Thread: Yo-Yo's....Like or Dislike???

I know this has come up before but do the Yo-Yo fisherman take more than they should and hurt a lakes population?? I compare it to trot lining a lot and even though I don't Yo-Yo fish I do like to trot line when I get the chance. Me and a buddy were talking this morning and both agreed the way we trot line, only about twice a year when we have time, it probably won't make a much difference but there are those who really take a lot of fish out of the lakes and rivers by setting lines and Yo-Yo's. I mean how much can a fishery take?? I've yet to set line this year and my love for the Flathead catfish is about to drive me crazy wanting to set some but working around my schedule makes it tough. I have a bass tournament coming up I always fish and then I plan on focusing on crappie more but hope to mix in setting some lines then as well. Where we live there are a lot of retired folks who move in and line an awful lot. I enjoy it myself but wanna ensure our fishery's aren't hurt, what yall think?

Whatever floats your boat.

I first saw this type fishing when I visited ARK the first time. Doesnt seem very exciting to me and reminds me of running a trap line. It deffinetly is meat hunting and not sport.

I hate em!!! I think we should all carry bazookas in our boat at all times and blow em all to pieces.................Yep, cut em, burn em, and impose the death penalty to anyone caught using them!!!

I feel if used right it is OK but few do. Would like to see live bait for game fish on them banned and used only for Catfishing. I have used them but not anymore. Good way for folks just to load a freezer but truthfully cheaper just to buy their fish.

Never used a yoyo, but I do like to run a trot line one weekend a year or so. Nothing like grabbing that line and feeling them cats tugging. Don't like it when folks abandon them. I hate thinking ya got a crappie then realizing ya got someone's old line! Take em up guys!

I wish they made electric yo yo's.

Originally Posted by Buckrub

I wish they made electric yo yo's.

D-10 got one ( shock boat) best I ever seen!! Its not the gun,bullets or the number of bullets!! that's bad its the man or person behind the gun!!! Its not the YO-YO its the yo-yo setting it out!! you ban YO-YO's what next do you ban!!! Where does it stop!!! It stops with the sport fishermen!!! We ban together and say when I find a YO-YO being miss used cut it down and report it to the Correct Law nforcment!!! The onyl thing that stops a bad gun (YO-YO) is a good YO-YO!!

Originally Posted by jackie53

We ban together and say when I find a YO-YO being miss used cut it down and report it to the Correct Law nforcment!!!

I agree 100%. But when you are on the water looking at that unmarked yo-yo with the dead 2lber hanging off of it, decide then which one you are going to do: cut it, or report it. Definitely dont do both, or you are likely to get a surprise when you hand that yo-yo to the warden and tell him you cut it. Just sayin.

I use them a few times a year for crappie. I dont have a problem with them any more than I do any other type of LEGAL fishing methods, but, like any other fishing methods there are those that abuse the system. I dont think most yo yo fishermen take more than they should. Whats the defination of "should"? More than you can eat? A limit is a limit no mater the style of fishing. I'd be willing to bet Nimrod and some others on here catch more crappie single polling in a month than I take all year.