Newport, Ri - 2007 Squid Season

[Rhii9516]

Well Folks last night was fun to a point. I got down there around 9pm and started hitting them within 90 seconds got about 60 or so about 1/3 of a bucket. That was enough for me for the night, got tonight’s dinner and some bait for fishing later in the year. So here was the point where it became not fun. I brought my little sister down her first time trying this she had a blast until it apparently became acceptable for people to fish over her by tossing the jigs right out in front of her and forcing her into a little corner where she felt uncomfortable and it wasn’t fun anymore. Everyone who goes down here needs to realize that there are plenty of squid out there and there isn’t any reason for encroaching on someone else when one comes out of the water. Thankfully for this person she made us leave before they went for a swim. There were way too many people down there and the fear being consummated on this board will come to fruition and GI will be shut down if attitudes don’t change. I have seen way to many inconsiderate sloppy people down there for my liking. It is so frustrating because for every nice person you meet down there (and yes we met one last night), there are 10 jerks right behind them.



In the 18 years I have been fishing GI I have always gone down there with the attitude that fishing is a privilege meant to be enjoyed by all. Not an opportunity to rape the seas and get greedy over how many you got. Or you need more buckets full. So when it is a busy night and you look to you left or right and see someone there, realize that they just might be out there to have fun and enjoy themselves instead of trying to keep all the squid from you.