Thread: Crappie rule changes

Originally Posted by tcounty

Another thing MDWF needs to raise license fees for residents and nonresident to pay for more GWs. In TN now my license for the year for a sportsman goes to $160 a year. That's what a resident pays. I get my nonresident fish in MS for $55 then in the fall I get my small game and duck for $100. It's cheaper for me to fish and hunt in MS than in TN. Dad gets his resident Sportsman for somewhere around $25-30 , that's not enough guys. MDWF needs to get in line with TWRA license fees. Got to be able to pay for the needed enforcement. TN resident fish and small game is going to $35 That's more than MS sportsman license.

I disagree with you on raising the license fee on people from out of state. I live in Tennessee and fish in Mississippi 5-10 days a month. I
pay to store my camper, pay the campground fees, buy my groceries, camper supplies, bait, fuel for my truck and boat, have my boat worked on, and eat in restaurants in Mississippi. I read and article in the Mississippi Sportsman Magazine that said the last license increase for Mississippi Resident license was 23 years ago. Out of Staters pay 10 times what Mississippi residents pay. I choose to live in Tennessee and don't mind paying my fair share to utilize Mississippi resourses.

fellas....this topic is about the new crappie rules.......its not about license fees and what you spend on other things

This thread went so far South, it wound up in Jackson.

Speaking for myself, if they would use the money for enforcement of the regs , I'd gladly pay double what I pay now. All the rule changes in the world is worthless without enforcement.

Originally Posted by eagle 1

Have we changed who is taking care of it ? In ten year increments would you say fishing is better now than in 2005 ? 2005 better than 1995 ? Restricting honest ,law abiding fishermen , to compensate for the lack of enforcement to me is a Band-Aid . M.DW.F.P do a great job with resources given . I would like to see folks in Jackson treat "outdoor recreation " as a State resource , not a burden .JMO.

I started fishing crappie on Sardis in 1996. Number wise it was wayyyy better back then with the exception of 2013 and 2014. Quality wise it started making a upward trend in 2011. I caught my first 3 lber on Sardis in 2013 and then another shortly after. Jmo but the lake had just started paying dividends for the increase in size to 12 inch minimum.

That's right. 12" rule helped sardis big time. Glad to see them thinking bout going back to it.

OK.....I jus want to know, in plain, simple English, how many feesh I can keep (as if that's ever an issue for me, lol), and OVER what length they must be. If one lake is partly in MI and the other half in LA., it's simple. Have Wannabe go down there, draw a line in the water and mark it MI or LA. MI rules apply on that side, and LA rules apply on their side. Problem solved!!

Now, let's go fishin.......

It will only happen if both states apply the same rules.