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10 fish per day, 14 inch minimum
10 fish per day, 14 inch minimum
got a link? I cant find anything about this
A 14 inch White Bass? I have never seen one that big and we have caught hundreds of them out of Santee-Cooper and Lake Wateree....If this is true IMO its a stupid regulation for sure. Maybe Mack has caught a lot of 14 inchers, I sure haven't..
well I don't have a dog in this since I have caught exactly ZERO white bass in my life (reckon I need to do something about that),,,,,,,but their justification makes sense to me,,,,,unless it's BS,,,,,,,,
Justification: Populations of White Bass across the state, including Lake Tillery, B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, and Falls of the Neuse Reservoir, have declined over the past decade. Recent data from these reservoirs have indicated that White Bass populations are mostly comprised of younger fish and that the potential for overharvest of these younger fish exists. Male White Bass typically are able to reproduce at age 1, while female White Bass are able to reproduce by age 2. The proposed change will allow White Bass the opportunity to spawn at least once before becoming vulnerable to harvest by anglers.
well I don't have a dog in this since I have caught exactly ZERO white bass in my life (reckon I need to do something about that),,,,,,,but their justification makes sense to me,,,,,unless it's BS,,,,,,,,
Justification: Populations of White Bass across the state, including Lake Tillery, B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, and Falls of the Neuse Reservoir, have declined over the past decade. Recent data from these reservoirs have indicated that White Bass populations are mostly comprised of younger fish and that the potential for overharvest of these younger fish exists. Male White Bass typically are able to reproduce at age 1, while female White Bass are able to reproduce by age 2. The proposed change will allow White Bass the opportunity to spawn at least once before becoming vulnerable to harvest by anglers.
We purposefully use white bass for fish aging exercises in their classes because they are really easy to age using scale reading methods. Then we use those same fish to give the students practice removing otoliths (ear bone) and general physiology of the fish. So we open them up and look at'em from the rooter to the tooter. I have personally aged and verified many more students age guesses on female white bass that were ~1year old. Now maybe they are the exception because we only get about 30-40 for the class and all these are wild fish we collected from the river. Also maybe their egg output is not as great with them being first year spawners.
Woodmoose, I ain't calling you out by no means cause you don't fish for'em. Just stating what I have witnessed.
Where did you see this? I still can't locate it in the regulations anywhere
There is a size limit on crappie
An 8" size limit is reasonable on crappie. A 14" limit on white bass, not as much.