Originally Posted by "W" (Post 138401)

You guys are missing it by a mile............... Im glad the weirs are fishable ..it does keep a ton of YO YOs off the lake messing us up...... Not everyone who fishes that area are yo yos.......but here are some examples...

Guy with Offshore rods 7 in a boat with no trolling motor..... See me working a group of birds by myself(1 boat per set of birds) comes in on motor with no trolling motor throwing a 12lb cork with a dead shrimp at the birds....... NOW he just killed my fish bite...Yes my fish the ones i found 1st....

Or this one... a duel engine offshore boat heading to the weirs see me on a set of birds.....He comes up wind big motor sling a huge offshore rod and reel ..He killed my fish bite

here ya go..... On a reef drifting.. guy in a aluminum boat sees me catch a few while passing.... Im drifting south to north....HE DRIVES 4 boat lengths in front of me and cuts my drift. I said dude what are you doing....Im heading to the weirs but saw you catch a trout...wanted to stop and try........... He killed my fish bite...

Yes this is the kind of YO YOs the weirs attract.......So I rather keep them there...but I also would like to give the redfish a sporting chance

Originally Posted by blackmamba (Post 138437)

Ok W, I'll give you a couple of those, that would piss me off to but sometimes guys on here act like if you are new to fishing you have no business even giving it a try. I didn't grow up with the luxury of fishing all the time as my father was into golf and baseball and other sports like that, not really an outdoorsman. But a few years ago I went fishing with a buddy of mine and got hooked (BIG TIME). A week later I owned my own boat and have been fishing at least once a week since. Thanks to this site and common sence I don't do those things you are talking about and for the record have never fished the weirs but just bc you can't put me on a new lake and expect me to find a decent box of fish doesn't make me an idiot or yoyo.

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 138449)

Thats not even it..... I hope guys get out and enjoy there selves.....I get new guys who pm and email me daily I always help.... There are 20 guys on here who I have sent info to about the lake.....Its not about spots or a new guy...but hemmed up at the weirs will not teach you anything.....You have to get out off the easy holes and learn....Like I did...Some spots I found on my own...some spots guys showed me......Some spots I seen boats fishing it before so checked it out later.....
Its the ones who think you can toss a line in the water anywhere and catch a fish

Originally Posted by jonboy726 (Post 331480)

I always thought fishing was for fun. If someone wants to throw a line out anywhere then so be it...that's their idea of fun...it's fishing whether you catch or not. W, in every post I've read you seem to be p*ssed that not everyone is as talented as you when it comes to fishing. Most people would be proud of that, not mad. Take a chill pill and let the "yo-yo's" have their fun fishing for nothing while you tear 'em up. Last time I checked, other than tournaments, fishing is a relaxing, leisure sport. So, chill out and let it be that.

Originally Posted by huntin fool (Post 331528)

When the "yo-yo's" start ruining my "fun" its not "fun" for me. So how about everybody learn respect on the water and then everybody can be happily ever after.

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 331542)

And I counted 17 boats fishing illegal behind the signs...took picks of 3 after I told them to move when I went in......sent 7 boat numbers I could read from pics I took to WL&F

Originally Posted by huntin fool (Post 331528)

When the "yo-yo's" start ruining my "fun" its not "fun" for me. So how about everybody learn respect on the water and then everybody can be happily ever after.

Originally Posted by huntin fool (Post 331528)

When the "yo-yo's" start ruining my "fun" its not "fun" for me. So how about everybody learn respect on the water and then everybody can be happily ever after.

Originally Posted by Patt (Post 332262)

My neighbour is am wl&f agent and he told me yesterday that there is now cameras at all the weirs i haven't been in a few days but if there is for sure cameras that will clear up not all the boats but quite a few

Originally Posted by jonboy726 (Post 332205)

I agree with you on that. But W wants people to go out and learn to fish...like he did. Some people don't take it as seriously as others. To each his own, but I definitely agree on fishing etiquette and manners. I'm with y'all on that.

Originally Posted by SaltyShaw (Post 332304)

Well have fun not catching fish!
There is no handouts go put in your time, get familiar with the lake we all had to do it

Originally Posted by SaltyShaw (Post 332304)

Well have fun not catching fish!
There is no handouts go put in your time, get familiar with the lake we all had to do it

Originally Posted by marty f (Post 737258)

So I just read this entire thread, here we are 5 yrs later, has anything changed? Are the reds numbers down? What if anything has gotten worse? are things better?

Funny thing is I have only fished weirs twice, my first day ever fishing BL, I had zero luck, so I learned to fish the lake. And last weekend with momma, was rough, windy, and cold for her. I friend told me they were biting at the weirs so i thought for momma sake ill give it a shot. Guess what I found? Two guides up in there, just past the 250 ft signs.

Never the less has anything changed for this subject in The past 5 years?

Originally Posted by marty f (Post 737258)

So I just read this entire thread, here we are 5 yrs later, has anything changed? Are the reds numbers down? What if anything has gotten worse? are things better?

Funny thing is I have only fished weirs twice, my first day ever fishing BL, I had zero luck, so I learned to fish the lake. And last weekend with momma, was rough, windy, and cold for her. I friend told me they were biting at the weirs so i thought for momma sake ill give it a shot. Guess what I found? Two guides up in there, just past the 250 ft signs.

Never the less has anything changed for this subject in The past 5 years?

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 137059)

You will not fish out the population with rod n reel......but fishing weirs has not a ounce of skill or talent involved. NO sport in fishing the weirs..Your not even giving the fish a chance to leave ..... You take all the guys on Sat who fish the weirs......... Count there fish.....Then set them all out on Sunday but Weirs off limits and count there fish............. :D..

I bet you would not have a quarter of fish caught............ Why because skill and knowledge would come to play

Originally Posted by jimboragleyfire (Post 784045)

So why take customers there?

Originally Posted by Juciy (Post 784099)

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Originally Posted by jimbass (Post 821352)

W

i never fished the weis (and don't plan to) so i don't know the regulations. Is there an area that is off limits?