01-30-2014, 11:59 PM
There are a lot of pike in yuba, but you guys are acting like it's off the hook fishing down there? Maybe because there a bigger fish and people get excited about a possibility of that. But I know more guys reporting getting skunked down there or they only catch 1 or 2, some of that is because guys don't know what they're doing, some cause it can be a slow day but the other is because the bucket ain't close to being full yet down there, lots of food and space for them and all of these fish are incredibly healthy!
But we have to manage for the future, I understand that and if there is a fear that the bucket will eventually fill up than lets remove some of them. I hate seeing big trophy fished removed but people have that right and opinions. Also the 20 fish limit ain't a reasonable expectation for 99 percent of anglers, so I don't care about that number. I do wish it was lower though, and liberal limits will lead to waste. I think 6 was a good number, a boat full of 4 fisherman taking 24 pike home is more reasonable, than potentially people having an above average day and taking home 50 fish or more. it will lead to waste.
PBH, I like your in depth info and have appreciated your responses and answers to my questions, so thank you. I wanted to hear your take on removing trophy lakers?
Also I wish that ksl show would've emphasized much more, the using of steel leader, some pretty good waste telling guys to chance it with mono and have a big lure being stuck in a pikes throat. These fish aren't leader shy!!!!! I catch tons on steel leader ice fishing and soft water. Buy some 100 pound fluoro leaders if you're mental about leader shy stuff! Don't potentially waste a big fish that could be eaten or heaven forbid, caught and released for others to enjoy [
] Plus you'll save money in lures!
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But we have to manage for the future, I understand that and if there is a fear that the bucket will eventually fill up than lets remove some of them. I hate seeing big trophy fished removed but people have that right and opinions. Also the 20 fish limit ain't a reasonable expectation for 99 percent of anglers, so I don't care about that number. I do wish it was lower though, and liberal limits will lead to waste. I think 6 was a good number, a boat full of 4 fisherman taking 24 pike home is more reasonable, than potentially people having an above average day and taking home 50 fish or more. it will lead to waste.
PBH, I like your in depth info and have appreciated your responses and answers to my questions, so thank you. I wanted to hear your take on removing trophy lakers?
Also I wish that ksl show would've emphasized much more, the using of steel leader, some pretty good waste telling guys to chance it with mono and have a big lure being stuck in a pikes throat. These fish aren't leader shy!!!!! I catch tons on steel leader ice fishing and soft water. Buy some 100 pound fluoro leaders if you're mental about leader shy stuff! Don't potentially waste a big fish that could be eaten or heaven forbid, caught and released for others to enjoy [
] Plus you'll save money in lures![signature]