Thread: Truman and LOZ length limit changes? Spider rigging new regulations?

Originally Posted by Jigging15

Still hearing a buzz about a 10" length limit for Truman and maybe LOZ and possible creel limit change as well. Also heard a comment from a couple guys that there may be some changes to the regulations on spider rigging/trolling. I'm guessing that would have to reducing the number of rods we can use per person. Any info or timeframes for any of the above would be great. I've been rigging Truman for as long as anyone I can remember. I use to push it pretty hard to get people in to it. My defense was always that a limit was a limit. But now I have some worries after seeing 25 boats in each creek up and down the Grand arm all winter the last couple years. The guys that have switched to rigging are now able to catch fish that they normally would not have been able to catch fishing with one or two poles. So even though my original stance of a limit is a limit I am worried after seein so many fish come out of major creeks in Nov.-March that never would have been fished for or caught in years past.

I fish a lot of the places that you fish on Truman, up river from Bucksaw, and have for 20 years. There has been a real change in the fish population and the fishing pressure over that time. The winter fishing, guides, and the spider rigging (as well as the news about it on the internet) have changed the lake.

I'm a single poler and the fish aren't nearly as abundant as they used to be, and that is due mainly to the fishing pressure. The crowds on that section of the lake have gone up dramatically, as in 4-5+ times the number of fisherman.

There are fewer fish than there used to be, but you are right, the fish finders, and fishing techniques have really changed things. Even 15 years ago there were winter holes being fished with 8+ boats on top of them everyday, back before spider rigging, where I thought the pressure was too much to be sustainable in the long term.

I'd even be OK with a 11" limit on that arm of the lake, or stretch of water.

I also think the protection on blue cats on Truman was unnecessary, but the pressure on flatheads in the spring is also detrimental. I fully support more protections length/creel limits for the flatheads.