05-16-2012, 08:45 PM
Dangit one more post for me. (I'll let you and PBH hash out the definition of selfish[
]) But here is a suggestion for you guys for what I might think the DWR might more strongly consider than what has been proposed.
1. You mentioned allowing slot cutt harvest. We already tried that at the Berry and it was an epic fail. The temptation to keep 20 inch fish is too great for our numerous harvesting anglers. I doubt the DWR will go for it now, nor would I favor that personally. Additionally, the DWR (for good reason) doesn't want to change the cutt quota. I wouldn't propose doing that in your tiger plan either.
2. If you get your tigers, and they do take away from the rainbow quota, do not have them in the slot. This might make your whole effort palatable to the harvesting crowd that definitely will not favor more restrictions on what they can take home. Promote them as an additional fun fish to catch and harvest. If they are as hard-to-catch as you say, then Joe 6 pack won't take out a ton of them anyway. (I guess I haven't felt they were overly hard to catch.) Also, don't push for more than a 10-15% changeover from bows to tigers. That may not result in much resistance, and you will have a few to catch and hopefully get decent sized.
3. The supply problem PBH brings up is something you'll have to figure out and have intelligent answers for too.
Good luck.
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]) But here is a suggestion for you guys for what I might think the DWR might more strongly consider than what has been proposed.1. You mentioned allowing slot cutt harvest. We already tried that at the Berry and it was an epic fail. The temptation to keep 20 inch fish is too great for our numerous harvesting anglers. I doubt the DWR will go for it now, nor would I favor that personally. Additionally, the DWR (for good reason) doesn't want to change the cutt quota. I wouldn't propose doing that in your tiger plan either.
2. If you get your tigers, and they do take away from the rainbow quota, do not have them in the slot. This might make your whole effort palatable to the harvesting crowd that definitely will not favor more restrictions on what they can take home. Promote them as an additional fun fish to catch and harvest. If they are as hard-to-catch as you say, then Joe 6 pack won't take out a ton of them anyway. (I guess I haven't felt they were overly hard to catch.) Also, don't push for more than a 10-15% changeover from bows to tigers. That may not result in much resistance, and you will have a few to catch and hopefully get decent sized.
3. The supply problem PBH brings up is something you'll have to figure out and have intelligent answers for too.
Good luck.
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