Quote Originally Posted by kentuckykingfisher View Post
That's ridiculous.... If they really are keeping the fish they catch in these tourneys I just don't see how that does anything positive for a lake that already has so much fishing pressure as it is. I could see tourney fisherman keeping crappie but surely not largemouth. Can't really talk about stricter creel limits because Tville already has tough ones in place. Maybe regulate the number of tourneys per year but I don't see a change in the future. I used to fish Tville a lot because it was 20 minutes from the house. The frustration of fighting other anglers and pleasure boaters was just to much for me. I fish a couple other lakes now just because Tville was an uphill battle. I'll fish the spring white bass run and toss noodles at night for catfish. Then take some trips in the late fall for crappie. Other than that try to stay off Tville during heavy traffic times. Oh yeah and I forgot about fishing the hybrids in the jumps. That gets crazy as well with about 8 other boats within casting distance. Makes it tough but it's just one of those things you have to learn to deal with on that lake
I don't see how any kind of "tourney" could be beneficial to a lake that small with so much pressure. Throw in all the agricultural run-off and cyano bacteria problems and I don't see how anyone would want to keep a fish from that lake in the first place. I agree with you about the uphill battle, I've been trying to fish there for the past several years now, like you, due to close proximity and convenience, but just when I think it can't get any worse I'm surprised once again. I'll stick to winter if I decide to go back at all, the big cats are right where I want them that time of year anyway, this time of year through fall is just plain dangerous, let alone frustrating to no end.