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Here is an article that I found while doing some research on crappie spawning.
http://myfwc.com/research/freshwater...appie/tagging/
Check it out. I would like to point out that Grenada has a 12" minimum and from what I hear the lake is producing good numbers.
What are your thoughts about increasing the size gradually with the goal in mind - 12". This would not be for all lakes, many do not have the food source like Talquin and Crescent.
Just my two cents.
Chuck
This is a great idea!
Like you said it would depend on the body of water but anything that actually works to help keep fish around for our grandkids is a good thing. The saddest fish stories are the ones that say how good it used to be.
I think 10 inch is fine only if needed, i wouldn't go past that though. I personally would rather have a limit of ten inch fish than 12 plus. Just prefer them for frying up. would support a slot say you could only keep a few fish above a certain length if needed for health of the lake, but in the end I'd support whatever keeps the crappie in the lake.
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lots of opinions about this,............. I was opposed to the 12" limit in Monroe in the mid 90's but after it was lifted we caught fish 15" and 16+" fish on a regular basis and that was the purpose. Articles said they were doing it to produce "trophy size fish". Don't know the whys or hows but it worked. I would like to see a 10" statewide.
My thoughts is to meet in the middle. Maybe go with a 11 inch for 2-3 years and if needed, then push it to 12 inch. This would give the 10 inch fish more of a chance to produce. Most of us regulars that fish Talquin stick to a self-imposed 12 inch size anyway. However. I often shake my head when i walk by the fish cleaning table at times. I got no issues with a couple of small ones for quick fry, but when i see almost 25 fish less than 10 inches (on a regular basis), it really pisses me off!:bash
One more thing, Sunday I kept 18 fish all over 12 inches. No doubt I put over 50 in the boat in the 10 inch range and went back in the lake to hopefully produce or worst case, some chump to catch and keep for themselves!nonono
Last Thursday at Talquin we watched several people boat and keep every thing that bit. I would rather eat a 11 inch than a 12 plus.
Might have been the same bunch I seen with a cooler full of fish in the 8-10 foot range?:bashQuote:
Originally Posted by jonboatfisher
I'm new to Talquin and new to crappie. Was over there last week for several days. I guess I'm naïve and don't understand why one would keep undersize crappie. We measured every fish that looked close to 10 inches and tossed those that didn't make the cut. For those who practically live on the lake and catch tons of crappie I can understand their position might be to raise the size limit. For the casual guy I'm perfectly satisfied with the 10 inch rule.
If undersize fish are frequently on the cleaning table maybe 'the man' needs to stop by a little more often for a look-see.
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Originally Posted by sorrydog
A 10 inch statewide size limit would not bother me at all.
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Originally Posted by Speckanator
chuck, that must have been you in the lake talquin office when jared and I were talking about working on trying to change the regulation on crappie? glad you agree. such a great lake, but could be better. if you are still in town, call for lunch if you want to go. 850-274-1604. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by chuckauten
I am leaving for Santee in the morning, then Charleston SC and then Terre Haute IN. Will be back to Talquin Nov 1st. Lunch then. Have a great summer.
I have fished Grenada and the fish size was great. Caught my biggest crappie in Grenada. The first year I fished Grenada you could have 5 fish of your limit under 12" maybe something like that will work. You could keep a injured fish. Besides that, even if I don't live in Fl. but I do fish Talquin. And we go with intentions of catching all we can I fully support a 12" length limit.
12 inch :ThumbsUp
THIS IS WHAT GRENADA'S 12" LIMIT HAS BROUGHT:NEW RECORDS SET AT GRENADA-COX & HOCKETT WIN THE MISSISSIPPI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013
New Crappie Masters tournament records were set during the big fish Grenada Lake, Mississippi State Championship. Pre-fishing during the week was a little tougher than the competition days, as a cold front moved through on Monday dropping water temperatures 4-5 degrees. As the week progressed, temperatures steadily warmed. Water temperatures at night stayed warmer going into the final pre-fishing day and by the final pre-fishing afternoon the bite was on.
Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Marine, Humminbird, Minn Kota, Mercury Motors, Rockport Rattler and the Grenada Tourism Commission, 109 teams competed with the top 14 teams eclipsing the previous two day total weight record. The Ozark Rods sponsored team of David Cox and Steve Hockett (pictured left) set the new 2-day tournament record. The previous record was 35.52 lbs. on fourteen fish. Cox and Hockett weighed in a total of 38.92 lbs. to become the Mississippi State Champions.
The previous single day (7 fish) record weight was 19.33 lbs. Six teams eclipsed that record with Jay Don and Rhonda Reeve setting the new single day record with a weight of 20.54 lbs. Jeff Riddle and David Maddux (pictured right) set a new big fish record with a 3.87 lbs. slab. Twenty nine teams weighed in a crappie over 3 lbs. and 64 teams weighed in over a 2 lb. average. The average weight per fish over the course of the tournament. i would love to see these size fish in lake talquin.
We have a lake in Illinois, lake Shelbyville and the limits there are 10 over 10 and 5 under. Seems to work for us and a nice population of most year classes of crappie
12" state wide sounds great. Let them spawn at least once