organization to help Northern Pike fishery

[john skarie]

Actually Elwood the pike fishery is improving in MN every year.

It has been for about a decade. The current slots and special regs are making a huge difference. I will be attending a meeting tomorrow night in Detroit Lakes regarding Lake Sallie and Melissa and the expiration of the current regs. Either the current special regs will remain in place or they will be changed to a reg that is more standard in MN waters, such as 24-36" slot or one fish over 40".

I fully expect the opposition to continuing special regs on these lakes to be local spearers. In fact I know some (friends of mine) that will be there to say they want no special regs so they can again go spearing.

These lakes have more pike over 32" than any in Becker County now. 15 years ago they were just another hammer handle factory.

Wonder why people want to spear there when there are much better options in our area for the small pike Merk says they really are after??

JS

[Cooter]

Wonder why people want to spear there when there are much better options in our area for the small pike Merk says they really are after??

JS

To 'look and release' of course.

[jeffreyd]

I think that is what Merk did with his pictures on the spearing post, look and released

[reinhard1]

i dont spear and i am not for it for game fish of any kind. but i respect merc for sticking to his guns. not a lot of people out there willing to to take a stand. good luck.

[Shawn Kellett]

i dont spear and i am not for it for game fish of any kind. but i respect merc for sticking to his guns. not a lot of people out there willing to to take a stand. good luck.

Sooooo, should we refer to him as General "Merc Man" Custer?

[reinhard1]

lol. well call him what you like but i dont think the arrows got him yet. good luck.

[cbrooks]

I think that is what Merk did with his pictures on the spearing post, look and released

[Jameson]

...Wonder why people want to spear there when there are much better options in our area for the small pike Merk says they really are after??

JS

I am about 80 posts behind on catching up on this thread, and after reading the last two pages I think I'll skip catching up....but please don't think that Merk speaks for all most the majority any other spear-fisherman (besides himself.) Me either for that matter.