Thread: yoyo regulations on Lake Washington

But when you take away one person's style of fishing you put the other styles in danger as well. to outlaw them would be a huge stepping stone to outlaw other ways of fishing, be careful what you wish for and I dare say that WAY more fish are taken out of Lake Washington spider rigging, WAY more!!!!! It's a heck of a fishery that has received a lot of attention as of late, thank Crappie Masters for a lot of that, just the same was Grenada has with one difference, Washington never misses a spawn and has a way of producing a huge shad population.
Single polers don't like trollers, trollers don't like yoyos, and dock owners at Eagle don't want nobody fishing THEIR dock and the list goes on, can't we all just get along???????

I worked FER the Ol Game an Fish FER 30 years!!!! The RIGHT person loose an EYE and it will be outlawed fer awhile. That was how the reservoirs got the old cotton leader on sport trotline law. The right PERSON suffered a loss in the DELTA!!!!

We tried!!!!

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Lately I am just proud the Lord gave me another day to spend on the water..We can legislate ourselves out of existence...and still some will use and abuse...if it is a legal method, and you abide by the rules..Then go and enjoy your day....

Agree with BRM. Should be controlled better.

Can catching a crappie in that manner really be fun? I've been with people who ran limb lines for cats and did not get much excitement from it. I agree with BRM, meat fishing

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

But when you take away one person's style of fishing you put the other styles in danger as well. to outlaw them would be a huge stepping stone to outlaw other ways of fishing, be careful what you wish for and I dare say that WAY more fish are taken out of Lake Washington spider rigging, WAY more!!!!! It's a heck of a fishery that has received a lot of attention as of late, thank Crappie Masters for a lot of that, just the same was Grenada has with one difference, Washington never misses a spawn and has a way of producing a huge shad population.
Single polers don't like trollers, trollers don't like yoyos, and dock owners at Eagle don't want nobody fishing THEIR dock and the list goes on, can't we all just get along???????

I think everyone here IS getting alone. We're just voicing our opinions in a Civil manner. Without conversations like this, nobody has any mortar between their bricks to stick together for a common cause.

My opinions are strictly mine and are not intended to sway anyone else. Rather they are posted to find the people with the same concerns. Whatever the game and fish decide is what we'll all have to live with anyway.

It's everyone's decision as to how they will deal with this on a personal basis. I choose to release most all of the fish I catch while pre fishing or tourney fishing. That may not be the next guys choice tho. If ya need em Eat Em. I don't think that many people really need them as bad as they act like they do however. If they did, they couldn't afford to go far from home to catch them. The money they spend would buy lots of fish and groceries.

Amen, BRM. I drive dang near 5 hours several times a year for the PRIVILEGE of fishing Washington. AND, a few more times annually for the same privilege at Enid. Jus cause I COULD catch a limit doesn't mean I feel OBLIGATED to. I'll fish till I'm tired, keep 5-8 gooduns and release most others, while hoping to meet some of yawl in the process for good conversation and fellowship. If a feller is lookin for much more than that, ya oughta check your self out!!! Now there....that's my .02. lol