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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 5417458" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>maybe but i remember a couple of years ago we had a discussion on here and elsewhere where folks was claiming the asian carp was eating baitfish when the baitfish disappeared that first year. most werent paying attention to the freezing weather we had that winter and all of the bait kills. thats when they had the meeting in paris from the hysteria and some fishermen were calling for a 12" length creel like in mississippi. broadbent and fiss actually did their jobs and dissuaded that notion. it could have been disasterous for ky lake if they had per an exact study on the subject from tennessee tech. the "feel good" creel change didnt have an effect except bringing a state wide creel limit more in line. two years later the bait fish was back with a vengeance and the crappie and bass spawns somewhat better.</p><p></p><p>i was watching an nwtf presentation last night where by their data the turkey population had started declining somewhat in 1985, while they were still stocking. then he said there was a larger decline in the last 20 years or so, since about 2004. i was thinking today how that related to fishing on ky lake. two commonalities, weather and habitat. its probably a culmination of many different things and will probably have to be solved nationally with all state agencies working together. that said i dont think reaping, decoy spreads or other tech are a major cause of the problem. im just wondering if turkeys are not a sustainable resource and will need a restocking program again in the future?</p><p></p><p>one thing is for sure, there is a little more crappie than a few years ago, seems like a little less asian carp and ive seen a bunch of young poults in the fields around the house. sometimes i think we need to look up from our tech sometimes and take notice.</p><p></p><p>i have no use for the politics of the commission. my old supervisor was a commissioner, she was a drunk who sometimes sauger fished and friends with ray bell was about all of her qualifications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 5417458, member: 6230"] maybe but i remember a couple of years ago we had a discussion on here and elsewhere where folks was claiming the asian carp was eating baitfish when the baitfish disappeared that first year. most werent paying attention to the freezing weather we had that winter and all of the bait kills. thats when they had the meeting in paris from the hysteria and some fishermen were calling for a 12" length creel like in mississippi. broadbent and fiss actually did their jobs and dissuaded that notion. it could have been disasterous for ky lake if they had per an exact study on the subject from tennessee tech. the "feel good" creel change didnt have an effect except bringing a state wide creel limit more in line. two years later the bait fish was back with a vengeance and the crappie and bass spawns somewhat better. i was watching an nwtf presentation last night where by their data the turkey population had started declining somewhat in 1985, while they were still stocking. then he said there was a larger decline in the last 20 years or so, since about 2004. i was thinking today how that related to fishing on ky lake. two commonalities, weather and habitat. its probably a culmination of many different things and will probably have to be solved nationally with all state agencies working together. that said i dont think reaping, decoy spreads or other tech are a major cause of the problem. im just wondering if turkeys are not a sustainable resource and will need a restocking program again in the future? one thing is for sure, there is a little more crappie than a few years ago, seems like a little less asian carp and ive seen a bunch of young poults in the fields around the house. sometimes i think we need to look up from our tech sometimes and take notice. i have no use for the politics of the commission. my old supervisor was a commissioner, she was a drunk who sometimes sauger fished and friends with ray bell was about all of her qualifications. [/QUOTE]
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