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Originally Posted by huntsfurfish
 There is proper management! And it has been improving.
When Walleye crashed in the 80s there was a huge outcry to fix it! They did. Unfortunately those that liked to eat fish switched to pike and perch. I will admit they were a bit slow to react, but the squeaky wheel got the grease. And that is being corrected. |
It has been improving? That's why they are switching to zero retention for pike on some lakes now? I'm not sure I agree with your version of improving.
As far as your theory of electronics and how much better we are at angling now, I can't see how the best fisherman in the world can have a bigger impact on a lake with a 1 fish limit, than a fisherman from the 80's with a 10 fish limit?
Zero retention limits have improved walleye limits on some lakes, but it has also had a negative effect on other species. People have been compensating by keeping more pike, creating the need to impose a zero retention limit on pike. It's also creating an unbalanced ecosystem, it's a challenge to catch a pike now a days in walleye infested waters, lakes where you can go and catch 60 walleye in 3 hours but you can't keep any.
I'll admit that I'm no biologist, but the way I see it is in order to have a healthy ecosystem you need a healthy balance.