Quote Originally Posted by birdstrike View Post
I'm all for more restrictive regs, but come on, each lake having it's own unique regulations is getting out of hand. It's hard enough to remember the State-wide regs without all the special lake regs, some of which only aply to a portion of a steam or river. At some point it's just too much to keep up with.

How about this. Start with the most restrictive regulations- say 20 crappie, then give some lakes less restrictive rules- say 30 crappie. That way if you stick with the state wide rules, you'll never have to worry about breaking the law, getting a ticket.

Just my .02
Slot limit placed on certain lakes like Dale would be very easy to keep up with. Be consistent and mainstream it a bit, I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to keep up with. I don't think anybody is promoting a different reg for every single lake. A little bit could go a long way. I was told by a well known biologist that frequents Cumberland that the slot limit has been bounced around several times and that it is usually met with fierce oppostion from bass fishing tournament groups. Will it make it harder to get five fish to weigh, probably so but won't everybody be competing on the same playing field. I don't get the menality that would be opposed to this. If anyone on this site or anywhere else can deny that Dale isn't just completely going bonkers with this slot limit thing than you are highly misinformed. All the guys in the know at Dale including Steven Headrick, Bob Coan, Bobby Gentry, Jonathan Davis and many more will swear to you that it was the best thing that ever happened to the lake. These guys happen to know a little about what they are talking about to by the way. So if it does that kind of good why not institute in other lakes that will also perform the same way? Am I wrong??