Winter mackerel! The Good ol Days!

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Originally Posted by bunker dunker

no all of us.we would bring our ultra lights with small jigs and spoons go up in the bow and have a blast.my Dad and grandfather would use the meat sticks and my
brother and i would have a blast.like bonito fishing.

yeah, a few guys did that, but in my day most everyone wanted to "load up".. Load up for what I don't know, but I guess guys that did a lot crabbing, or fishing where chunk bait is used could certainly take a few dozen to freeze.. I thought they were ok to eat, kind of a strong oily fish that worked well when prepared in certain ways, but personally after one or two meals, I was done with them.. Always preferred Whiting and Ling in those days...