Is what I read correct?????Only 3 Rods allowed per person crappie fishing.Change is needed if true.:yikes
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Is what I read correct?????Only 3 Rods allowed per person crappie fishing.Change is needed if true.:yikes
only 3 in Indiana I have fished 18 in Kentucky and florida at least you don t use as much bait
Transplant from Georgia,moved here 8wks ago.Now have house for sale heading to Lafayette.COLD.Have enough rods to last a life time only using 3.
only 2 in Ohio...
only need One!
I talked to the State about this a few years ago. Their answer was, they were afraid people would catch to many fish if they were aloud to use more poles. Crap answer if you ask me.
fished a lake in florida 2 winters ago guy had a pontoon boat and 36 pole holders he just slow trolled with 16 foot crappie poles and jigs with small minnows which they only sell by quarter lb increments since you go through 3 dozen on every pass but he never had bites on to many poles at one time to handle so I don t think you will catch too many fish
I can only cast one rod at a time.
Two poles is about my limit, personally. I get all out of whack trying to add a third one in. I can't imagine trying to keep a watch over more than that. Sometimes two poles is too much like work. I enjoy fishing, not working when I'm on the lake.
so you dont want to use more poles to catch more fish? lol why then would you want to use more poles? it is a crap answer though, because there is a limit on crappie anyhow. wouldnt make a difference if you limited with one pole or fifty.Quote:
Originally Posted by rdant
the limit is only 25. if you cant get it done with three poles, you better go back to carp fishing.
I tried 3 poles and didn't like it. Have fished with many more down south, but was with someone who did it all the time. Myself, I'll stay wit 2 they keep me busy enough.
16 poles really? just crazy if you ask me. you only have 2 arms. 2 poles is plenty.
There was a recent study out of Mississippi that looked into this, and it turns out that their findings support exactly what the Indiana biologist(s) stated, and that Indiana has the right regulation in place. Result highlights included the following:
> On average, the catch per hour for crappie "trollers" with no restrictions on number of poles used was 3 times greater than for single "polers."
> The more poles used, the greater the crappie catch rate, though the curve did flatten out, suggesting you eventually reach a point of diminishing returns with more poles.
> The average harvest rate for one troller fishing with three poles was similar to the harvest rate obtained by one poler, suggesting Indiana regs strike the perfect balance based on the data.
> Also based on their findings, they were able to model possible scenarios. With a 50/50 mix of polers and trollers (unlimited number of poles), crappie harvest goes up by 30 percent versus a single pole restricted fishery. And, if a fishery becomes a 100% trolling fishery (no single polers), anglers would harvest about 70% more crappie than a single pole only fishery.
-T9
Polecat,until you truly spider rig(6to12 rods)you are missing a great experience.Spelled FUN and relaxing.
number of poles doesn't matter when you have a limit of 25 fish 25 is all you can take 50 poles or 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Team9nine
catch fillet I suppose you may be right. I better try the experience before I start knocking it. :hatchet:
That's not necessarily true... Let's say you hook one, and you're taking the fish off the hook and three more hit and swallow the hook but are undersized? Do you think most would count it towards their limit? Or how about the fish that are miss handled when releasing?Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
That's not necessarily true... Let's say you hook one, and you're taking the fish off the hook and three more hit and swallow the hook but are undersized? Do you think most would count it towards their limit? Or how about the fish that are miss handled when releasing?Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
If you need more then three then your doing something wrong.... 3 will keep you plenty busy!
This is why I highlighted certain terms. In this case, when you are talking about "harvest rate", or the number of keepers you keep over the course of a fishing trip and take home, you have to remember that most anglers on most days never catch their limit of legal fish. Creel surveys have documented this over and over. Also, keep in mind that the study was on 3 lakes in Mississippi, all of which, I believe, have a 12" size limit. So while your point about only being able to keep so many fish regardless of how many poles you catch is correct, it still doesn't mean that just because you fish with 10 poles you'll get your limit of, say, 25 keeper fish, especially if you have a size limit in play. Simply look at the Slabmaster results to see that not everyone who uses more than 1 pole per person comes in with a limit of 7 fish at every event, not to mention how many more wouldn't if they allowed you to keep 25 per person to weigh like Indiana regs allow.Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
-T9
It is as silly as a plug in a gun, if you are allowed 25 crappie a day, why only 2 or 3 poles. Really silly. Just a rule to be a rule made by some idiot in a statehouse somewhere. Like not fishing within so many feet from the bank if in a boat.
IMHO
Pepper
A three pole limit at least slows down some of the less ethical people that will limit out, go home, and come back later in the day.
If you're main concern is getting that coveted limit, become a commercial fisherman and set some nets out. The excuse that a limit is a limit, regardless of number of poles, is the lamest excuse that I hear. If that limit is the holy goal, then you probably are one of those guys that tries to get them on ice and head back out.
Y'all have a rule you have to be so many feet from the bank if in a boat ?!?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotpepper
You are right lamest excuse that I hear... i fish with one pole and one jig, (no live bait) and always get a limit... some times i do run out of time... LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by filletfetish
Not exactly, I think it was in reference to the above post.Quote:
Originally Posted by belizaire
Oops this post....
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/india...ng-near-shore/
With the can I opened time to fish for cats with worms:bash
jp i dont think you got the joke
Heres the real shocker, I use one rod and seem to catch plenty of crappie most years.Quote:
Originally Posted by rdant
I think 3 poles is enough. If i'm spider rigging 3 keeps me plenty busy. If i'm not spider rigging I like to set one bobber and minnow out and cast jigs with my other pole. Two in that situation is about all I can keep up with.
At least make it 4,that way boat stays balanced.
NAW just stick 1 straight out front and 1 to each side problem solved.Quote:
Originally Posted by catch fillet
Wish I thought of that,would not have gotten wet with the lean