02-06-2010, 06:43 PM
[quote PACKFAN]Makes me sick seeing those big spawners dead especially being shot with a speargun. Doesn't make any difference wether they feel like feeding or not they are still fair game.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]I hate to see any big walleye removed from the ecosystem...angling or otherwise. Those big mamas are the apex of the gene pool.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, in fairness to the spearfishing crowd they do our waters a lot of good by decimating large numbers of big carp too. Go to this website [url "http://www.utahspearfishing.com/"]http://www.utahspearfishing.com/[/url] and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Look at the pictures in the archive photos. Lots more carp than gamefish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There will likely never be a peaceful coexistence with the spearfishermen and anglers. But they pay their dues and license fees and are just as entitled to harvest a few fish as anglers. And they are bound by even more stringent laws and restrictions. Not nearly as likely to get busted for overlimits, slot violations or other common angling violations.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]I hate to see any big walleye removed from the ecosystem...angling or otherwise. Those big mamas are the apex of the gene pool.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, in fairness to the spearfishing crowd they do our waters a lot of good by decimating large numbers of big carp too. Go to this website [url "http://www.utahspearfishing.com/"]http://www.utahspearfishing.com/[/url] and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Look at the pictures in the archive photos. Lots more carp than gamefish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There will likely never be a peaceful coexistence with the spearfishermen and anglers. But they pay their dues and license fees and are just as entitled to harvest a few fish as anglers. And they are bound by even more stringent laws and restrictions. Not nearly as likely to get busted for overlimits, slot violations or other common angling violations.[/#0000ff]
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