Originally Posted by
Charly
I didn't read the whole thread so I don't know if anyone else gave this reason.
Think about this one thing. If Ind. let you use 4,5,6,etc. poles for crappy fishing then they would have to allow the same amount of poles for all fishing. Ind DNR would not want to allow more than 3 lines for gills, walleye, perch, etc. so that's probably why they would never change to allow more than 3 for crappie. Someone could set up their boat and push 5 poles making it look like they are crappie fishing when they're really fishing for walleye, gills, perch, etc.
I know there are states that allow more than 3, do they also alow the same amount of poles for gill, perch, etc.? If they don't I don't see how they can tell what the person is fishing for. You can catch walley, gills, perch on the same lures/bait that you get crappie on.