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Post by joehabr on Sept 9, 2011 22:20:42 GMT -5
i heard theirs meeting for making black bass catigory a slot fish. that means all largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass will be inbetween 12-15in that cannot be kept. 5 bag limit per day 3 under 12in and 2 over 15in. i hope this goes threw, cause this will help produce more fish. Also it can be relieved if the number of bass population is too big in public waters. i've been studying Kentucky and they have slot fish. it works well with no complaints. please express your opinions about this please. thank you
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Post by B-rad on Sept 10, 2011 9:05:20 GMT -5
I aint sure what to think of all this, on MY lakes, idont keep any over 4lbs, and they produce alot of big Bass.I'm about to do a little "conservation work" on a pond that dont get fished much, and is overpopulated with 12-13 inchers, there fun to catch regardless, but youll never get anything bigger (very rarely anyway) so were gonna go out and fsih that pit alot and pull a bunch of small bass out of there, and maybe she'll thank me with a big'un one of these days;)
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Post by Greenedog on Sept 10, 2011 11:17:16 GMT -5
The rule change is for rivers and streams. www.in.gov/nrc/files/smallmouth_bass_10154d.pdfPublic Hearings scheduled for proposed rule changes to black bass rules in streams
The Natural Resources Commission will conduct two public hearings on proposed changes to the black bass fishing rule, one on Oct. 11 in Spencer, the other on Oct. 17 in Peru. The term “black bass” refers to smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and spotted bass.
The DNR has proposed changes that will replace the minimum size limit of 12 inches for black bass taken from rivers or streams with a requirement that black bass taken from rivers and streams must be less than 12 inches long or more than 15 inches long, with not more than two being greater than 15 inches long. The bag limit of five in aggregate per day will remain the same.
The DNR believes that this proposed slot limit will afford increased protection, particularly for smallmouth bass populations, and may increase the quality of smallmouth bass fishing opportunities in certain streams. Allowing some harvest of bass less than 12 inches is aimed at preventing “stockpiling” of small bass, and the resulting slow growth that occurs. It would also allow the take of spotted bass, which are plentiful in some streams, compete directly with smallmouth bass, and seldom grow larger than 12 inches.I'm not a fan of the slot limits. If they are going to make one I'd rather see it be raised to 14-17 inches. If anyone disagrees with me, then I suggest you go bass fish Shakamak's lakes. They've had a slot limit of 12-15 inches as long as I can remember and about 90% or more of the bass you catch are within that slot limit. So hardly any bass are being harvested and what you end up with is lakes full of dink bass. |
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Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
