09-12-2014, 07:49 PM
I had my first spear fishing experience on wed. and I can tell you this, that it is not an easy sport. It is a lot easier to go catch one on my pole. Fish do not like to sit there as your swimming around. The visiblitly is not great, and they are just plan hard to hit. The group of seven people that I went with we took 9 fish total. All were with in legal limits and all will be enjoyed on the table.
I to have been fishing for near 20 years and have only seen spear fishers once in that time (not including our group wed.) There are simply not as many in the sport as there are anglers. Not to mention it is an expensive sport. Your not going to go every weekend. But angling, crap there are some weeks especially in the fall that I may go out 2 or three times.
There are certain waters in the state already that your not allowed to spear for game fish. And in a case like fishlake there is a season that you can do it. Thus protecting those spawning time periods.
My feeling is that spearfishing is not hurting the fisheries.
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I to have been fishing for near 20 years and have only seen spear fishers once in that time (not including our group wed.) There are simply not as many in the sport as there are anglers. Not to mention it is an expensive sport. Your not going to go every weekend. But angling, crap there are some weeks especially in the fall that I may go out 2 or three times.
There are certain waters in the state already that your not allowed to spear for game fish. And in a case like fishlake there is a season that you can do it. Thus protecting those spawning time periods.
My feeling is that spearfishing is not hurting the fisheries.
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