I answered it honestly - spring was well below the last 5-6 years for me.
Very few had a good spring - no big secret there. I talked to different people who went out on charters - very few boats got a limit. Some only got 2-3 fish on an 8 hour trip with 30 lines out
Some charters targeted smaller males - resident fish - in 25 to 30 feet. These 28 to 32 inchers saved the day for some.
I would not sweat too much. The YOY was below average even with the new PSCR restrictions. Guess that was not the problem after all.
Most realize far too many big Rock are being killed up / down the coast.
Real question - will anything useful be done ?
Best thing might be to just C/R until mid May - on a volunteer basis.
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