because next step its 10 trout...2 reds......2 flounder and so on so on

with ZERO study they keep moving limits down..

thats the problem

i got it, i would have a problem with that...

"W", you are like a politician only including certain parts:rotfl: When you copy and pasted you deleted out on this very important part


Louisiana is currently the only Gulf state that doesn't limit the recreational take of tripletail. Texas, Mississippi and Alabama allow three fish per angler per day, while Florida allows two.
Each state has a different size-minimum requirement, ranging from 15 to 18 inches.

We are behind the times bro:grinpimp:

sounds to me there are some people with a hard on for will drost... jealousy is an ugly thing..

that shows ties to TRIPLETAIL, no kidding man:shaking: I said trout and Big Lake specificially


Its not a big conspiracy that CCA is trying to hide from, they have made it abundantly clear that they are in favor of tripletail regulations:) It fits right in their mission statement and its a GOOD thing to manage our fisheries for future generations, what is bad about that

If they said: Look we have done research and we are seeing that overfishing is taken place on these fish so we need to place a limit
I would be 100% for that...
But the answer to this is like CCA said

"its the smart thing to do" :spineyes::spineyes:


I guess 15 trout limit to make big lake a trophy lake was a smart thing to do also :pissed:

Sheephead need a limit too..........WE ARE THE ONLY STATE THAT DOES NOT HAVE ONE:headknocker::headknocker::headknocker:


CCA said it is a smart thing to do!!!

It's far better to have sport anglers to initiate a conservation measure than to wait when the resource hits devcon 5, letting the Restaurant Assoc and commercial interests dictate policy. Note the fight for Snapper limits recently. (BTW, CCA has been on the forefront to help bring in a second season for sport fishermen.)

By allowing research and applied scientific data to be presented from the sportsman's point of view..not that of commercial interests, we stand to have a more favorable outcome.

I do not serve on any type of committees for CCA at this time. However, I was a charter member of CCA helping start the Acadiana chapter here in Lafayette. There was a clarity of purpose at the beginning....Remove the gill nets and make red fish and specs a game fish along with accepting new state creel limits on both.

The fight went nowhere for the first 2 years. Success was only achieved by hiring a strong lobbying firm and support on a political front. CCA today is heavily involved in the political arena; this is where the fight is for our resources.

If CCA was to abandon the State today, you would see the start-up of commercial harvesting of reds and specs the next year in our waters. Every year in the legislature, CCA has to fight bills that are attached at the last minute with commercial interests trying to overturn what the sports have accomplished.

I do not agree 100% with issues CCA takes up these days but for the overall good of our resources I still and will support the effort.

BTW, great thread Meaux. These issues need to be discussed by fellow sportsmen. Perhaps a more clear objective from our view point can be achieved and presented to the State CCA board.

You are again tying CCA as an organization to the Big Lake trout limit argument, and its not fair because it did NOT happen. You can go off all you want on Wil Drost's influence or whatever he had on the issue, but don't put it on CCA. Hell, blame Bush

This is basically the NRA argument. Don't let go of assault rifles cuz next its our pistols. I can see both sides.

Great post,

would like to add in the regs on redfish to the list of what they have achieved as well and thankfully so, because I sure like to catch and eat em and want them around for many years for my family

:fireworks:

Here you go.

I think what's going on here is that some of the recent stupidity in regards to fish management (see red snapper, 15 trout limit for big lake (with most studies showing that this hurts more than helps) access rights to navigable waters.... etc.... As well as well thought out programs like idle iron etc.

People are very very distrust-full of anyone previously involved with some of those fisheries fiasco's.

With that said Duck is right on the money in one regard, If you just sit on the sideline's and *****.... well you then ain't doing nothing but sitting on the sidelines and *****ing....

If you give a ****, hitch up your damned pony, take a ride to the meeting and get some answers, Stand up and say that you can get behind a program of limits / size restricitions when someone can show a need for it. ie... get your opinion out.

Generally speaking there is greater fishing pressure today than there ever has been, With technology anglers are more able to consistently hit their goals, so it is absolutely important that a close eye is kept on the resource to ensure it's future viability. If restrictions are placed based on a need then its a good thing as far as i am concerned.

With that said, i don't know doodly crap about triple tail, other than i would really love to catch one some day.

With all due respect to MG, that post may be what he envisions wildlife management to be in a perfect world, but that is far from what actually happens in this non-perfect, ever-changing world.

:)

Well until CCA does some "house cleaning" I'm done. And it's funny. People say to go out and fight it. But who do you have to go talk to to fight it? Oh that's right the same people that are strong arming it. It makes me laugh.

"W", Clampy directed that at your argument:rotfl::shaking:

So do sheephead need a limit too?????

I have emailed several commission members with no response. I have also emailed Jason Adriance with WLF and he responded to me, but said he was out of the office and would get back to me.

Last post, maybe:rotfl:


CCA is not perfect, no organization can please everyone all the time, but they do far more good for us and its your decision to support them or not, but a few people are stating things that are simply NOT true and expect them to jump in all fights even when the fight has nothing to do with them.

ahh, screw it not typing anymore