|
Forums59
Topics1,049,963
Posts14,149,515
Members144,431
| |
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
 Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: LeonSulak]
#14566690
12/16/22 09:26 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 4,668
Grasshopperglock
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 4,668 |
Belton Lake....
The average undereducated weekend, 'fisherman' will keep anything that looks big enough to eat. Everything illegal length and it's taken home.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: ko bass attack 27]
#14566697
12/16/22 09:32 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 424
Basscat8263
Angler
|
|
Angler
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 424 |
My biggest complaint is the eradication of all the grass. +1
Tony
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: Grasshopperglock]
#14566715
12/16/22 09:51 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,385
SC-001
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,385 |
Belton Lake....
The average undereducated weekend, 'fisherman' will keep anything that looks big enough to eat. Everything illegal length and it's taken home.
I see the illegals doing this on Waco too.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: SC-001]
#14566718
12/16/22 09:54 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 4,668
Grasshopperglock
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 4,668 |
Belton Lake....
The average undereducated weekend, 'fisherman' will keep anything that looks big enough to eat. Everything illegal length and it's taken home.
I see the illegals doing this on Waco too. This was a group of 8. Two spoke perfect English. The others, one in particular, talked a bunch of derogatory things. He thought didn't translate. Another pile of beer cans.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: Texan Til I Die]
#14566722
12/16/22 10:00 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,385
SC-001
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,385 |
There are several lakes like Texoma, Whitney and Belton that will never be a trophy largemouth fishery, but the smallmouths do well in them. Why aren't we loading them up with SMB stockings?
The golden algae kills back in the 2000's still has them gun shy maybe, Belton doesn't apply they never had a bloom to my knowledge.
Last edited by SC-001; 12/16/22 10:00 PM.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: LeonSulak]
#14566724
12/16/22 10:02 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 4,668
Grasshopperglock
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 4,668 |
Tiger mussel infestation. But from what I've read. They increase the small mouth population.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: Jpurdue]
#14566726
12/16/22 10:06 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,385
SC-001
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,385 |
Issue each lake a set number of tournament slots per year based on the fishery's health. Auction them off to the highest bidder and use the funds to restock the lakes. Catch and release only for bass over 14" during March and April. If I'm really hoping I'd ask to ban weigh-in tournaments March-September (spawn and the hot water months). Never thought of this and think you might be onto something. Maybe not set number of tournaments but set number of tournament boats for the year, once a lake reaches its boat quota no more events. Not all events are equal, compare a club tournament to a THSBA event.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: SC-001]
#14566742
12/16/22 10:22 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 3,061
Txduckhunter
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 3,061 |
Issue each lake a set number of tournament slots per year based on the fishery's health. Auction them off to the highest bidder and use the funds to restock the lakes. Catch and release only for bass over 14" during March and April. If I'm really hoping I'd ask to ban weigh-in tournaments March-September (spawn and the hot water months). Never thought of this and think you might be onto something. Maybe not set number of tournaments but set number of tournament boats for the year, once a lake reaches its boat quota no more events. Not all events are equal, compare a club tournament to a THSBA event. I think some of yall are seriously over estimating tournament impact when compared to fish population as a whole. I know your overestimating the impact that we have on spawning fish as a whole.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: LeonSulak]
#14566780
12/16/22 10:42 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,875
Tx Tree Grower
Extreme Angler
|
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,875 |
The hydrilla deal is so much more complex than just spraying. Spaying is just one minor component. There are many other major components that only mother nature can control.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: LeonSulak]
#14566814
12/16/22 11:21 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 73,652
Mark Perry
Super Freak
|
|
Super Freak
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 73,652 |
If they limited tournaments by a certain number of permits given out per lake there would be epic threads on here about favoritism, unfairness and general drama over it. It would spell the end of bass clubs etc.
The big tournaments get the blame and criticism but there are literally hundreds if not thousands more small trail and club tournaments that impact those same resources on some lakes the big trails might use once a year if that.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: LeonSulak]
#14566818
12/16/22 11:25 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 14,761
Fishspanker
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 14,761 |
Donโt be such haters of hydrilla.
The Sheep who only fears the Wolf is eaten by the Shepherd.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: outfishdya]
#14566831
12/16/22 11:47 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,350
Dubee
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,350 |
After blackeyes at Lewisville and Roberts in back to back BASS events, why haven't they admitted the LMB populations in many N. Texas lakes are way lower than they thought. What are the plans to improve this, and what is the time frame to turn this around? What black eyes? I don't remember anything wrong with those tournaments
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: SC-001]
#14566832
12/16/22 11:49 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,350
Dubee
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,350 |
Issue each lake a set number of tournament slots per year based on the fishery's health. Auction them off to the highest bidder and use the funds to restock the lakes. Catch and release only for bass over 14" during March and April. If I'm really hoping I'd ask to ban weigh-in tournaments March-September (spawn and the hot water months). Never thought of this and think you might be onto something. Maybe not set number of tournaments but set number of tournament boats for the year, once a lake reaches its boat quota no more events. Not all events are equal, compare a club tournament to a THSBA event. Any limitations on tournaments is a horrendous idea.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: Dubee]
#14566833
12/16/22 11:50 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 73,652
Mark Perry
Super Freak
|
|
Super Freak
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 73,652 |
After blackeyes at Lewisville and Roberts in back to back BASS events, why haven't they admitted the LMB populations in many N. Texas lakes are way lower than they thought. What are the plans to improve this, and what is the time frame to turn this around? What black eyes? I don't remember anything wrong with those tournaments I know after the Classic on Roberts that BASS is looking at having another Classic in the DFW area sooner rather than later. The date change that year obviously resulted in lower weights but as far as I know they loved having the Classic here.
|
|
|
Re: If TPWD asked you for your $.02 on bass fishing in Texas....
[Re: Dubee]
#14566877
12/17/22 01:12 AM
|
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,682
Lone_Wolf
Extreme Angler
|
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,682 |
After blackeyes at Lewisville and Roberts in back to back BASS events, why haven't they admitted the LMB populations in many N. Texas lakes are way lower than they thought. What are the plans to improve this, and what is the time frame to turn this around? What black eyes? I don't remember anything wrong with those tournaments I agree on Roberts, and I think the BASS field for that classic was quite watered down due to the split. Loserville is a different conversation 
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek ๐, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|
