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I'm watching Crappie Masters tv and everyone is using Live scope in this tournament. My question is if someone like me that likes to spider rig why can't I use at least six poles when I fish by myself ? The guides with two customers can legally use twelve rods. They can have a forty fish limit if they are on the fish. Why can't I use six rods to catch fifteen fish? As long as you don't go over the limit there is no harm.
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3 pole limit here in Indiana.
Only 2 hooks per pole.
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Yes, and why must a shotgun be plugged to duck hunt if you only kill the limit?
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The nuttier part is that I can put out (at least) 10 juglines but only 4 rods, even when I'm not even fishing for their precious crappie.
And then there's the big brother requirement of wearing a life jacket when the big motor is running.
The Corps of Engineers sure are some overbearing (choice words).
Pole numbers will not matter in a few short years down the road. Spider rigging won't be used unless you just want to troll through the scraps left by
the folks with advanced electronics. Knowledge of the outdoors will not play a part that will separate a good fisherman from the general public of almost
any age. Many times at night when I first went to bed, I thought how neat it would be if you could see (as if the water was clear) fish that were within
30 or 40 yards of you that you fished right by. I wanted that vision for me, I guess, not the general public. The world's technology is changing so fast.
You have to change with it or be left behind. I am going to be left behind and live off of memories. I have tons of them. For a while at least.
I'm with you, stormcloud. I just enjoy spider rigging and pulling crankbaits too much to move to single poling with livescope. Age is also a factor for me in holding a pole all day. I really believe there are plenty of fish in the lakes to handle the livescope pressure but I am concerned about the biggest crappie since they're the favorite target. I'm afraid that we will be excited at a two pound crappie ten years from now. Three pounders may be just a distant memory if the states don't go to some kind of a slot limit approach for crappie. On the pole limit question, I believe the MDWFP approach makes it harder to catch a limit and that does help preserve the population but it's kinda hypocritical with allowance of livescope and the camera enhancements that are coming.
There are more than just crappie. While I don't want to fish with 2000 rods for catfish, it'd be nice to run 4-6.Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
Take Lola with you and fish 8. You can fish 4 rods per person thanks to John Beshears (Rees Guide) and a few other CDC members.
Watching them in the shows spend all day staring at screen just doesn’t seem fun! I like to be on the lake to enjoy the outdoors yes I look at my side scan but I’m not looking at it all day long.... I made the mistake of fishin Grenada during one of the tournaments and several of the guys chasing fish nearly hit my boat and each other... it just doesn’t appeal to me at all! Fishing ant all about catching!! People need to learn that again!Quote:
Originally Posted by CatchumDeep
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You need to fish in Illinois if you want regulationsQuote:
Originally Posted by BigMikeAndLola
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When fishing the big 4 do you need a boat ramp tag/permit?
Now you're just giving them ideas.
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YesQuote:
Originally Posted by tommyboyrn
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Right now the COE boat ramps are free due to covid. COE offices have been closed since Spring 2020. Can't buy a boat ramp permit last time I called the COE office at Arkabutla. Hope this helps. They said no permit required at this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommyboyrn
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I would double check that info. Honor boxes have been open at the ramps. And you can call and make an appointment to get a USACE pass or America The Beautiful pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carnage1on1
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:hesaidQuote:
Originally Posted by Snubby
I think you will get a ticket if the COE guys come by the parking lot. Launch fee is $5 if you don't have one of the passes Snubby mentions.
I bought one at Grenada two weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carnage1on1
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Pay boxes are open at Enid right now.
Yep I called. Have to call when you get to a field office and they’ll bring it out. Or pay $5 at the ramp.
Luckily I’m not using ramps at the present [emoji6]
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Bought my lifetime America The Beautiful permit at Enid. Need the exact amount though.
What age do you have to be to do that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trapperpete52
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62 believe it is. Here is a link to their information page. America the Beautiful Passes (U.S. National Park Service)