What you should aim for is not catching small fish that you do not want to keep and descend.
Do not fish at the bottom, crank your gear up at least 6 turns up.
If your gear is close to the bottom or at the bottom, you will likely catch small Rosy RF.
The larger fish will still hit your offering. Watch your FF, there are a lot of suspended Verms,  Canaries and Bococcio's that are aggressive. The Canaries and Verms will hit hard and pull your line down.
The Bococcio's sometimes swim around after swallowing your gear and you can't feel their weight right away.

Thats a huge cabbie. WTG.

Hey Alex, I've had kidney stones removed. It wasn't fun but it was necessary. Takes about a month to heal. Just hang in there.

Best of luck Al in finding your next job.  I am sure it going to be better and rewarding.

Quarry report to follow

I notice the Lightnings bite 4 or more days after a plant.

I used to go crabbing but not anymore. I just buy what we can eat at the 99 Ranch store. Currently $8.99 lb. I bought 2 crabs a few days ago for around $35. Done in 15 mins.

Thats a whopper!