Paul, I personally think the State does a fantastic job with adjusting regulations based on the data they collect at the Lakes. I know it has to be a ROYAL pain. Since this is a Crappie site, the limit stuff gets a lot of attention and is important to all here. The 10 inch/20 limit sounds good for most if not all the major lakes. I just wish we could remove the size and increase the creel limit on the smaller lakes to remove the small crappie if over populated until you see a change. I'm sure most panfisherman would prefer an 7-8 inch crappie over a 6 inch bluegill if they are meat fishing. Same goes for LM Bass in the small lakes like Beaver. Set a slot limit of something like 12-16 inches, large creel limit for anything under 12 inches and maybe 1 or 2 over 16". Again, the meat fisherman would love a 10" bass versus a small panfish. After a while, you may or may not see results.

I've seen stuff on the 'Spider Rigging' type fishing. I don't see a problem with this. It's a quick way to get your limit, and get off the lake. I experienced this at Okeechobee this January. We fished shortly after dark, 6-10 poles each and had our limit of 25 crappie over 11" in about 90 minutes for 5 days in a row. Works good, but makes for a short fishing trip. If I had to do it again, I'd use one pole and spend a little more time on the Lake.

Many thanks for your work.