06-29-2013, 01:13 PM
While you have some great points, I do have to agree.
Fish sizes aren't anywhere near what they used to be, and there are a lot more people fishing, far more frequently, than in the (albeit distant) past.
Would a quantity limit be all that bad on crappie?
I mean, who really wants to clean more than 25 at a pop anyway.
Besides, if someone takes the wife & 2 kids fishing, then they still can have 100 fish to clean when they get home.
25 six inch fish isn't a huge amount of meat to collect, but (possibly in the future) 25 one pound fish would put a good pile in the freezer.
YES, there are a lot of factors to consider when IDFG sets restrictions. But they can't control the weather, and they can't stop the water flow, any more than they can increase the snowpack. That leaves them in control of what we harvest.
20 years ago I loved taking the family out and filling a 5 gallon bucket full of crappie.
Now, I look at them and wish they would play hard-to-get for a few more years, so they can grow up. Then I toss them back. Too much work for 1/4 of a fish-stick, in my opinion.
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Fish sizes aren't anywhere near what they used to be, and there are a lot more people fishing, far more frequently, than in the (albeit distant) past.
Would a quantity limit be all that bad on crappie?
I mean, who really wants to clean more than 25 at a pop anyway.
Besides, if someone takes the wife & 2 kids fishing, then they still can have 100 fish to clean when they get home.
25 six inch fish isn't a huge amount of meat to collect, but (possibly in the future) 25 one pound fish would put a good pile in the freezer.
YES, there are a lot of factors to consider when IDFG sets restrictions. But they can't control the weather, and they can't stop the water flow, any more than they can increase the snowpack. That leaves them in control of what we harvest.
20 years ago I loved taking the family out and filling a 5 gallon bucket full of crappie.
Now, I look at them and wish they would play hard-to-get for a few more years, so they can grow up. Then I toss them back. Too much work for 1/4 of a fish-stick, in my opinion.
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