what a difference a year makes

**hotrod1** · 07-01-2014, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by ScottV

I know that Okatibbee has a lot more dinks this year. It's nothing to catch 100 or more when pulling cranks for 5 hrs. Out of that, you do good to have 20 fish over 11 inches. Maybe it's the product of an awesome spawn a few years ago. We still get a few nice 15 or 16 inch fish but the dinks will work your butt off.

Next year will be awesome for you guys.

**BigRiverMarine** · 07-01-2014, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by yikess

Anybody notice the average Sardis fish seems to be getting smaller?

I have. I hate the 11" thing!!!!!

**BigRiverMarine** · 07-01-2014, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Or have we raped it?

Rape!!!!

If we keep promoting our sport, we're gonna have to pay rent for a day to fish, kinda like a round of golf!!!!

**hotrod1** · 07-01-2014, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

I have. I hate the 11" thing!!!!!

11" rule was a joke. This is the outcome. Bad spawn my rear end. These fish have had a good spawn every year since the year of the drought and the stressed out die off. Since then dead on water was rising each year. It's pressure and that's it. 12" with 15 limit can hold for now.

**CatchumDeep** · 07-01-2014, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by yikess

Anybody notice the average Sardis fish seems to be getting smaller?

Absolutely! Lots of quality fish were taken out of Sardis over the past two years. I'm afraid that we're heading back to the conditions we had in 2011 and half of 2012.....catch 50 and keep 3.

**Shine Runner** · 07-01-2014, 11:05 PM

Dang. I thought the MS biologist had it figured out. Heck I been bragging on MS over on the GA forum trying to get some size limit type changes to help our lakes and our economy for lake businesses. So what is the magic? Size limit, creel limit, rod limit, boat limit, or no limits?

**Rees Guide** · 07-02-2014, 06:13 AM

There is no MAGIC, our lakes are flood control so there is no way to know what the water level is gonna be and at what stage the spillway gates will be at any given time. Cold weather and open gates in the winter time and many of our crappie go down the river. A more critical thing is the spawn, low water, big temp changes, big rains all effect what happens in the spring and this is the most critical part. This year we saw very few sows with flat bellies after the spawn and when cleaned at least a third of their eggs were still in their belly, more with some.
Sardis went through 18 months of being a total FREAK, it was just plain crazy up there, now we are back to normal fishing conditions.
Been fishing Grenada for 30 years, there have always been good years and not so good years. The Cycle of Life on the Big 4 I suppose.

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