Quote:
Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29
I grew up caching Whiting off a few choice beaches in NJ, mind you I'm only 38 years old. They were a blast to catch and I believe my father and I used to call the bigger ones BATS as in baseball bats. All I remember is some good times catching these fish off the beach in the mid 80's and enjoying a great meal. One of our family staples at Yankee game was bringing a 2 pack of smoked Whiting to the game to snack on with some pretzels. Great memories! They'll be whipped out in no time the way things are going now! Another great memory, another huge loss!!!
|
It was even better in the sixties and seventies. I am almost thirty years older than you and started my salt water fishing career with my dad and grandfather in the late fifties. Back then the party boats fished all year because we had whiting and ling. It was a hell of a lot easier to make a years pay when you could get in at least ten months of fishing. Now the bulk of the patronage is in six months. Although there is competition amongst the for hire boats,our main competition is fisheries management. Tough business to say the least!
