Thread: Why?

has the crankbait bite been tough this summer at Sardis? Or is it just me having a hard time getting on the fish?

Been tough for me at Enid!

Water temps me thinks

Got a friend that fishes it 3 or 4 times a week. He's been catching 7 to 17 a day. Starting at daybreak and fishing until 1 or 2. The game and fish told us it was coming. Next year won't be much better, if as good, according to them. Enid is in the same boat.

Originally Posted by stormcloud

Got a friend that fishes it 3 or 4 times a week. He's been catching 7 to 17 a day. Starting at daybreak and fishing until 1 or 2. The game and fish told us it was coming. Next year won't be much better, if as good, according to them. Enid is in the same boat.

What does your friend do with up to 60 crappie every week? The new-found technology that allows a lot of folks to do that is the problem game and fish is concerned about. No lake can stand that kind of pressure year round.

Originally Posted by Pops

What does your friend do with up to 60 crappie every week? The new-found technology that allows a lot of folks to do that is the problem game and fish is concerned about. No lake can stand that kind of pressure year round.

He, his kids, grown grand kids, and his neighbors eat them.

Originally Posted by Pops

What does your friend do with up to 60 crappie every week? The new-found technology that allows a lot of folks to do that is the problem game and fish is concerned about. No lake can stand that kind of pressure year round.

Pops I understand where you are coming from but I don't spend much (if any) worrying about what someone else is doing with fish they catch legally, not my business. To each their own.
I have seen the possum patrol more this year in any year I can remember, that's a good thing and always glad to visit with them.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Pops I understand where you are coming from but I don't spend much (if any) worrying about what someone else is doing with fish they catch legally, not my business. To each their own.
I have seen the possum patrol more this year in any year I can remember, that's a good thing and always glad to visit with them.

If they changed Grenada to 11 inches how would u feel? If things don't change it's gonna be dink hole #2

Originally Posted by bird down

If they changed Grenada to 11 inches how would u feel? If things don't change it's gonna be dink hole #2

Frankly I don't care, MDWFP sets the laws and I follow them, wont change what I keep either, when it was 10 on Nader we never even considered keeping one that small.
Dropping the size limit down an inch did not create this problem, its just the cycle and added pressure. 99% of the fish kept before this year were over 12 anyway. These lakes have all cycled through good and bad years, well at least for the last 32 years that I have been fishing them. Kept 10 this morning and considered it a good day.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Frankly I don't care, MDWFP sets the laws and I follow them, wont change what I keep either, when it was 10 on Nader we never even considered keeping one that small.
Dropping the size limit down an inch did not create this problem, its just the cycle and added pressure. 99% of the fish kept before this year were over 12 anyway. These lakes have all cycled through good and bad years, well at least for the last 32 years that I have been fishing them. Kept 10 this morning and considered it a good day.

A lot can be learned from 32 years of experience. I try and listen more than I talk..... But I firmly believe the 11 inch rule is going to take its toll on Sardis. I believe we are seeing the results now. Yes, I agree with your cycle theory. I'm sure everyone here understands that the spawn is the main factor. But the other factors we are arguing over determines the actual quality of the fish. I may be comparing apples to oranges here but just consider Grenada this year. Would u consider Grenada being in the good part of the cycle or bad? Not many fish are being caught but the ones being caught are hogs.