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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 89782" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>The fallacy about slots is that the spawning female is more important to the population than a female in say July.&nbsp; There is NO DIFFERENCE between taking a female out of the population in July or taking a female out of the population the day before she spawns as far as the sustainability of that population is concerned.&nbsp; Those fish are both EQUAL from a biological perspective.&nbsp; It's just OUR perception and feelings about the matter that gives the spring female more worth.&nbsp; Keep all the females you want in the spring.&nbsp; It makes no difference.&nbsp; To think that the entire population of walleyes within a body of water spawn within casting distance of a fisherman is completely delusional.&nbsp; ND has no closed season on walleye and I can't think of a single body of water where the walleye population has been reduced by hook and line angling to a degree where regulatory intervention has been necessary to keep the walleye population from crashing.&nbsp; The only place where size restrictions may be necessary are those bodies of water that can not support walleye spawning and are completely dependent upon stocking efforts.&nbsp; Otherwise, slot limits have proven to be worthless from a biological standpoint.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 89782, member: 314"] The fallacy about slots is that the spawning female is more important to the population than a female in say July. There is NO DIFFERENCE between taking a female out of the population in July or taking a female out of the population the day before she spawns as far as the sustainability of that population is concerned. Those fish are both EQUAL from a biological perspective. It's just OUR perception and feelings about the matter that gives the spring female more worth. Keep all the females you want in the spring. It makes no difference. To think that the entire population of walleyes within a body of water spawn within casting distance of a fisherman is completely delusional. ND has no closed season on walleye and I can't think of a single body of water where the walleye population has been reduced by hook and line angling to a degree where regulatory intervention has been necessary to keep the walleye population from crashing. The only place where size restrictions may be necessary are those bodies of water that can not support walleye spawning and are completely dependent upon stocking efforts. Otherwise, slot limits have proven to be worthless from a biological standpoint. [/QUOTE]

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