Lvn2Fish Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Walcrabass said: As I remember................. I stated a couple of years ago that with the large number of Crappie being caught, many, many , limits................ and a lot of them being over 11" in length..................... I requested that the length limit be raised to 11" the following year and hopefully to 12" soon after............. Sure wish that had been done........... plenty of food in the lake................ now we are hoping for 10 inchers again.................
Lvn2Fish Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 I get it, but it’s not like every fish in the lake that’s 10 inches has been caught. Maybe instead of blaming the lake and you can look at yourself for the answer. It’s the fall. The fall is tough , it always has been and always will be. I guarantee that towards the end of November the fish will move to a more catchable location and all will be quite again . It’s seems the time of overreacting has made its way from the line at the grocery store to the lake . God help us luckycraft and Heretolearn 1 1
Walcrabass Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 LVN2Fish, Sorry you feel this way. I personally do not fish at Stockton anymore. It is a proven fact that the quality of fish in a lake improves with increased length limits as long as the food is there to sustain that population. Kind of like feeding hogs...................... if you have plenty of corn but you slaughter them when they are undersized you have missed the boat..................... Walcrabass MoCarp 1
MOPanfisher Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 Here is a lot of things that go it deciding length limits and bag limits. Reproductive success, quality and quantity of forage, life span of the species, number of years it takes to make MLL. Too many things to change it on a yearly basis, but stockton and TR with the 10 inch limits already don't seem to price more or bigger crappie than LOZ, Pomme, or Truman. I belive most MLL are targeted toward a 3 yr harvest size based on growth rate. Comparing raising hogs that have a much longer life span to crappie is a bit of apples to oranges. 3DHUSKER 1
Walcrabass Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 To All, Internet says: Oldest Crappie recorded: 15 years Black Crappie Life Span: up to 10 years White Crappie Life Span: Up to 7 years "Crappie will reach 10" by 3 Years" Walcrabass says: Nuff Said.......................... Walcrabass
olfishead Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 19 hours ago, Lvn2Fish said: I get it, but it’s not like every fish in the lake that’s 10 inches has been caught. Maybe instead of blaming the lake and you can look at yourself for the answer. It’s the fall. The fall is tough , it always has been and always will be. I guarantee that towards the end of November the fish will move to a more catchable location and all will be quite again . It’s seems the time of overreacting has made its way from the line at the grocery store to the lake . God help us Only time will tell huh? I agree that fall is usually a tough time of year to catch the larger crappie, but due to the increased pressure caused by covid 19, the older, legal sized year classes took a big hit this spring/summer. However, I'm sure that we have a huge 2019 year class that should reach the 10 inch MLL about fall of 2021. Mopanfisher is exactly right in saying that regulations can not be changed on a yearly basis, that is a long, complicated process that requires lots of justification. Fish populations are managed for long term sustainability with optimal production by considering long term characteristics of the population and exploitation. There are lots and lots of considerations and there is no way to predict some of the factors that will effect changes in recruitment, harvest, growth rates, etc.,etc. The covid pandemic fishing pressure increase is one of those.
3DHUSKER Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Walcrabass said: To All, Internet says: Oldest Crappie recorded: 15 years Black Crappie Life Span: up to 10 years White Crappie Life Span: Up to 7 years "Crappie will reach 10" by 3 Years" Walcrabass says: Nuff Said.......................... Walcrabass That is cool data and would even be better if all of the class survives to 3 years, we know it does not. What % of the class is dead at 3 years, then 4 years, then 5 years.
MoCarp Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 4 lakes in Mississippi have 12” limits, two have 11” one 10” and one 9”......how many 2 pounders you see on Stockton? Much less 3#er ?....... MONKEYS? what monkeys?
3DHUSKER Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 What is the length of the growing season there compared to Stockton? How big do they grow there in 3 years? What is the forage base there and how rich with nutrients is the lake compared to Stockton? Lots of questions as to ask. I bet the lakes similarities stop at they both have water in them. olfishead 1
MoCarp Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, 3DHUSKER said: What is the length of the growing season there compared to Stockton? How big do they grow there in 3 years? What is the forage base there and how rich with nutrients is the lake compared to Stockton? Lots of questions as to ask. I bet the lakes similarities stop at they both have water in them. Very close to us MONKEYS? what monkeys?
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