Quote Originally Posted by Barry Dye View Post
Another thing that I would like to see is MUCH stricter enforcement on these guys that are selling crappie (and I know for a fact that this is happening). They should lose their fishing privileges for LIFE as far as I'm concerned.
This is part of the reason I posted the original post. Sad.....just plain darn sad. I have a few adjectives for those folks that are NKF for this site. Wish those same folks would take up catfishing and bowfishing gar. Pretty dang sure the ones buying fish from these NKF folks wouldn't know the difference in a crappie or any other fish. I keep hearing about so and so doing it. Better not let me see it, just saying.

Quote Originally Posted by crappieman217 View Post
Now there are a lot of people that are good at finding and catching crappie. Now almost everybody trolls or spider rigs and there are a lot more people on the all the lakes. I think that kind of pressure has to effect the crappie population. Just my 2cents.
This is very true and another reason we should be thinking more about what we are doing. The State has for years refused to do anything proactive to manage crappie fisheries in GA. That is fact. Call it budget cuts, yadayadayadayada. Mississippi has proved it can be done and continues to do it year after year with some of the most drastic water level fluctuations in the USA.

Several statements above that I would love to quote and reply too. Just way to much at this point. Like I said, my personal decision to make a difference however little a difference it may be or if it is the right difference to make. At least it is an effort to improve what my kids hope to enjoy later down the road. Hope everyone keeps chewing on it while they are filling their coolers, selling fish, or releasing them for the next trip.