Thread: Pole limits in Indiana

What’s the thoughts on pole limits here and why it went to 3 poles instead of 4 so you could have equal poles on each side of boat?


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State told me they didn't want more than 3 because people would catch to many fish. I laughed at them, and said what about the poachers? Got no answer to that.

Originally Posted by Locator79

It makes no sense. A limit is a limit. 1 pole or 20. I've been in the boat with people who couldn't catch a fish with 30 poles. Also know guys who only need 1. Either way....again...a limit is a limit.

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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.

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.

Why? The bag limit for all species would still be the same.

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It makes no sense. A limit is a limit. 1 pole or 20. I've been in the boat with people who couldn't catch a fish with 30 poles. Also know guys who only need 1. Either way....again...a limit is a limit.

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Most anglers never come close to catching a limit. A higher average number of poles in the water multiplies fishing pressure. 1 guy fishing two rods for 5 hrs is the same as 2 guys fishing 1 theoretically. So if everyone on the lake adds a rod thats a lot of added pressure and the average number of fish harvested goes up in kind. Most bag limits are essentially posession limits that serve to distribute the catch among more anglers on high pressured lakes. On most lakes they really don't do anything because in most lakes more crappies die at the hands of mother nature than due to fisherman.

Wonder how we could get changed?


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Originally Posted by kyrich

Wonder how we could get changed?


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Move to SC!

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Indiana DNR You can't fix stupid

What he said ! X2 !

Originally Posted by bighornrmk

Indiana DNR You can't fix stupid

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