Thread: Theory

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

I done told all you idjits I caught every dang keeper and short fish in that lake last year. Dont know why you keep going back. I dont think I could of caught more even if I had been using gill nets:D Now listen to DD and take your arses to Barnett cause he said he heard that Butla was fished out last summer and im sure that was the case CAUSE I done it

Dislocated arm my foot!!! Your back in badly bruised!! BWAHAHAHAHA.

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

I done told all you idjits I caught every dang keeper and short fish in that lake last year. Dont know why you keep going back. I dont think I could of caught more even if I had been using gill nets:D Now listen to DD and take your arses to Barnett cause he said he heard that Butla was fished out last summer and im sure that was the case CAUSE I done it

Dangit Handi, I keep forgetting about you trolling it last year...guess it is all fished out:

I fished the lake for the first time this year Friday and Saturday. I caught more short fish than keepers which tells me we have some good fish coming. That's good news to me. The lake did get alot of pressure last year but I think there are a lot of good fish left in Butla. They are back in the flooded brush and trees. Also that grass drove me crazy

Yep,just think of all the 11 3/4 in fish that got put back last year. Wanna catch em now you got to get in places where you never been. Caught them in simular conditions years ago in a bean patch and a pasture.

This argument reminds me of one of me ex wives that was always accusing me of running around on her. Her reasoning was if I couldn't prove her accusations wrong, then they must be right. Kind of like bigfeets.

Originally Posted by Big C

Bird no one on this site will agree with you.because most don't fish Butla .There are not plenty of fish in the lake but it will come back. Good luck

I totally agree. The lake is so fortunate to be high with a lot of cover this year. Even with the great spawn It want pay those dividends until 3 or 4 years down the road. I'm crossing my fingers that the next few springs will be just as high. I also agree with Rees that butla is a tough place to catch fish. If any of u have ever fished wildcat its almost the same. The fish are finicky, always on the move, and not everybody can catch them. I also agree that the fish may not be as easily caught with all the hiding places in the thick weeds. But, on the flip side of that. I have caught fish on butla for several years under all these circumstances whether its a tough lake or not. As for the thick weeds its the same at Enid right now. Last summer the lake never reached 240. There is 8 ft tall weeds from water valley landing all the way to wildcat. On my last 8 trips there I have averaged 15 fish per trip. The weeds make it tough no doubt but the fish are there.

I am not going to argue about this anymore because I do not have a biology degree and I have not electro shocked the lake. But the fish are not there.

Originally Posted by bird down

I totally agree. The lake is so fortunate to be high with a lot of cover this year. Even with the great spawn It want pay those dividends until 3 or 4 years down the road. I'm crossing my fingers that the next few springs will be just as high. I also agree with Rees that butla is a tough place to catch fish. If any of u have ever fished wildcat its almost the same. The fish are finicky, always on the move, and not everybody can catch them. I also agree that the fish may not be as easily caught with all the hiding places in the thick weeds. But, on the flip side of that. I have caught fish on butla for several years under all these circumstances whether its a tough lake or not. As for the thick weeds its the same at Enid right now. Last summer the lake never reached 240. There is 8 ft tall weeds from water valley landing all the way to wildcat. On my last 8 trips there I have averaged 15 fish per trip. The weeds make it tough no doubt but the fish are there.

I am not going to argue about this anymore because I do not have a biology degree and I have not electro shocked the lake. But the fish are not there.

Last year most all folks griped and raised heck about how Sardis had basically turned into a lake with no keepers and how terrible the lake was. This year the lake has possibly been the best lake in the United States as it has been handing out limits like Obama does free cell phones. Wont be long before this changes again and everyone starts griping about how the lake was raped and it will never be the same again. Crappie fishing goes in cycles. Last year to quote many of you guys butla was like shooting fish in a barrel but that barrel is just a little larger this year. Wont be long till Butla is good again (couple of months in my opinion) and all will be well in the world again. Heck, the bottom is fixing to fall out of the MS here shortly and we are all fixing to have some excellent oxbow fishing if we choose.

I am not going to argue about this anymore because I do not have a biology degree and I have not electro shocked the lake. But the fish are not there.[/QUOTE]

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