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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 5416768" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>maybe but i doubt it not until everybody and their mommas have one on their boat. the wildlife agencies that actually publish their creel and trapnet data hasnt really seen an increase in harvest data.</p><p></p><p>crappie only live for 5 years and some folks are actually doing more harm than good by keeping smaller crappie. they are basically removing future fish because those larger specimens will actually be dead the next season by natural mortality. its right the opposite for other panfish like bluegill.</p><p></p><p>then you have to think about about a fisherman's skill and whether they know enough about how fish move from spot to spot at any given time, why they bite when they do and what can you do to make them bite. this takes years of time on the water and observing what goes on and remembering for a later time. the tech can only help so much.</p><p></p><p>ill give one example, a guy is fishing a brush pile using livescope, seeing crappie but not catching them. another guy pulls up and asks if he can fish the other side of the pile about 75 feet away. he says sure they aint biting anyway. that guy starts way laying them one after the other. the other guy asks what size jig he is using and its the same but the other guy knew because of a small current that those fish always bite on that particular side of the pile. true story.</p><p></p><p>i imagine on the next crappie down cycle on ky lake and we will be hearing about it. but hey, the commission always passes a "feel good" policy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 5416768, member: 6230"] maybe but i doubt it not until everybody and their mommas have one on their boat. the wildlife agencies that actually publish their creel and trapnet data hasnt really seen an increase in harvest data. crappie only live for 5 years and some folks are actually doing more harm than good by keeping smaller crappie. they are basically removing future fish because those larger specimens will actually be dead the next season by natural mortality. its right the opposite for other panfish like bluegill. then you have to think about about a fisherman's skill and whether they know enough about how fish move from spot to spot at any given time, why they bite when they do and what can you do to make them bite. this takes years of time on the water and observing what goes on and remembering for a later time. the tech can only help so much. ill give one example, a guy is fishing a brush pile using livescope, seeing crappie but not catching them. another guy pulls up and asks if he can fish the other side of the pile about 75 feet away. he says sure they aint biting anyway. that guy starts way laying them one after the other. the other guy asks what size jig he is using and its the same but the other guy knew because of a small current that those fish always bite on that particular side of the pile. true story. i imagine on the next crappie down cycle on ky lake and we will be hearing about it. but hey, the commission always passes a "feel good" policy. [/QUOTE]
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