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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RPNLPS" data-source="post: 322695" data-attributes="member: 6991">I have fished tournaments over many states and different body’s of water for the last 30 years while living in Nebraska on much smaller lakes, the largest one will fit in some of the bays on massive body’s of water such as Sakakawea, Oahe, Devil’s, Fort Peck.I don’t know as if it could be done on these body’s of water because of there vastness but they did creel surveys to estimate the population of walleye in Nebraska lakes. The largest lake at its best they estimated 10 million walleyes in the late 90’s and it was amazing! Over the years it’s been a pig factory even so some years it’s hard to catch and some years it’s easy. Every body of water goes through changing cycle’s, sure it gets tough on all of them at times it’s inevitable.Nature takes care of that.Even in that Nebraska lake I believe there are many fish in there over the years that have never even seen a lure! If that gives you a perspective of what goes on up here I’d say there’s more walleye within a 5 hour drive of Bismarck any direction you want to go maybe in the trillions, but it’s this time of year they are herded into prime areas that they are easily caught or snagged! No mater how many boats there are still untouched spawning areas on these massive body’s of water and there is a lot more people who fish in this part of the country! From my short time living here for last 3 years I haven’t had any problem catching fish every day I’ve been out. I’m a die hard jig fisherman and make all my own jigs to catch these fish all year round and never use live bait.It’s the hunting down and finding the nooks and crannies they eat in and the exploration of new water not the I’m the guy catching all limits and in the pack of boats guy. The one over 22 inch with a four fish limit of under’s has done nothing but do good in Nebraska. Freezer packing is dumb ass behavior these days. Catch what you can eat in a day or two and turn the rest back and definitely turn the big fish back unless you decide to put it on the wall. I’ve killed a few big eyes and seen some killed as well over the years, it’s just going to happen. Eating big walleye is like eating old grandma pussy! Like chewing on an ol catchers mitt. Keep that in mind and you will turn them back to do there thing that keeps them big fish helping out the population and feel great about what you’ve done! Two 20 inch walleye will feed 3 people! Big places like Erie just have a large population of big fish so that’s your only option. Tournaments or not, won’t change anything when fishing is good the only way to keep it good is to be mindful of what you want the fishing to be in the future. I’m all for the catch record release format and I’m also for the one man in a boat format that bass is doing it’s one guy not a team it makes things more challenging which it should be! It’s a sport to enjoy or be professional about. Tight lines and fish on! Were all in this together.</blockquote>

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