Just posted this on the Grenada lake

Facebook page. Doubt it will do any good but I was so PO'd from Trot lines all weekend long, I had to do something


Why are Trot lines permitted in the manner they are? They have half the lake going up Skuna blocked off and are in the way. There were over 50 boats out there pulling crankbaits on Grenada this Past Saturday and with all the trot lines everywhere no one could enter that portion of the lake in fear of losing $50 worth of baits. Alot of the trot lines are on dirty plastic coke bottles that are hard to see and Littter up the lake, just looks aweful and pollutes the water. From what I could tell most are left unchecked and someone is going to get caught in one one day and get hurt, leading to a lawsuit. Imagine a skier falling down in one and getting rusted hooks in them. Major lawsuit for allowing trot lines right there. Maybe allow jug fishing where they don't have lines and hooks between them, that's what alot of lakes to to prevent lawsuits.

dd, im not sure those are trot lines or gill nets............but i agree, you cannot access parts of the lake, and that really irritates me. something really should be done about it...........looked like they spanned half the lake in that area.

Back from the Corps

Dear Sir, these lakes are for flood control only, We do not care about fishermen or skiers or recreational boaters. These lakes are for flood control.

Have a nice day.

but I put the lawsuit part in there to get their attention and hope that might get it changed. Some of you guys heard my Satdoc immitation from across the lake Saturday LOL

Stop Crying DD At Least I Got 2 Of Them Back For Ya!

Best thing for those trot lines is to get a sharp knife and make short pieces of them.

or a stick and pick em up
FREE HOOKS

tossed them on the dash of the truck and one of them went behind the edge of the dash, near the windshield and I'm having problems getting it out. Seems the back treble hook got back in there and dropped down. LOL

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Originally Posted by DonDon

tossed them on the dash of the truck and one of them went behind the edge of the dash, near the windshield and I'm having problems getting it out. Seems the back treble hook got back in there and dropped down. LOL

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10 dollars and I will get it out for you.:D

and get it then hehe

Hey DD, when you get done with that rant, if you don't feel better, I got this nifty stress reliever device I'll send ya. It's 8 foot long and made of 1/2' woven nylon. What you do is hang it from the ceiling and then ya pee up the loose end. Once you get up a enough pressure to get the ceiling wet, all your troubles will be gone. Works like a charm, but takes some practice.

Maybe I ought to send you the 2 foot model youth size though. Given your shortcomings and all I mean.

Wannabe...

still have abit out the end of it though hehe

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't trot lines have to be tagged with the name and the address of the owner? If they're not tagged, you're perfectly legal to remove trash and refuse from the water at any time. Now if it's tagged by a legal fella...probably a commercial fisherman, then you could get yourself in some hot water pretty quick for cutting one.

Wannabe...

but I know I saw atleast 6 or 8 different Trot lines and never did see a tag on a single one

Think it's supposed to be tagged at the beginning tie/jug and again at the end tie/jug. I do know this a 2 and 7/8ths 440 stainless makes short work of 'em.

Wannabe...

i took 2 of them out on saturday, and 3 more about a week ago

I generally won't cut one ifn it's fairly new line, but ifn it has slimed over or I've been hung on it before, it gets the short piece treatment, regardless ifn it's tagged or not. I ain't gonna tell em I cut it. Swear I ain't seent it.

at my lake your not supposed to but people do any way so 1-2 times a week i get new hooks :)

DD, don't mean to get you all stired up but, i fished Grenada today or tried too. You just think the trotlines were bad last Saturday. They are now on both sides and probably 100% more than they were last week. Some are gill nets and not trotlines. I lost 9 crankbaits today and caught only 11 keeper crappie. Saw 3 different boats putting out more trotlines.

that was Saturday and I promise you that Satdoc woulda been proud of all the new words I was a making up and screaming. Sounded like I had tourets. LOL