Sunday, November 03, 2024
Q3: As part of the Hogy family, would you be interested in joining occasional live focus groups hosted by Capt. Mike to talk all things fishing? (Select all topics you may be interested in)
Fishing Trends
Citizen Science Participation
Conservation Actions
Product Feedback and Development
No, Thank you
Inshore Casting and/or Jigging Gamefish
Inshore Tactical Groundfish
Inshore Trolling
Offshore Casting and Jigging
Offshore Trolling
Offshore Tactical Groundfish
Other (please specify)
No, never
Not yet, but interested
Yes, I do
Yes, frequently
Yes, occasionally
Rarely
No, but on the radar.... Never
No, never
Not yet, but interested
Yes, I do
Yes, frequently
Yes, occasionally
Rarely
No, But on the Radar
Never
How many times did you go fishing this past season?
Less than 5 5-10 11-20
More than 20 1-5 trips
6-10 trips 11-20 trips 21-30 trips
More than 30 trips
Considerably Less (20 to 30% less)
Moderately Less (10 to 19% less)
A Little Less (1% to 9% less)
About the Same
A Little More (1% to 9% more)
Moderately More (10% to 19% more)
Much More (20% to 30% more)
If you fished less this year, what challenges prevented you from getting on the water more this season? (Select all that apply) Weather
Other (please specify)
A very bad year
Good – Had some solid days on the water
Challenging –Faced more difficulties than usual
Finding fish
Understanding tide times and moments
Fish moving too quickly
Wind/weather conditions
Crowded fishing spots
How would you rate your fishing success in each of these periods?
Almost always (90-100% of the time)
Most of the time (70-90%)
About half the time (40-70%)
Occasionally (10-40%)
Rarely or never (0-10%)
Q15: Are you familiar with ASGA’s “Local Singles” campaign?This initiative aims to reduce striped bass mortality from 9% to 2.9% by removing back hooks from plugs, based on preliminary research from MA DMF Citizen Science.
Extremely important Very important
Somewhat important
Not so important
Not at all important
Yes, I’m familiar and support it
Yes, I’ve heard of it but would like to know more
No, I’m not familiar but interested
No, I’m not familiar and not interested
90-100% – Nearly all of my catches
70-90% – Most of my catches
40-70% – About half of my catches
10-40% – Some of my catches
Less than 10% – Rarely catch fish on plugs
Q18: If it were simple and easy, would you be willing to participate in a citizen science program to help study conservation best practices for fishing?
Yes, definitely
Likely, if it’s straightforward
Maybe, I’d need more information
Probably not
No, I’m not interested
Extremely important
Very important
Somewhat important
Not so important
Not at all important
Q23: Which Epoxy Jig rigging method would you prefer, if given a choice?
How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?
