Quote Originally Posted by D10 View Post
I’m curious, what is y’alls opinion on C&R LMB and C&R crappie? It seems to me that there has been a bigger push among crappie anglers (especially tournament oriented) to preach and practice C&R.


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I think lakes that receive a lot of pressure and smaller reservoirs should practice C&R by anglers who fish the lake a lot. Not sure why, but most people think it's a unwritten rule that they must keep every legal crappie they catch. Lakes that have a population problem is a different story. Once I have enough fish in the freezer then I tend to throw back more than I keep, especially on the trophy lakes. In MS, Grenada receives so much fishing pressure it is unreal, but it still manages to produce big fish every year though, but for how long? The size has diminished over the years with the amount of crappie anglers now, not to mention the guide services and clients and out of state anglers. I don't think it will be long before we go from a 15 per person creel to a 10 person creel, which I would support if it came down to it. Keep the fish you NEED and throw back a few for seed, conservation is up to each individual in my opinion.