Quote Originally Posted by stumpjumper05 View Post
Limiting, banning, controlling. That is the American way these days, so I guess the same should go to the fishing. I think we should probably ban jugs too and don't forget about trot lines. I've had then get tangled up in the prop and on my jigs. Oh, and we should definitely do away with the use of lead sinkers. They're harmful to animals, didn't you know? Their should probably be a strictly enforced speed limit of no more than 35 mph on all state lakes. Those people might hurt themselves speeding around like that. And size limits. Definitely. Why would Anyone want to take home a whole fryer? Don't they know those little bones are dangerous and can get stuck in your throat if your not careful? No No. That should definitely be illegal.


I see now how these things have all contributed to the terrible fishing in Louisiana over the past 30 years. I always thought things were pretty good, but apparently we have the worst fishing holes in a tri state area because we aren't regulated enough. I'm young and a sponge for knowledge, so this thread has indeed opened my eyes to the need of more restriction and enforcement by the WLF. I will be writing my governor on all these matters. <tic>
I think your missing the points being made here. I too have fished yo yos, but quit when I had enough for a fish fry (25 to 30 fish), stayed with them and let the little ones go to fight another day, I haven't hung a yo yo in 10 years now and don't intend to....
I'm not for more laws/regualtions, but there are way too many people abusing the use of yo yos and when that happens as with anything else, laws/regualtions need to be put in place....
My grandfather opened a mariner on Spring Bayou in 1953 and had a guide service with 15 guides. He also guided fishermen mostly for white perch year round except during the duck season,I spent my summers as a kid there cleaning fish for the fishermen, the catches coming in day in day out were amazing,you know why??????NO yo yos back then and NO illegal netting back then, that's why.If a fisherman found an illegal net, they cut it to ribbons..They also followed the law religousily and were very selective when fishing as far as little fish go.......You could go out on the water pretty much year round and catch a mess of white perch......
Now, on the last day of duck season, there are at least a dozen boats waiting for 2:01pm to go out and set yo yos, some boats set as many as 100, they leave them out thru March and it's not uncommon to see 1000+ yo yos hanging,yes, that's ONE THOUSAND+.....They completley surround the cypress trees with yo yos till it looks like christmas ornaments hanging!!!!!!!!!! They brag about catching 1500+ white perch in a few short months, you think they eat all those fish?????? I'd say 90% are SOLD!!!!!! Is this fair to the many sport fishermen that use the area??????????????
Like I said, I dsislike regualtions as much as anyone, but sometimes they are needed due to the circumstances.........
You don't have to go far from Phil's Landing to count 100+ yo yos right now.......weekends, you can easily triple that number!!!!!!!!!