[Skolmann]

I think (at least for this year) you had two factors working against you;

1-The fact that you are only allowed to keep one fluke over 18”s per person. In years past it was the combined weight of your best 3 (and maybe 5 years back). I don’t think many people feel comfortable/confident in finding/catching that 1 big fish.

2-The price of fuel. With the bay fishery not producing the big fluke it did 10, 15, 20 years ago it’s hard for people to justify making the long run to deep water ocean spots to find that 1 fish.