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I know this has probably been discussed previously - and I know you can only fish with a maximum of 3 rods per fisherman. Is there a maximum limit of rods per boat? Of the two times I've fished Weiss, I've been legal and don't want to pay hard-earned money for stupidity, but if it's okay to have some more rods (for casting and dock shooting), that would save me from going back to ramp to ditch the long rods and grabbing some rods to cast and shoot. Can someone clear this up for me?
Thanks.
You can have as many rods as you can carry on board but you can only fish with 3 at a time.
Thanks for the info - I was hoping it was that way but just not sure. I sure don't want to ruin a good trip because of my stupidity.
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I've never understood the 3 rod limit along with a creel limit. I mean if you can only keep 30 fish, what does it matter how many rods you use to get there.
What you say makes sense. The rationale behind the rule is that less poles lowers the percentages of catching a lot of fish. Also spider rigging with a lot of poles causes concern about short fish swallowing hook and dying after being released. Jmo I think they should lower the limit on Weiss to 15 and 30 per boat. I saw someone on another thread bragging about how many hundred they had caught. I'm sure they violated no laws but who really needs or eats that many fish even if there were several people. Tenn and Miss. Have been proactive in protecting their crappie fisheries. Wish Ala would do sameQuote:
Originally Posted by superfly
I think the 3 pole limit was put in place when Weiss went through a rough patch where you could not catch a crappie. It was the same time the stocking program got started. It was a effort to reduce mortality. As far as catching hundreds of fish that is not unusual with a 15-1 shorts to keepers. That ratio gets higher as the season goes on for the sheer number of anglers on the water. You catch a lot but you don't necessarily keep a lot.
The rough patch for Weiss crappie was 30% over fishing and 70% saltwater striper population exploding in the lake(see current limits on Stripers for Weiss) because our biologist did not realize the upper end of the like where little river runs in to it was ideal for spawning, clear cool spring water and nice gravel bottom!! were it not for stocking there would not be 60 to 90 boats long lining on it all the time.!
So just to make sure, there will be 3 people in my boat when I go. So we can pull 9 poles longlining???
yes sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by johndeere5045
:ThumbsUpEach person can use 3 rods. You can't have one person up front with 2 rods and two people in the back with 7 rods...Quote:
Originally Posted by johndeere5045
Are you sure about that Scott? I'd like to see that in writing if you can refer me to refer me to a source. I've fished two out front and four out back with two people and see it done all the time. Never heard anyone getting fined. Matter of fact I got checked last year in yellow creek and Game Warden said nothing about it. I have always been under the impression that 3 rods per person and it did not matter where they were located.Quote:
Originally Posted by callshy
I was wandering about that my self seen 3 in a boat over their Saturday the front man had 4 the back men had 5?
A bunch of the guides fish with 4 poles on the front and only let their customers fish with 2 each on the back. I never really understood that reasoning when the customer is paying to fish.
The reason is not Strippers it is Catfish they are not being harvested because of pollution. They will eat a lot of crappie. Long lining has nothing to do with it. to each his own. Three weeks ago in Little river there was 147 tickets issued for short fish. There has not been enough game and fish on the lake in the past to control short fish and legal limits. As for as I care they can put a 15 creel limit and a 12 inch size limit on the crappie. and enforce it! and those that like it fine and those that don't fine. And like you said stocking sure helps. as it is if not for stocking the lake would not have survived up until today. People are going to have to be more responsible for what they catch and keep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapperking
Coach Scott is right about that The game wardens don't say much about it but they can write you up if they choose to. The law says 3 per person not 6 or 9 in the boat it says 3 per person not 4 for 1 and 2 for the other person.Quote:
Originally Posted by footballcoach
Lol I think I'll fish somewhere else this is confusing.