07-05-2010, 02:47 PM
"it is my opinion that taking those big femals will only hurt the fishery."
[cool][#0000ff]That is not exactly a true assumption. There are plenty of big spawning females in Starvation. Just because anglers (rod and reel) do not get them does not mean they are not there. Most fishermen catch mainly the younger and more aggressive males that feed actively throughout the day. The big females are seldom taken except after dark on big baits. They don't mess around and most fishermen do not gear up for them nor do they fish where and when the bigguns are feeding.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In short...there is no shortage of walleyes in Starvation...including big females.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like most "conventional" fishermen you hate to see a big fish leave the lake...because MAYBE you might be able to catch it some time in the future. The truth is that far more big walleyes die of old age than are ever caught by anglers...or taken by spear fishermen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Props to ya for owning up to your mistake and apologizing to the person you flamed. Takes a good man to do that. [/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]That is not exactly a true assumption. There are plenty of big spawning females in Starvation. Just because anglers (rod and reel) do not get them does not mean they are not there. Most fishermen catch mainly the younger and more aggressive males that feed actively throughout the day. The big females are seldom taken except after dark on big baits. They don't mess around and most fishermen do not gear up for them nor do they fish where and when the bigguns are feeding.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In short...there is no shortage of walleyes in Starvation...including big females.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like most "conventional" fishermen you hate to see a big fish leave the lake...because MAYBE you might be able to catch it some time in the future. The truth is that far more big walleyes die of old age than are ever caught by anglers...or taken by spear fishermen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Props to ya for owning up to your mistake and apologizing to the person you flamed. Takes a good man to do that. [/#0000ff]
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