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Call me stupid but I'm confused on the size and limit for Crappie on Ross Barnett Rez . I was reading The Clarion Ledger yesterday and it mentioned Lake Washington and Ross Barnett Rez size and limits . Rather than go back and try to understand what I read I thought it would be better to ask here . So what size Crappie can you keep and how many Crappie can you keep on Ross Barnett Rez ? Thanks
I believe it is 9" and up on the size and 30 per person
Unless it has just changed and I missed it there is no size limit on the Ross Barnett reservoir. 30 per person
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Thought we had a state size limit of 10" everywhere except where posted in the digest. A call to the board found there isn't a state size limit.
Never has been a size limit state wide.
The wildlife guys were doing a survey at MCC's Ross Barnett weigh-in asking if we would support a size limit being implemented. I didn't hear a single fisherman not support the idea! That being said I have seen more huge slabs come out of the lake this year than in the last couple.
There is talk of a 10" limit in the works.
I'd love to see a 9-10" size limit put on the fish but it won't work. Not enough GW to enforce it. We've been throwing back 9 inch fish and more than once you see 2 guys in a boat whispering, WOW, did you see them throw that back? lol
Yep Don Don I have definitely had people ask me what are you throwing those size fish back. And one guy really got a little miffed the other day when I threw back what was probably a good 2 pound plus Croppie that obviously have not spawned.
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Some folks are greedy. I got plenty of fish in the freezer and if I run out. I'll go in the summer and catch more. Be pulling cranks starting about mid June anyhow. My next 6 or so weeks are slam packed so I'm buot done til then anyhow
Me too. Might get one more 1/2 day trip. I haven't gotten. Into cranks yet. But may try some long lining in the summer
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Yeah, I see guys all the time keeping anything and everything but there within the confines of the law and the fishery is very healthy it seems so to each they're own for now. Me, if I can't fillet it, I don't keep it. So 10" is roughly the limit. Like Don Don said, my freezer isn't in need. If the lake needs. Limit, then I'm all for it. Guess I'll actually have to buy a ruler now lol. Of course, in all my years on the water at Barnett, I have been checked Zero times. But I play by the rules so I'm not worried about it.