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Location: Already Gone | Same here.
Let the WI wailing and knashing of teeth begin on July 1st.
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | sworrall - 5/19/2015 2:47 PM
Rod holders are on the way. Otherwise I am ready.
gunmetal sweatpants to match the boat as well?  |
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| Steve will we be able to troll in the KWM Pelican Lake tourney? |
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Location: Hayward, WI | "This rule will only remain in effect until the end of the 2017-18 fishing season. We plan to gather information on the new rule over the next couple of years and develop a permanent rule proposal for public hearings in spring 2017 (to be effective in spring 2018)." |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | fishhawk50 - 5/19/2015 3:33 PM
sworrall - 5/19/2015 2:47 PM
Rod holders are on the way. Otherwise I am ready.
gunmetal sweatpants to match the boat as well? ; )
If that's what you want to wear, sure.
My boat is not gunmetal.
I don't wear sweat pants unless I am going Ice fishing. But I will troll some, and I will enjoy it. Especially pulling spinners for Bass, Pike and 'Eyes. |
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Location: Wisconsin | This is perfect. I want to buy a cabin up north and when 4 boats pulling 2 rods each wipe out the lake in roughly 12 minutes I should be able to get a smoking deal from someone who lives on the lake. And now no longer wants the cabin. I originally had this idea in Minnesota but unfortunately none of the small lakes we fish were wiped out so property values remain stable. Keep me posted on which lake is wiped out first. Thanks
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Location: minocqua, wi. | bwahahahahahaha ... ^ i see what you did there!!
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| I am glad I can now fish a sucker in the fall and use the trolling motor without worrying whether I am complying with the regulations. However, I do hope folks who troll are mindful of others on small lakes, like where I live. Last summer I was out fishing here in Oneida county and two guys in a Pro V, with multiple planer boards, came through the area I was fishing. Mind you, trolling was not allowed but they didn't care. The planer boards were way out to the side and they pretty well took up the whole area between a shallow rock bar and the reed line. I previously lived near Lake Winnebago and was used to seeing big trolling set ups but seeing the same set up on a small lake made me realize how much territory it takes up. Winnebago is huge and taking a swath of 125 feet or more with a multi planer board set doesn't look like much. Do the same thing on a 150 acre lake and it is a different situation.
I do hope the law helps some guys who can no longer handle the physical challenge of casting. I check boats in at the landing on our chain as a volunteer and on several occasions over the years, older guys have commented that they are "along for the ride" because they can't stand and cast for any length of time so they don't go out very often.
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Location: north central wisconsin | By multi board set, you must mean 2, as that is all they'll be able to run there.
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Location: oswego, il | I am feverishly working on an indestructible elastic waste band for sweat pants, one that can stretch over 50" stay there forever. Health organizations predict waste lines to increase on average 20" for the northern region of Wisconsin due to complete inactivity in the coming year. They also predict the opposite in five years due to starvation, the red cross is already gearing up. The elastic will also be featured on the kankle portion of the sweatpant. I just added gunmetal to the color selection! |
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| Yes, if two guys in the boat. The guys who were trolling illegally last year actually were running four boards, two on each side.
However, depending on how the planer boards are run, you can still take up a lot of real estate with two planer boards. Don't have a problem with the change, but I am concerned that guys who are new to trolling could make the dog's breakfast out of it when trolling on small bodies of water, with others trying to cast. There is real skill involved in running planer boards and some guys on the water can't chew bubble gum and walk at the same time, let alone do a competent job with something with that many variables. Every year my boat, on a lift, gets hit by musky fisherman with no depth perception. Same guys routinely throw lures into trees, etc.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Musky Fishermen in general are a pretty smart bunch with the kind of humility we should all be proud of.
"see what i did there?" |
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Location: 31 | jonnysled - 5/21/2015 7:37 AM Musky Fishermen in general are a pretty smart bunch with the kind of humility we should all be proud of. "see what i did there?" Facetiously agree Sled; except for the gap that occurs when a "tradition" interrupts what would other wise be a normal thought process.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | is there a prize for the first person to solve your riddle? or are you trying to make a point? |
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Location: 31 | jonnysled - 5/21/2015 8:45 AM is there a prize for the first person to solve your riddle? or are you trying to make a point? Thank you!
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Location: minocqua, wi. | keep editing Jerry ... LOL |
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| I don't think the law, as written, is going to be the demise of any fisheries. That said, I'm pretty certain that it will be abused... profusely. |
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| I think Todd selected 50 inches subconsciously... |
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| ^ this is the year for him..I can almost feel it. Probably bypass the 50 and get a 60. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Putting those extra 10 inches on the waist will be difficult, especially with the late start to the trolling season. |
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| North of 8 - 5/21/2015 7:16 AM
I am glad I can now fish a sucker in the fall and use the trolling motor without worrying whether I am complying with the regulations. However, I do hope folks who troll are mindful of others on small lakes, like where I live. Last summer I was out fishing here in Oneida county and two guys in a Pro V, with multiple planer boards, came through the area I was fishing. Mind you, trolling was not allowed but they didn't care. The planer boards were way out to the side and they pretty well took up the whole area between a shallow rock bar and the reed line. I previously lived near Lake Winnebago and was used to seeing big trolling set ups but seeing the same set up on a small lake made me realize how much territory it takes up. Winnebago is huge and taking a swath of 125 feet or more with a multi planer board set doesn't look like much. Do the same thing on a 150 acre lake and it is a different situation.
I do hope the law helps some guys who can no longer handle the physical challenge of casting. I check boats in at the landing on our chain as a volunteer and on several occasions over the years, older guys have commented that they are "along for the ride" because they can't stand and cast for any length of time so they don't go out very often.
If they do take up a lot of territory, that is their problem. They will have to maneuver around everyone. I don't move when i am casting because a troller is coming at me, they have to move around me (and others). |
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| I'm thinking of some of my favorite lakes and wondering what will happen first:
1. Pontoon trollers running 8 lines destroying the fisheries in a season or two because they heard trolling is legal now and creel limits were repealed at the same time...
2. The lake bottom starts to resemble Rollie and Helens and everybody goes back to casting... |
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Location: oswego, il | Just heard a rumor that a popular boat maker is changing their ratings from 6 to 2 people and 785lbs on their 18' model. |
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Location: mercer wi | The rule is max 2 lines per boat. So it doesnt matter if a pontoon boat has 8 people on it it still is 2 per boat. Just because you can troll doesnt mean your goin to catch fish. Just means you can cover More water. I like the idea for fall sucker fishin n late season when air temp are freezin. Gives you a chance at warmin up n still keepin a line wet. and as far as boat traffic whats the diffrence between trollers and pleasure boats. Fishermen are goin to to curtious to each other. Id rather deal with trollers then drunk wake boarders n skiers. |
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Location: Already Gone | upnortdave - 5/23/2015 2:19 PM
The rule is max 2 lines per boat. So it doesnt matter if a pontoon boat has 8 people on it it still is 2 per boat. Just because you can troll doesnt mean your goin to catch fish. Just means you can cover More water. I like the idea for fall sucker fishin n late season when air temp are freezin. Gives you a chance at warmin up n still keepin a line wet. and as far as boat traffic whats the diffrence between trollers and pleasure boats. Fishermen are goin to to curtious to each other. Id rather deal with trollers then drunk wake boarders n skiers.
Dats right my friend. Dang Fibs... |
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Location: oswego, il | If they kept the 6 people rating they would need to quadruple the weight capacity. |
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| Trolling is not a problem anywhere else why would it be up there? |
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Location: mercer wi | so im a caster all the way but will use sucker n troll once in awhile now. Does that mean im a fat azz. Just curious. I live mercer wi.
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Location: Already Gone | I don't know Dave...ask some of your homies in Minoqua and Hayward.
They seem to think so. |
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Location: mercer wi | Just dont get it I guess. I would love to look back at these posts year from now. See what people are sayin after they get lucky n catch there pb weather with a sucker or crankbait. Some are old school n I respect that. Ive been at it for 20 year but lookin forward to beenin able to use a trollin motor legally to position my boat to catch a musky or 2. Maybe my son can get his first on a sucker. Are people goin to ridicule my 7 year old or me. |
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