

05-03-2008, 11:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
billspilingup Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lighthouse Point Boat: 31' Ocean Master Best Catch: 77'' Sword Posts: 401	It's not the buoy guys. It's not the one LL boat in the experiment. A HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH is... well... highly migratory. They just aren't around right now like they usually are. Don't try to stir the pot for the sake of having a debate that's been hashed out over and over. It's annoying.

05-20-2008, 12:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
gaffandrelease Grunt Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	rollin, how can you blame slow fishing on the buoy fishing. have you ever done it. do you really know what they catch. well i do, i have done it for the past two years and the numbers are not nearly as good as you think, people are not going out and having 1000lb nights the average night for us is between 250-300lbs a night. so before you go complaining about slow fishing why dont you just accept the fact that it is slow for everyone and the fish have migrated.

05-26-2008, 08:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,609	COÑO!!!!!!!! Capt.OLLIE caught them all BRO!

06-02-2008, 09:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
iriesoul Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 108	How long shall we continue the beating of the horse?

06-02-2008, 03:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jesslyn Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 657	There is no sence talking about this on here minds have been made up and it is what it is.

06-03-2008, 02:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ron.38 Special Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 209	I would love to blame the slow bite on the buoy gear, but they would have to be catching something to hurt the bite! Fact is, most of the guys fishing buoys were the ones catching 5 or more fish a night anyway, now they are just doing it with buoys. And yes, when the bite is on, they catch more with buoys than rod and reel, but the numbers just don't support any blame here. Does anyone remember when the swordfish club first started? It started because we went months after months with hardly a bite to talk about, so we starte meeting and sharing tips to try to figure out wht happened. Nothing happened, the fishing is cyclical and we are going thru another cycle of very few fish on the surface or in our area. Remember where are fish have gone when we tag them, anywhere from Venezuela to Grand Cayman, to Turks, and far east of the Bahamas. Hang in there, they'll be back. And for the question on the LL Experiments??? They aren't catch crap either!

06-03-2008, 02:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
Broadbill-Pro Grander Join Date: Jan 2006 Best Catch: When I look at a Commercial Fishing Vessel I see 300 million Americans and you only see the Crew Posts: 1,184	IF YOUR LOOKING TO BLAME SOMEONE, START HERE

06-03-2008, 02:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
Tuna Devil Grander Join Date: Nov 2005 Occupation: Pirate Posts: 1,823	__________________ What do you mean I'm not kind? I'm just not your kind.

06-03-2008, 10:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
The BEAST Charter Captain Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami/upper Keys Boat: 2007 WorldCat 330TE / 300 Suzuki's Best Catch: every catch is my best catch Occupation: charter captain Posts: 765	If I had to blame anybody... WTH... My choice would be Vinnie, the Sword Slayer! __________________ Capt. Jim, The BEAST 2007 WorldCat 330TE / 300 Suzuki's

06-04-2008, 08:17 AM	#19 (permalink)
Fishalways Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2006 Boat: 206 Kencraft Best Catch: 450# Blue Marlin, Walkers Cay Posts: 619	I blame the reduction in pirates. Which we all know is the cause of global warming. Which makes the fish less hungry becasue their electric bills have gone up due to the increased cost of fuel becasue they can't run their ac as cool as they used to. Which makes me less hungry so it of course means the fish are less hungry. So we need to make new powerplants in ANWAR and run all our boats on wheat grass ethanol. and eat more tacos. __________________ I am an atheist.

06-04-2008, 08:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
NightCrawler Hooked Up Join Date: May 2005 Location: pompano Boat: fishing Posts: 473	I blame OBAMA __________________ A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

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