Poachers

[eyeguy 54]

a freind of mine used to say.. illegal is just a sick bird. lol

[Juan Grande]

KFAN regular and State Rep. John Kriesel seems to be good at getting "guy type" legislation introduced (fireworks, gambling, Vikes stadium). OLY, maybe you should write him about moving the bass opener up since he's from your home town.

[OLY]

I actually wouldn't be caught dead fishing on the opener, especially since I fish pool 2 religiously and the bass fishing there is better than most of the lakes this time of year. I was just making a point. The seperate openers are stupid and people whining about people targeting bass before the bass opener is equally stupid. If it was up to me the entire state would be catch and release with a year round season for bass.

[Wayne Ek]

KFAN regular and State Rep. John Kriesel seems to be good at getting "guy type" legislation introduced (fireworks, gambling, Vikes stadium). OLY, maybe you should write him about moving the bass opener up since he's from your home town.

I started to pursue this last Thursday. I've contacted the Fisheries Supervisor and Enforcement Supervisor in my region. Enforcement said they would probably support whatever fisheries thinks is best. If the regional fisheries supervisor is supportive of a change like this; (change in bass opening dates or c & r from April 15th to Memorial Day, normal season after that) I will then contact the state BASS conservation director and see what their position will be. Then some of the other major players. Once or if I get consensus, I will contact my rep's and see if they will be helpful with this.As my senator chairs the natural resources committee.

[Friar_Tuck]

i think opening bass at the same time as pike & walleye would be a fine compromise...

[Prairiefire]

I'd be interested to know what kind of response you get from Ingebritson. I'd say he's pretty anti bass fisherman in general. Put your inquiry on some sort of lake association letterhead and you might get somewhere.

[tolle141]

This is one of those situations where they can make all the rules they want, but in the end it would take all of their resources to enforce them...

[Wayne Ek]

I'd be interested to know what kind of response you get from Ingebritson. I'd say he's pretty anti bass fisherman in general. Put your inquiry on some sort of lake association letterhead and you might get somewhere.

Your right about that. I supported him strongly, but the AIS legislation has me very dissapointed in him.

[KickNBass]

You should try a swim jig for Pike

Swim jigs work great so do jig-worms with a red shad power worm...I fish a multi species club and that's my favorite bait for pike/northern tournaments...

But we're all missing the point with OLY here...the real question is who is the chic in his avatar?

[Slob_Samurai]

Gina Carano, smoking hot and deadly...

[OLY]

You know it!