Very much so! The only problem now is the relative lack of larger bass, but that is starting to get better.
What a lot of people don't realize is the greatest threat now is the overfishing of forage. The menhadden reduction boats have decimated one of the main sources of food for many of the sport/food fish in the northeast. Bluefin tuna have just about abandoned the NY Bight since the commercials just about eliminated the white hake (whitting) in the region. The hake were the main source of food for the bluefins in the 'Mudhole' right off the coast of NJ. Now if a couple dozen giants are caught each season that is a lot.
Rippin