Rod Limits

[mike243]

Anybody remember back in the day you were only allowed 1 rod unless you had a sportsman license then you could have 3? it sure has changed.

 

[TNLynn]

Nope!

 

[Urban_Hunter]

How back in the day we talking. I've never heard of this…. But I'm spring chicken compared to some of you dinosaurs

 

[XCR-2]

Never. I think you may be mixed up with something else?

 

[tellico4x4]

Yup

 

[TNCharlie]

This has been 6 or 8 years ago. I was crappie fishing with a guide and we were trolling 5 or 6 rods. We saw a lone fisherman that was running a spider rig of what appeared to be at least 12 rods. I commented about the legality of that and the guide laughed. He said, "Man, they did away with that 3 rod rule years ago." So I don't know when it changed but I was not aware of it.

 

[TNReb]

There used to be some specific lakes and bodies of water that limited the number of rods to 3 - maybe parts of the Caney/Center Hill/Dale Hollow. I'm not aware of any that still have those regulations in place.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Tellico and Citico, you still can only have 1 rod at the waters edge. This was due to people "camping" on spots in attempts to block other anglers from fishing the same holes.

 

[Tenntrapper]

I remember when there was a 3 rod limit. Don't remember when they changed it though.

 

[killingtime 41]

Never knew they changed it. But I usually don't fish with more than 2. Unless I have a catfish rod out while crappie fishing.

 

[Lt.Dan]

I grew up on a 2 rod limit. Moved here and still pretty much just use 2 rods. I fish alone and that's about all I can handle when the fish are biting.

 

[Wooden Arrow]

I grew up on a 2 rod limit. Moved here and still pretty much just use 2 rods. I fish alone and that's about all I can handle when the fish are biting.

if the fish are biting, 2 is all you need. if they AREN'T biting, even 1 is useless.

 

[mike243]

Well if they are biting I prefer just 1. Have lost fish farting around trying to run multiple when they are biting, big mess at times

 

[Spurhunter]

Sardis Lake in MS (and others) has a 4 rod limit for crappie and only 2 hooks per rod. Those rules were made back when they thought spider rigging was going to destroy the crappie population. I just hope they are paying as much attention to what Livescope, guiding, and greed are doing now.

 

[Biggun4214]

I remember when there was a 3 rod limit. Don't remember when they changed it though.

It was repealed probably around 1990

 

[Biggun4214]

Growing up on Dale Hollow in the 70's, point fishing for walleye and smallmouth, it was not unusual for a fisherman to have 8-10 rods out. If there were multiple people nothing was ever said unless someone didn't have a license.