Vote - 10", then 11" and then 12" - Why not

**chuckauten** · 03-30-2014, 02:40 PM

Flycaster, it looks like I have egg on my face. I miss read your post, please accept my apologizes. CC has done a great job in helping me appreciate crappie fishing and increased my catches of crappie over 12" (self imposed rule).

**flycaster** · 03-30-2014, 02:44 PM

apologizes accepted.
We all enjoy your input to this great forum.
Hope to see you on the waters again. I have seen where your schedule is keeping you from Florida, but I know you will return.

**Crappielover** · 03-30-2014, 02:56 PM

I am very happy we have guys like Chuck on the forum. We can never have too many folks who care about the future of crappie fishing.

**huntinslabs** · 04-01-2014, 04:25 PM

26 votes and 1200 views. Must be a lot that dont agree with any options on this poll. Sure seems to be a lot of elitist opinions on here. People that come on and read trying to learn something would be scared away from some of the comments I have read. I believe the majority of people fishing for specks are minnow and cork guys not the ate up die hards we are. Remember its just fishing and supposed to be fun first not worrying what the next guy thinks at the ramp. Myself I live to fish and specks is probably my favorite and strive to keep the bigger fish. However if someone is within the limits of the law so be it and hope they are having a ball doing it. Am I worried on a major system like the St. Johns? No way shape or form without some natural disaster or man made disaster.

**fishwalton** · 04-01-2014, 08:34 PM

According to current FWC regulations on crappie there are only two lakes in the entire state that have a 10 inch minimum size limit on crappie…. Talquin andOkeechobee. One or two have a higher number limit than 25.

See: http://myfwc.com/fishing/freshwater/regulations/special

**fishin813** · 04-02-2014, 01:33 AM

Lake Griffin - Leesburg area has 10" limit
Lake Medard - West of Tampa off Hwy 60 has 10" limit
Both imposed within past 2 yrs by FWC

**fishwalton** · 04-02-2014, 05:46 AM

That's good to know. FWC needs to update their website info.

**captankangaroo** · 04-02-2014, 07:29 PM

I think size limits work in some places. I fish the big-o and I think the 10 in has worked so far. This year I`m seeing a lot of small fish, more then I can remember. Are they having a good year? Is it from man or god ? only time will tell. Lets hope its a little of both. We know the lords doing his part. Are we doing ares??

**Brimfisher** · 04-02-2014, 08:14 PM

I think a 12 in. limit on Talquin would be great. I already stick to that. I also believe that with the way crappie reproduce that a 15-20 fish limit would help the fishery as much or more than a size limit.

**fishin813** · 04-02-2014, 09:50 PM

Everythime i go to the Big O, i see all the pontoon boats at night in the Kissimmee river north & south of bridge from January through mid April almost stacked on top each
other 1/2 - 3/4 mile long - looks like medium size city sitting there with most of them
having between 25 & 40 rods out - catching every size crappie possible - don't see or
hear to many splashes back in water after catch. Can't answer about this year having
a lot of little ones. We fished tournament Feb 22nd and catch weight for FCC jumped
up 2 lbs over last year's catch weight for same number of fish.

Would love to have FWC due night check of pontoons on river..........Might answer
a lot of questions. (25 per person - period no 100 per boat so 10 people on pontoon
would be 250 keepers duh - easy math)

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