I apologize that I sometimes get a lil off kilter on some topics.
We are all sick and tired of the Asian Carp disaster (I am and haven't even fished the lakes in years)...but it gets me that people gripe and complain about a few bowfishermen throwing fish on the bank....or whine about getting their crankbaits hung in a commercial fishermans net.
Who other than those two groups are doing ANYTHING to kill the asian carps ? NOBODY !!
I've been on this board for a long time....the reports of outstanding shellcracker fishing on the two lakes have been phenomenal the last few years.....but suddenly (it cant be the fluctuating water) we cant catch em so the bowfishermen are poaching them ??
For the record....I dont bowfish....never have other than when I was a kid in the back water.
Just seems that when things dont go our way we are awful quick to blame another type of sportsman.
I will gladly lose a few baits to a commercial fishermans net if they are doing something to get rid of a few of the asian horde !!! And if every silver or bighead carp shot with a bow winds up on the bank...I could care less ....thats one less in our waters spawning !!

Carry on

P