I read some of this post about closing bays for the spawn to boost the crappie population in the lake.

I got to say the whole concept just doesn't make any sense (at least to me). I keep seeing just 2 bays mentioned Smith & Duncan. Once the crappie spawn, I just can't see the population of the young of the year going to disperse over the whole lake. I can see where the fishing in Smith & Duncan would improve (slightly)after a few years but I would think once the open date comes for those bays alot of guys would flock to those bays to fish for those unpressured fish. Just because the fish have spawned doen't mean no one is going to catch them.

I only get to Ky Lake once a year but I personally don't feel a need to keep every legal fish I catch. I see so much wrote about the out of staters catching all the fish but I often wonder though, who really is hurting the populations more? Some guy who shows up for a couple of days and has to figure out what the fish are doing or a guy who fishes the lake every week and feels a need to keep every legal fish he catches. If someone is really that worried about it lower your own personal limit. (I do) I see some guys brag on here that they keep 500 to a 1000 fish (and more) a year. Then they wonder where the fish went. It's easy, look in your freezer. It happens in Ohio (and every other state)too.

Whatever happens, I'm coming to Ky Lake in the spring as long as I'm able. It's still an awsome fishery.