Quote Originally Posted by creeker View Post
Here's what I don't understand about this "issue". This is probably going to come across a little more harsher than I really mean--Are they your fish? Did you put them there? Are they located in a special place on the lake that only if you have the magical map will you be able to find the place?

If its in a large public lake like T'ville, if its a spot that produces, I'm sure you and at least 20 other people know about it. And then theres the anglers who just happen across it. Sure, some are C&R fishermen, but some are also C&E too.

You have to realize its possible that one day you're fishing there and releasing them and the next, a guy is keeping every one. Its just in this case, you know they guy who's keeping them. I wouldn't waste too much of my life being upset over that--that time could be better spent catching fish.
yes u can have a magical spot at a lake. it could be something as small a a 2ft change in depth near some sort of structure that is holding a good amount of fish and the guy that went through that area prior to yourself didnt notice it.

nope ther all of our fish cause our money goes to helping them keep lakes in good shape and the fishery healthy.

there are spots that produce at every lake that anyone would could hit but they have to know what to do when they get there. i know of a few spots a T-Ville that we have done very well at and heard another guy say they got skunked in that spot/area.

I myself think that people who keep bass for the dinner table actully do some of us C&R fisherman some good. there needs to be a certain amount of harvest at a lake to keep the population from getting too large and the growth rate being stunted. unless your talking about a huge lake , eating some will help the population. in-fishermans Doug stangy actually has an article about this and it a good read. i will post a link if i can still find it