12-29-2014, 05:07 PM
[quote fishnhunt]MAny people are taking advantage of the trophy tigers. Here are a few I have caught. 2 of them broke the catch and release state record without me knowing it. The other I took home and mounted it.
People like me, masterdad, my buddies, and others are tight lipped about techniques used because we don't want to see the bft lurkers out in full force. You can pull them through the ice just the same way. The lake is fine, yes there are a lot of chubs but in many areas there are trophy fish, not just Tigers either. There are a lot of great cutts and bows in there.[/quote]
A few people are taking advantage of them, of course. You shouldn't be afraid of the "BFT lurkers" though... I catch and target big tigers in another neighboring state... and it is the same thing. People show up to the tiger lake and don't understand the fish. They throw small/tiny lures or soak worms on the bottom. Sure you will luck into a big tiger once in awhile doing that but it is no way to target them. And in my home state, we have the exact same problem I believe, the tigers are not getting enough attention. It is an under-utilized resource. A few guys like myself target them and over the years I realized it was very selfish and dumb to keep the tigers quiet.
Tigers take more $ and effort than other fish to stock and if state agencies don't feel a resource is being used, they often divert funding or change management strategies. There is already a lot of pressure from people who just want bigger rainbows in there and want things to go back how they were originally... If you like catching the big tigers and want to see them stay, share your pictures. You don't have to share how, where, etc.. but get people excited about a trophy fishery!!!
The majority of people aren't patient enough to fish all day for 1 bite, or no bite. They aren't used to fishing 6-8" tube jigs...heck, they don't even have the rods to fish huge baits under the ice. The tigers are not in danger of over harvest or over fishing... they are in danger due to not enough publicity!
I'll let this post die because we've pretty much covered it from end to end... If I make it down over the next week I'll post a report, big tigers or not.
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People like me, masterdad, my buddies, and others are tight lipped about techniques used because we don't want to see the bft lurkers out in full force. You can pull them through the ice just the same way. The lake is fine, yes there are a lot of chubs but in many areas there are trophy fish, not just Tigers either. There are a lot of great cutts and bows in there.[/quote]
A few people are taking advantage of them, of course. You shouldn't be afraid of the "BFT lurkers" though... I catch and target big tigers in another neighboring state... and it is the same thing. People show up to the tiger lake and don't understand the fish. They throw small/tiny lures or soak worms on the bottom. Sure you will luck into a big tiger once in awhile doing that but it is no way to target them. And in my home state, we have the exact same problem I believe, the tigers are not getting enough attention. It is an under-utilized resource. A few guys like myself target them and over the years I realized it was very selfish and dumb to keep the tigers quiet.
Tigers take more $ and effort than other fish to stock and if state agencies don't feel a resource is being used, they often divert funding or change management strategies. There is already a lot of pressure from people who just want bigger rainbows in there and want things to go back how they were originally... If you like catching the big tigers and want to see them stay, share your pictures. You don't have to share how, where, etc.. but get people excited about a trophy fishery!!!
The majority of people aren't patient enough to fish all day for 1 bite, or no bite. They aren't used to fishing 6-8" tube jigs...heck, they don't even have the rods to fish huge baits under the ice. The tigers are not in danger of over harvest or over fishing... they are in danger due to not enough publicity!
I'll let this post die because we've pretty much covered it from end to end... If I make it down over the next week I'll post a report, big tigers or not.
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