Originally Posted by
LittleIndianaBass
Seriously? Shad do not eat other fish, they filter feed. Yes, they will have an impact on other YOY fish that are also feeding on the plankton and algae's. So how many fish over 8 pounds did you catch at Boggs in the 90`s? How about fish over 7 pounds? 6 pounds? How many 26-30 pound limits were brought in according to tournament data? Good to see that the uneducated fishermen of this backwards state are still drinking the DNR Kool Aid. You honestly think the renovation at Boggs was ultimately for the fishery? Its a money grab, and bass fishermen don't camp and spend weeks at a time like the bluegill and crappie fishermen do. There is a great panfish lake a mere 10 miles from Boggs, and the bass fishing at Boggs was out of this world the past 5 years for an Indiana lake. Its a puddle compared to other lakes that produce the giants it was producing, show me another lake in this state that produced the bags and big fish it was producing. How about the other hundreds of lakes full of gizzard shad that are **** good, why aren't they being drained and killed every 10-15 years? Why is Boggs soooooooo special that it needs renovated on that grand of scale? Why does Geist Resevoir kick out tremendous bags of bass all year long, its plumb full of shad. That lake is full of 4-6 pound bass, and the recruitment is outstanding. I don't know what planet you live on, but Boggs was fishing great and there were plenty of YOY-4 year old bass in the lake, the renovation was due to a greedy ass park manager who snowed everyone over that would listen. Why wont the park show the financial records to the residents of the lake? Think about it, who benefits the most from the park making more money? Not the state, hell, not even the community. Someone had to have the balls to say this publicly, especially since any attempt to stop this renovation was shot down immediately. The decline in people camping at Boggs was not due to the fishing, look at nationwide figures on camping since the recession hit the country. It made a good excuse to kill the lake, because ultimately this state and that park don't really care about bass fishing or they would be much more pro-active in sustaining trophy fisheries rather than killing them so that shad are eliminated. Its a weak excuse for playing God, and a total waste of tax payer money. My rant is over, and my time on here is over also. Im tired of hearing all the lies and misinformed people talking about this, shame on those in charge and shame on those who bought in.