I would hope that with all the livescopes that are out there now more of the big fish will be released. If not it won't take long to ruin many good bodies of water.
So very true! I won't get into the argument of size control, I will just say what I use to do and what I do now. I use to keep 9" and up and keep all the big fish I caught. Now, I try to keep only 10" and up and try to release all the ones over 1 1/2 lb and up. If the day is slow, I will keep a 9 1/2"er and I will occasionally keep some over 1 1/2 lbs but I try not to make that a habit. As I said before, I won't argue this, it is just what I choose to do to hopefully preserve the lakes and ponds I fish. I will tell you this, after you release that FIRST big fish, the rest are A LOT easier to release! As my buddy would say, if you don't release the 2 pounders, you will never get the 3 pounders.
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I would hope that with all the livescopes that are out there now more of the big fish will be released. If not it won't take long to ruin many good bodies of water.
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Yeah, it’s always hard to say what will happen as new technology is released. I’ve always felt there is a decent balance each time something better is out. I plan to use livescope to learn more about their habits. If it works like I’m hoping, I’d like to exclusive single or double pole.
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Like you I don't intend to argue the point. I'm not a marine biologist so it's just my opinion. I do know that some of if not the best crappie lakes as far as quality and quantity are the Mississippi big four. Their crappie regulations are anything 12" and under must be immediately released and 15 crappie per angler or max of 40 per boat.
I like what Lake Washington was when I was fishing it. Minimum of 11" and 30 limit, allowed to keep 5 under size fish.Sent from my SM-T510 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app