Ed Franko Posted April 16, 2017 Author Posted April 16, 2017 I don't think the raising of the water will affect the spawn. I think the BBB in general will hurt the spawn much more than that. No one knows the impact of the spawn by transporting of spawning fish to another area. Will those fish spawn? Who knows I guess time will tell.. I think this is poor timing of this event and it should not be allowed to take place. Enough said about that one ED tell them how you really feel... Fishing report Water temp is in the low to mid 60s the lake in my area is clear and the fish are biting. The lake is in the 65.6 and they have been running the dam everyday just about. They are running water because they are running water from Truman.The lake should pick up some color because of that and hopefully the spinnerbait might become a player again. The wacky worm will get you plenty of action.Fun fishing but not the pattern for the big Molly Hogs.. you can catch a limit but it will not have the toads needed to win.. Just this past weekend it took 25lbs to win again.. Good fishing for sure... Best of luck to you BBB I hope you nail them but please take care of your fish. See you tomorrow..... Smalliebigs 1
Jerry Rapp Posted April 16, 2017 Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Ed Franko said: I don't think the raising of the water will affect the spawn. I think the BBB in general will hurt the spawn much more than that. No one knows the impact of the spawn by transporting of spawning fish to another area. Will those fish spawn? Who knows I guess time will tell.. I think this is poor timing of this event and it should not be allowed to take place. Enough said about that one ED tell them how you really feel... Fishing report Water temp is in the low to mid 60s the lake in my area is clear and the fish are biting. The lake is in the 65.6 and they have been running the dam everyday just about. They are running water because they are running water from Truman.The lake should pick up some color because of that and hopefully the spinnerbait might become a player again. The wacky worm will get you plenty of action.Fun fishing but not the pattern for the big Molly Hogs.. you can catch a limit but it will not have the toads needed to win.. Just this past weekend it took 25lbs to win again.. Good fishing for sure... Best of luck to you BBB I hope you nail them but please take care of your fish. See you tomorrow..... at least the BBB spreads out their weigh in locations. Just think of how many February and March fish catches now live around PB 2.
fishinwrench Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Yeah I'm a bit cranky that so many good quality spawners are being shuffled about. Does no good to throw a fit about it though, cuz they aren't gonna cancel the event because of it. There isn't enough people that give a crap. It used to be that tournament organizations were the #1 advocate for the welfare of a fishery, but not anymore. They pretend to go the extra mile to keep the bass alive....but that's about it. The average fish weighed in during a tournament is out of the water a combined 7-10 minutes. I can only hold my breath for about 50 seconds, and if you plucked me from my cozy little town and dumped me in a different strange one I'd have a hell of a time figuring out how to make a living and where the best grocery store was. And just about the time I had settled into my new digs....Poof! I'd undoubtedly bite the wrong thing and have to go through it all over again. Our beloved green toys get very little respect. Ed Franko, Daryk Campbell Sr and Smalliebigs 3
Hydro 205 Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 the only good thing about the lake being so crowded in the summer is there are no tournaments on the weekends. I went to meet some of my old Kentucky fishermen a couple of weeks ago at PB2 for the BASS central divisional championship. To their (BASS) credit they had 2 release pontoons. Fish biologists there I asked about the release spots. I was told they were release in different spots all over the lake for that whole week. But I do feel that the bigger tournaments meaning Bass and Flw need to go to catch and immediate release. They could take the $100,000 that one of those pontoons cost and invest in calibrated scales for each boat.
fishinwrench Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Hydro 205 said: Fish biologists there I asked about the release spots. I was told they were release in different spots all over the lake for that whole week. But I do feel that the bigger tournaments meaning Bass and Flw need to go to catch and immediate release. They could take the $100,000 that one of those pontoons cost and invest in calibrated scales for each boat. The Fisheries biologists that told you that are full of beans. If any release boat ever traveled more than 10 miles I'll drink it's bilge water. They only use the release boats to keep fish from piling up at the weigh-in sites. And to save face just in case a bunch of them turn belly up.....Cuz nothing looks worse on tournament organizations than a pickup truck load of dead bass floating around the ramp. tho1mas and Ed Franko 2
fishinwrench Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 At this point I'm actually torn on whether I wouldn't rather the fish be kept and eaten. I mean a guy can only have 12 bass in his freezer, right? Then he has to release them immediately or be in conflict with the law.....Until he eats some. The way we are doing things now any single person can relocate over 200 bass per month. And some do !
bjovan Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 the BASS release boat dumped them just outside PB2 they did not go 2 miles much less 10
fishinwrench Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 I always wondered where it was in the Wildlife Code that exempted the operators of release boats from the daily possession limit. Is there some special permit that MDC sells that allows you to be in possession of 400+ bass ? Smalliebigs 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 26 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: I always wondered where it was in the Wildlife Code that exempted the operators of release boats from the daily possession limit. Is there some special permit that MDC sells that allows you to be in possession of 400+ bass ? They're just bass, not trout. MOsmallies 1
Members Walleye13 Posted April 18, 2017 Members Posted April 18, 2017 I've been a follower for sometime but felt compelled to comment on this thread. I have a lot of respect for Fishinwrench and Big Ed and totally support their positions on this subject. I have a condo at Blue Anchor Bay and have witnessed first hand the increasing pressure from tournament anglers in the Gravois. Obviously, the last couple of mild winters have contributed to this. Still, simple math shows an incredible number of fish being relocated from the Gravois arm. The largest percentage of these end up in the Grand Glaize arm via PB2. How long can our part of the lake sustain this before the year classes of larger females diminish? I'm bit of a hypocrite when it comes to the BBB because I did fish it last year and may again this year. But, I totally disagree with the timing and refuse to bed fish. I will stay out a ways and hope for an early post spawner or late pre spawner. At least the lower end fish will stay in the lower end (point Randall and Alhonna). I would really like to see our biologist Greg Stoner weigh in on these issues. Ed Franko and fishinwrench 2
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