Thread: Caught a tagged crappie!

Originally Posted by Polebender

First fish of the day at Horseshoe and it was tagged! I didn’t examine the tag until I was done for the day, then saw it was a $5 tag. If I had known that, I probably would have released it for someone else to catch. I didn’t know that the reward amount was printed on the tag. Sure were a lot of people out there today!



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Cool!!


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First I’ve ever heard of that!


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I had one a couple weeks ago


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Originally Posted by Polebender

First fish of the day at Horseshoe and it was tagged! I didn’t examine the tag until I was done for the day, then saw it was a $5 tag. If I had known that, I probably would have released it for someone else to catch. I didn’t know that the reward amount was printed on the tag. Sure were a lot of people out there today!



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Please report the tag information to AGFC. You can call 877-734-4581 during the week or my cell 870-318-5987.

When you guys tah these is the info gathered similar to waterfowl bands?

very cool!

I think those waterfowl studies are mostly interested in movement but I’m not 100% sure. On the Horseshoe study the main purpose is to look at what percentage of tagged fish are harvested. This helps us determine if a minimum length limit will be appropriate. If harvest is too low, fish will become stunted below or right around that length limit. Not sure if it will work but here’s a link to an article that D10 wrote that explains length limit use for crappie.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/arkan...od-lake-3.html

So how long do you expect to know something from the study?

Originally Posted by Hokiefish

I think those waterfowl studies are mostly interested in movement but I’m not 100% sure. On the Horseshoe study the main purpose is to look at what percentage of tagged fish are harvested. This helps us determine if a minimum length limit will be appropriate. If harvest is too low, fish will become stunted below or right around that length limit. Not sure if it will work but here’s a link to an article that D10 wrote that explains length limit use for crappie.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/arkan...od-lake-3.html