One can consider one's self anything. In the eyes of the law all of us who fish squid by rod and reel are sport fishermen unless we have a commercial squid license. We are all fishing with recreational (sport) licenses. I have even sold squid to fish markets on occasion (not legal anymore with out a commercial license) but that doesn't make me a commercial fisherman either, just a sports fisherman recovering a little of his tackle investment. I have worked on commercial boats and sport fished too, anyplace I go the commercial guys have right of way, they are feeding their families and courteous sport fishermen bow to them. Lobster, scup, sea bass traps and their bouys are always a pain to sport fishermen but they are necessary to the guys who make their living thusly and to those who eat their products. I do support your self sufficient way of life, but when you spend the money to go from VA to RI for a couple hundred squid it seems more like you like catching them which is sport, than just having something to eat which is subsistence. Even when we fish for the table it is still sport fishing by definition.
 Common decency?? Let me see, a guy needs to make his living. The lobsters are thick in a given area at a given time. These lobsters may head to deeper water as the water heats up. There are some folks who wish to jig some squid for food or bait in the same area. Why is the commercial guy being discourteous?? He is feeding many people, we are just feeding ourselves. When I was young I used to curse the boats going in and out a channel from a bay to the sea when they'd just come in full steam ahead with little regard to the guys on the shore with lines in the water. I had thought they were being discourteous. Once I worked on those boats I realized that currents are involved and many time boats need a good way on to steer in the current. Maybe you can get a family mess lobster permit and drop a trap or two in while in the area. My buddy does this on the Vineyard, just a couple family mess traps under the dock. Mighty good eating! (The old "if you can't lick 'em join 'em" theory!!)
 I hope you're having fun and catching them up good!!
 Common decency?? Let me see, a guy needs to make his living. The lobsters are thick in a given area at a given time. These lobsters may head to deeper water as the water heats up. There are some folks who wish to jig some squid for food or bait in the same area. Why is the commercial guy being discourteous?? He is feeding many people, we are just feeding ourselves. When I was young I used to curse the boats going in and out a channel from a bay to the sea when they'd just come in full steam ahead with little regard to the guys on the shore with lines in the water. I had thought they were being discourteous. Once I worked on those boats I realized that currents are involved and many time boats need a good way on to steer in the current. Maybe you can get a family mess lobster permit and drop a trap or two in while in the area. My buddy does this on the Vineyard, just a couple family mess traps under the dock. Mighty good eating! (The old "if you can't lick 'em join 'em" theory!!)
 I hope you're having fun and catching them up good!!