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Yo-Yo's....Like or Dislike???
I know this has come up before but do the Yo-Yo fisherman take more than they should and hurt a lakes population?? I compare it to trot lining a lot and even though I don't Yo-Yo fish I do like to trot line when I get the chance. Me and a buddy were talking this morning and both agreed the way we trot line, only about twice a year when we have time, it probably won't make a much difference but there are those who really take a lot of fish out of the lakes and rivers by setting lines and Yo-Yo's. I mean how much can a fishery take?? I've yet to set line this year and my love for the Flathead catfish is about to drive me crazy wanting to set some but working around my schedule makes it tough. I have a bass tournament coming up I always fish and then I plan on focusing on crappie more but hope to mix in setting some lines then as well. Where we live there are a lot of retired folks who move in and line an awful lot. I enjoy it myself but wanna ensure our fishery's aren't hurt, what yall think?
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I first saw this type fishing when I visited ARK the first time. Doesnt seem very exciting to me and reminds me of running a trap line. It deffinetly is meat hunting and not sport.
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I hate em!!! I think we should all carry bazookas in our boat at all times and blow em all to pieces.................Yep, cut em, burn em, and impose the death penalty to anyone caught using them!!!
Last edited by Cmj; 05-15-2014 at 12:36 PM.
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I feel if used right it is OK but few do. Would like to see live bait for game fish on them banned and used only for Catfishing. I have used them but not anymore. Good way for folks just to load a freezer but truthfully cheaper just to buy their fish.
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Never used a yoyo, but I do like to run a trot line one weekend a year or so. Nothing like grabbing that line and feeling them cats tugging. Don't like it when folks abandon them. I hate thinking ya got a crappie then realizing ya got someone's old line! Take em up guys!
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I use them a few times a year for crappie. I dont have a problem with them any more than I do any other type of LEGAL fishing methods, but, like any other fishing methods there are those that abuse the system. I dont think most yo yo fishermen take more than they should. Whats the defination of "should"? More than you can eat? A limit is a limit no mater the style of fishing. I'd be willing to bet Nimrod and some others on here catch more crappie single polling in a month than I take all year.
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I'd like to know how many poeple are capable of catching 10-20 crappie on most of the trips they take on a rod and reel, but prefer to run yoyo's? I'd bet not many. I have a lot of good memories of camping at greens lake years ago and catching 50 crappie all weekend. At the time thats the only place, and method I knew how to catch enough fish for a few messes. I never left one unless it broke a limb off or Iijust couldn't find it, which was very rare. That being said I haven't hung a yoyo in years but I still have them and think about running them every once in a while. I'd hate to see them outlawed, I may get around to running them again some day.
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I use them, but I am also legal.
If you are not labeled, and within eye sight during daylight hours, you my friend are not legal and deserve to have all your yo-yo's taken.
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