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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Mitchell" data-source="post: 153389" data-attributes="member: 5144"><p>I wanted to clarify a few things on this thread.&nbsp; This article came from a radio interview I did with Mike Mcfeely a few weeks ago.&nbsp; Mike asked me my opinion on lowering the panfish limits on some lakes in Minnesota.&nbsp; I support&nbsp; the notion as there are many lakes in Minnesota where the size of the bluegill and crappie has really dropped over time, where you could catch nine inch bluegills and twelve inch crappies but now find six inch bluegills because all the bigger fish went home in a bucket.&nbsp; Across the board, many of these lakes get much more pressure than what we see in the Dakotas. It was a very candid conversation and wasn't implying that people shouldn't eat fish or keep fish but the reality is that where there is heavy participation, limits have to be lowered if you don't want to limit the number of people.&nbsp; Situations in the Dakotas are typically much different where our fishing is tied to high or low water cycles that creates cyclic fish populations that boom or bust.&nbsp; Managing fisheries in the Dakotas is much different than further east.&nbsp; I know that you don't need a lot of equipment to catch fish.&nbsp; My point was that there has always been great anglers who caught a lot of fish but the difference in today's world is that it is quicker than ever before to become a good angler because the learning curve is much higher today.&nbsp; There are way more good anglers in the world today than twenty years ago.&nbsp; The equipment available today has a lot to do with that.&nbsp; Look at spot lock on a trolling motor for example or side imaging... and no I am not sponsored by Lowrance or Minnkota.&nbsp; At some point, fishing has to be much more than just a limit of fish.&nbsp; Hope you all have a good day</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Jason Mitchell, post: 153389, member: 5144"] I wanted to clarify a few things on this thread. This article came from a radio interview I did with Mike Mcfeely a few weeks ago. Mike asked me my opinion on lowering the panfish limits on some lakes in Minnesota. I support the notion as there are many lakes in Minnesota where the size of the bluegill and crappie has really dropped over time, where you could catch nine inch bluegills and twelve inch crappies but now find six inch bluegills because all the bigger fish went home in a bucket. Across the board, many of these lakes get much more pressure than what we see in the Dakotas. It was a very candid conversation and wasn't implying that people shouldn't eat fish or keep fish but the reality is that where there is heavy participation, limits have to be lowered if you don't want to limit the number of people. Situations in the Dakotas are typically much different where our fishing is tied to high or low water cycles that creates cyclic fish populations that boom or bust. Managing fisheries in the Dakotas is much different than further east. I know that you don't need a lot of equipment to catch fish. My point was that there has always been great anglers who caught a lot of fish but the difference in today's world is that it is quicker than ever before to become a good angler because the learning curve is much higher today. There are way more good anglers in the world today than twenty years ago. The equipment available today has a lot to do with that. Look at spot lock on a trolling motor for example or side imaging... and no I am not sponsored by Lowrance or Minnkota. At some point, fishing has to be much more than just a limit of fish. Hope you all have a good day [/QUOTE]

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