Grizzly wrote:
why have a derby at all why not just pay $10 or $20 or $50 and let them draw winners from a hat lol oh wait that's a lottery not a derby. often a big fish caught is luck not skill so the draw to win is luck not skill so why kill ANY fish period??? old school thought is takes skill to catch big fish and very often it does until some lucky SOB comes in with a wall hanger and says this is my first fishing trip this year lol
what I wonder is why is it justifiable for a guide to allow clients take big fish home by big numbers some guides are on the water every day soft water then hard water even thou they might not like to see a big girl go in the trunk of a car they cant say much since they were paid by someone to take them out and help them catch big fish............... the only way I can see this issue resolved is to bring back a nothing over 18 slot. problem solved
There are these things in place called harvest quotas. This is all factored into the regulations. They due do some research at the Mnr and it's all taken into account. Know matter how much you might wanna believe but They actually just don't pull numbers outta thin air. If you have a bit of jealousy towards a guide that they can go catch all the fish he/she wants, then by all means go be a guide! It costs an estimated 75,000 dollars to start a charter business on the Great Lakes (boat, gear, licensing, fuel, maintenance and storage fees) then an additional 15-20grand a year after that maintaining (mooring fees, insurance, maintenance, fuel, gear etc.
It's not rocket science to figure out that the single most important thing to a successful walleye fishery depends on a good Spawn, is this not correct???? There r numerous other factors that come into play (wind,weather, currents, forage) that can effect a Spawn, But the single most important thing is the SPAWN!!!!!!!!!???? NO????? So on a weekly basis there are guys weighing in big females with 2-3 lbs of eggs in her do you not think that will effect anything???
If people continue to take the single most important thing away, all for the sake of a couple bucks at a tourney then you won't have the trophy fishery you have today and that is pretty low in my eyes. That's gluttony!!! These will also be the same guys that are screaming bloody murder, torches in hand screaming at the MNR wondering why there are low fish populations!!! But the MNR dictates that your allowed to so go ahead! I personally believe that the 1 over 24.5 rule is so anglers have the opportunity to put a fish on the wall. And that is the exact reason why people flock to quinte every year is because they have that option! Everyone is entitled to an opinion and that is mine!
Look what happened on Lake Erie through the 80's and 90's do to the exploitation of the fishery.
Also if you had it your way with nothing over 18 rule you would have allot of unhappy business owners that depend on out of towers to sustain there businesses. If you do not have the trophy fishery that you have then people lose interest and would not come and support your local economy.
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