I fish in a local club (www.jccbassmasters.com) here in Indianapolis. It's talked about after many tournaments about the fishing pressure on Indiana lakes. We recently fished an afternoon tournament on Geist and it took 6lbs to win. Now, this is fishing in conditions where recreational traffic caused water to come over the bow of my 19 foot boat. There was two tournaments in the morning and another Friday night. This same pressure happens on many Indiana lakes and I am concerned that it is destroying the quality (or lack there of) of fish here.

It has been talked about briefly between club members about possibly reducing the limits to 3 for each angler next season. On Geist on Saturday, there were dead fish everywhere. I think the reason for the the dead fish is because of the pressure and some anglers not taking proper care of them. Fish care is extremely important especially as we go through these hot summer months.

If we were to do this, our club can't be alone. I sometimes think club tournaments as well as USA Bassin, Federation and others are a big reason why fishing is so poor here. There are few lakes, small body's of water and a ton of fisherman.

What do you think about reducing limits to three and do you think it would help bass fishing in the state of Indiana? Would your organization be interested in such an idea?