Thread: Couple of questions?

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

To each their own on keeping a legal limit but if you truly need the fish to feed your family maybe you shouldnt be fishing a tournament in the first place. I see nothing wrong with the rule in place at Butla although it goes against the grain on the other COE lakes.

Exactly. I here too many times about tournaments hurting the lakes so I would rather us just release the fish every time. I don't need the fish that bad plus it makes a statement as a group to be conservationist.

Originally Posted by cray

I thought I heard that the lake manager was replaced about 6 mo ago. Moved on to Vicksburg or something.

Not much has changed.

Originally Posted by bird down

Exactly. I here too many times about tournaments hurting the lakes so I would rather us just release the fish every time. I don't need the fish that bad plus it makes a statement as a group to be conservationist.

I'm just thinking if your putting your fish in a cooler it doesn't make any sense to throw a dead fish back into a lake.

Originally Posted by Big Smooth

I'm just thinking if your putting your fish in a cooler it doesn't make any sense to throw a dead fish back into a lake.

No I wouldn't make much sense to do that but you can atleast try. They sell a bubble box at Walmart for like 7 or 8 dollars. You can take any old cooler and drill a hole in the top, run hose thru, and glue bubbler on cooler top. That's your homemade live well and I promise it works. Btw, live fish weigh more than dead fish.

I've got a live well in my G3 but I just use it for storage. But if live fish weigh more than dead fish I will surely be using it. Thanks Bird Down I didn't know that.

Handi, The COE keeps saying they arent in the fishing business , they say they are in the flood control business. If that is so WHY does the Lake Manager worry so much about a few fish?????

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

No offense meant Big Smooth, I was referring to Sat saying that there should be no tournaments held on Butla because you cant keep but a legal tournament limit there.

I have no idea Sat. I dont think its a bad thing though not allowing anglers to keep over the legal tournament limit on tourney days and I sure hope folks dont cross butla off the list because of it. I to wish the lakes could be managed a little more for fishing than flood control but thats what they were put there for. The bi product though is almost without a doubt the best crappie fishing in the US and thats why I drive hundreds of miles almost weekly to fish. The folks who live close to the lakes often forget how good they have it when it comes to crappie fishing. Im just glad I live close enough to be able to enjoy the best crappie fishing in the US.

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

I have no idea Sat. I dont think its a bad thing though not allowing anglers to keep over the legal tournament limit on tourney days and I sure hope folks dont cross butla off the list because of it. I to wish the lakes could be managed a little more for fishing than flood control but thats what they were put there for. The bi product though is almost without a doubt the best crappie fishing in the US and thats why I drive hundreds of miles almost weekly to fish. The folks who live close to the lakes often forget how good they have it when it comes to crappie fishing. Im just glad I live close enough to be able to enjoy the best crappie fishing in the US.

well said