Post by Sinker on Apr 13, 2008 5:50:02 GMT -6
If this is progress, I'll pass. MDC is doin a trial to see if length limits an such will improve th fishin fer catfishermen. We already have as good a fishery as bout anybody. We have had room fer all types of legal fishin fer years. Our catfishery has even stood up to a lot of illegal stuff fer years. But it ain't good enuff fer th new breed of "sportsmen"!
Lemme say up front that I'm sure this is gonna upset some of ya, but, well, that's tough! Missouri has enjoyed a long history of fine Rod & Reel (R&R), Trotline (TL), and Jugline (JL) fishin as long as we've had a department (MDC). Now th new breed has arrived an decided it ain't good enuff fer them, so it needs new regulations. They wanta be able ta catch an release a lotta big cats, so it's ok to regulate other kinds of fishin out of existence. They are so afraid guys like me is gonna eat one of 'em that they wanta limit me outa th picture. I like all three kinds of traditional fishin, but I ain't inta catch an release. I don't believe yer savin anything. Too many of 'em die from stress of bein caught and drug around to be weighed. Ya didn useta see big cats floatin dead. They mighta been caught an used, but they didn go ta waste! I've seen as many dead ones floatin in my little fishin world, after one tournament, as I kept inna year, an they were bigger fish, mostly!
If th MDC wants to see th whole picture, they oughta require all released fish ta be tagged with a device that would biodegrade in 2 months or so. They should also do their trials where th regs are gonna make th most differnce. Not in th Missouri River, but in th lakes and rivers where th tournaments are held. The individual lakes and water systems are where th damage is done. Dams separate th fish into individual fisheries. Th results found on th Missouri River are irrelavant!
Seems ta me a lotta th Bass Tournament mentality is workin here. They fished out one species to where it couldn't take it anymore, so why not git everbody catchin th true freshwater giants. They won't last either.
Length limits and slot limits will make TL an JL fishin obsolete simply cause it won't be worth th trouble. Releasin a bunch of fish ta die goes against th grain, even if catchin em was fun. I won't be able to change anything by myself with this little article, but as you can see by what is happening, th ones doing th squawkin are gittin th results! So if you like to trotline, or jugline, ya better be speaking up NOW!
Before this thread gits goin th wrong way, I will make one request ta all who respond. Please keep th thread clean and on th subject so it won't be moved to an obscure place on this board. It is a legitimate fishin concern an deserves th attention of everbody that fishes; not just a few members who like to fuss among themselves!
Lemme say up front that I'm sure this is gonna upset some of ya, but, well, that's tough! Missouri has enjoyed a long history of fine Rod & Reel (R&R), Trotline (TL), and Jugline (JL) fishin as long as we've had a department (MDC). Now th new breed has arrived an decided it ain't good enuff fer them, so it needs new regulations. They wanta be able ta catch an release a lotta big cats, so it's ok to regulate other kinds of fishin out of existence. They are so afraid guys like me is gonna eat one of 'em that they wanta limit me outa th picture. I like all three kinds of traditional fishin, but I ain't inta catch an release. I don't believe yer savin anything. Too many of 'em die from stress of bein caught and drug around to be weighed. Ya didn useta see big cats floatin dead. They mighta been caught an used, but they didn go ta waste! I've seen as many dead ones floatin in my little fishin world, after one tournament, as I kept inna year, an they were bigger fish, mostly!
If th MDC wants to see th whole picture, they oughta require all released fish ta be tagged with a device that would biodegrade in 2 months or so. They should also do their trials where th regs are gonna make th most differnce. Not in th Missouri River, but in th lakes and rivers where th tournaments are held. The individual lakes and water systems are where th damage is done. Dams separate th fish into individual fisheries. Th results found on th Missouri River are irrelavant!
Seems ta me a lotta th Bass Tournament mentality is workin here. They fished out one species to where it couldn't take it anymore, so why not git everbody catchin th true freshwater giants. They won't last either.
Length limits and slot limits will make TL an JL fishin obsolete simply cause it won't be worth th trouble. Releasin a bunch of fish ta die goes against th grain, even if catchin em was fun. I won't be able to change anything by myself with this little article, but as you can see by what is happening, th ones doing th squawkin are gittin th results! So if you like to trotline, or jugline, ya better be speaking up NOW!
Before this thread gits goin th wrong way, I will make one request ta all who respond. Please keep th thread clean and on th subject so it won't be moved to an obscure place on this board. It is a legitimate fishin concern an deserves th attention of everbody that fishes; not just a few members who like to fuss among themselves!