Hmmm... Folks I know have all found fish... Most don't get counted at the ramps either because they're people with moorage. I'm not defending the number -- but there were probably 200 boats on/within a few miles of MCB on the opener and most had 2+ people, so 500 fish that day alone isn't impossible to believe from just the PT area.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -John Buchan