Truman Lake Tournaments

[olesilverside]

Was Just Thinking Back When Tournaments Started On Truman Lake In 1981 And The Changes That Have Been Made Over The Years, We Used To Have To Bring In 30 Crappie For 2 Guys, Now It Is 10 Or 7 Which I Think Is A Great Idea, However In The Old Days We Would Have 23 To 26 Pounds For 30 Fish, Best We Ever Done Was A Tournament Out Of Bucksaw With 30 That Weighed 28 Lb. 4 Oz. And 15 In A August Tournament That Weighed Almost 19 Lb. I'm Not Sure 30 Could Be Caught In A Lot Of The Tournaments Today??? My How Times Have Changed, We Used To Have To Run From Bucksaw To Tally Bend, Now You Trailer, I Still Believe All The New Changes Are For The Better, And Better For The Crappie Population...... Hadn't Posted Anything Lately Had To Do Something, Installing That Flasher This Weekend.........

[WantinCrappie]

Wondered where you've been Monty?

The way my fishing has been lately it would take me weeks to get thirty fish to weigh.

Going to give the Walleye a shot this evening. We shall see.

[bwillaub]

Good luck with the eyes, Chris2.

I agree with you, Monty. I think the changes have been for the better too. I just wish they would increase the minimum length to 10".

[MO fisherman]

I am in Tennessee and most of the lakes have 10" length limits. I think it makes all the difference in the world. I am soooo spoiled in east tennessee when it comes to catching big crappie. many a time I have averaged 12" in a limit and had several over 15". I have one a little over 16". I never saw that at truman or mark twain. LOZ can pruduce big ones, but not as consistantly. I wish Loz and truman, with others, would go to the 10" limit. As for Mark Twain, who knows what to do with that lake. It is so boom or bust, ussually lots of fish, but who knows what size they will be. Maybe we need to thin the numbers down for a few years and then put a ten inch limit in place. It would make for a couple lousy years during transition, but I think it would pay off.

[shockley32]

I'm all for going to a 10" length limit. I think people would throw a fit for a year but my oh my how great it would be after that!

Brad

[crappieslab]

I agree with the 10" length limit, a 9" crappie does not give you a verry good size piece of meat to fry up.

[Jigging15]

I would like to see a 10" length limit also. But hell I am game for throwing them all back. I think it would make a huge difference in a few years.

[ship]

Jared, you have to remember that you don't eat fish, just your wife and daughter.

[Jigging15]

I know but I do like to catch the big ones. I have realized that is why everybody likes to fish with me. And I thought it was because I was a nice guy. Good to hear from you Ship. You going to make camp? Been a while since I have got to shot the S)&t with you.

[ship]

I'll be there. I'm really looking foward to the friendship and fishing!!! See ya there.