when is enough, enough?

[hudnut]

Why is it that these "sportman" crappie fishermen (and women) forget about ethical ways of catching crappie during the spawn. I was at Horseshoe yesterday and spoke with a man who said he was on his 3rd. 40qt. cooler of crappie that day!! What is it that makes people forget about limits on these fish during this time. Horseshoe has a generous limit of 50 per day, but with these type of people, limits mean absolutely nothing, and that's so sad. I can't speak for other lakes, but this lake cannot endure this type of overfishing year after year. If something isn't done, the memories of slab crappie here will be just that, memories. It just makes me sick.

[704gary]

I'm with you hudnut.

[Arkie John]

I would have taken his boat numbers or license plate number and reported him flat out! The fish cops need to pay him a visit...especially when he is cleanin' 'em.

Everyone needs to operate by the rules.

Two ole' boys were caught with 150 crappie below the dam at Millwood last year and they made 'em pay BIG TIME! It's about time the fish cops did something besides hassle me about checking my license every time the wind blows a different direction.

Here's to better trips!

aj

[Razorback33]

I agree! I get so sick of hearing about people taking more than they are allowed, just for bragging rights. Just because you catch them doesn't mean you have to keep them. They could just as easily be culled and the largest ones kept for eating. This is the one thing that really gets me stirred up.

[TimberTalker]

For one guy to fill up 3 40qt coolers single pole fishing at horseshoe in one day, all I can say is he must have had alot of ice.

[jacobwyn]

Yeah it's sad someone has to do that. I guess they hardly ever get a fish in the boat so they're making up for those dry trips. Who knows? You're right they'll ruin a place like that in a very short time, look at 9 mile (Burnt Cane).

[Darryl Morris]

Daily limits and possession limits should be enforced better. And, before we get into that debate again, a possession limit is two time your daily limit. It is not out of your possession until it is transferred or passes your lips. If a man goes out and catches 50 every day and feeds them to his family that night and does it again the next day, etc. I harbor him no ill will. He is doing what needs to be and doing it within the law. That's just an example that I'm sure is not happening. I've even seen the audacity of some bringing chest freezers to the camp site with them, go figure. No doubt going beyond their possession limit.

[Gomer Snerd]

Yeah it's sad someone has to do that. I guess they hardly ever get a fish in the boat so they're making up for those dry trips. Who knows? You're right they'll ruin a place like that in a very short time, look at 9 mile (Burnt Cane).

no way they caught 'em out at 9 mile. i was catching the heck out of them judt before the water came up and have struggled after it went down. People have been game hogging at horseshoe since there was a 'shoe and it doesn't seem to matter. More likely to overpopulate than get fished out.

[Gomer Snerd]

Yeah it's sad someone has to do that. I guess they hardly ever get a fish in the boat so they're making up for those dry trips. Who knows? You're right they'll ruin a place like that in a very short time, look at 9 mile (Burnt Cane).

no way they caught 'em out at 9 mile. i was catching the heck out of them just before the water came up and have struggled after it went down. People have been game hogging at horseshoe since there was a 'shoe and it doesn't seem to matter. More likely to overpopulate than get fished out.

[grits and gravy]

I agree that daily limits need to be enforced more strictly. But the problem is that there are only two gamewardens per county in most cases, and at the most three in the very large counties. So that leaves a lot of areas that dont get checked very often, due to lack of manpower. But I have found that if you place a call to the AGFC hotline number on the back of your license, they are usually pretty quick to take care of the problems is you can give them some good information. (i.e.: boat tags #, location, description of the people and boat)