It mot just the fish, its also deer. So jow many people are in violation of putting up enough deer to last all yr? And turkey? Sounds like an impossible law to enforce. Most be more to the story.
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MS Crappie Limit Reduced Due to Livescope
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My experience as a GW was LONG ago, but I don't think anything has really changed. The only time a GW is going to go digging into the "fine print" of enforcing possession limits - especially in your home freezer - is if he or she has clear evidence of commercial use (buying/selling wild game or fish) or an otherwise extremely gross violation.
Especially in the current climate, when the Agency is suffering from a major black eye over the "trailcam camera case," and have had their hands tied behind their backs as a result. It's going to take something FAR bigger than me having 45 crappie in my freezer (versus possession limit of 30) to have them going in front of a judge to seek a search warrant.
Especially in the current climate, when the Agency is suffering from a major black eye over the "trailcam camera case," and have had their hands tied behind their backs as a result. It's going to take something FAR bigger than me having 45 crappie in my freezer (versus possession limit of 30) to have them going in front of a judge to seek a search warrant.
my ex BIL daddy would have on average about 1500 crappie filets in his freezer for fish fries.
the guy had many takents and catching crappie consistently was one of them.
killingtime 41
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I love eating and catching crappie I have fished for them for nearly 40 years. I'm still not the greatest at it. But I eat everything I catch nothing go's to waist. Yet I still don't hardly ever catch a limit. When I feel I've got enough for a meal to feed several people I'm good. But I also will have several bags in my freezer. All will be eaten most of the time before I catch anymore.
Headhunter
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SCN on here told me over the phone a few years ago, back when he was employed with the TWRA, that if you had 2 limits, even if you gave some away, then you even had to wait until who gave them to, to eat them, before you could legally keep more. He said the possession limit was twice the daily limit no matter where.
You are blessed with good metabolism. Seems like everything I eat goes to my waist!
Your thoughts are why I kinda laugh at people blaming livescope. The problem is GREED! I've been hearing your uncle and AC talk about trollers (floating trotlines
) and how they are decimating the fishery for years. It doesn't matter how you catch 'em. If someone is just trying to see how many they can take out, they are the problem.
Here's a clip from yesterday. Those are largemouth. I caught several on crankbaits and then tried forward sonar on them. Tell me how easy it is to make em bite just because you can see them. I dropped shaky heads and drop shots on em too.
Exactly like me crappie fishing. I casted to them then dropped various jigs straight above their noses and couldn't get them to bite yesterday.
I can catch em with the right bait , but i never on a bobby garland. Useless bait for me….
1/24 jig head and a thin 1.75" chartreuse and black crappie stinger- they will usually bite
mjwendorf
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I'm so tired of people crying about scoping. Maybe we should limit all these damn guides or at min start charging them a high permit fee that would then go back to the fisheries. The amount of guides on little Ole chick is stupid. Then add all the out of towners and the fish don't stand a chance. The fish are getting the crap beat out of them!
And anyone that thanks scoping is sooo easy has never tried it. Also the fish are starting to spook from it on pressured lakes. Saw it with downscan years ago. Would go over a school spin around an poof nothing. OK rant over.
And anyone that thanks scoping is sooo easy has never tried it. Also the fish are starting to spook from it on pressured lakes. Saw it with downscan years ago. Would go over a school spin around an poof nothing. OK rant over.
yeah sitting right on top if fish and youll have a hard time, FFS or not. KY lake has become a lot clearer over the years and you almost have to cast to them to catch the larger fish and try different casting angles. a lot of fishermen would have never figured this out without FFS.
killingtime 41
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Stupid auto correct makes me say things either I didn't say or takes words like waist instead of waste. Lol
MickThompson
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That shirt and hat upset their stomachs
MickThompson
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This. And once upon a time, 95% of the crappie fishing happened in March and April. Offshore fish were safe most of the year. Not anymore. They still reproduce at the same rates but with more pressure and more take
Buzzard Breath
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This x2. There's just too many damm people.
yeah saltillo doesnt even look the same anymore. it was weird seeing pontoons and ski boats. seems like the farmers sold a lot of riverbank lots as well.
