New 48 inch Muskie regulation.

[JD]

I was reading through the 2007 Minnesota fishing regs and noticed that many lakes are going to a 48 inch minimum length for muskies,  I think this is a great move by the state.  This will help with the reproduction of muskies and keep people from keeping the smaller muskies.  I personally would never keep a muskie under 50 inches, and the only reason I would keep one over 50 inches is to put on the wall, and no, I'm not interested in a replica.  This is not a statewide regulation, but most of the major muskie lakes have gone to this, including Leech Lake.  Do you agree with this regulation by the state? 

[jigglestick]

I think giant muskies are a magnificent fish. I had one on for 25 minutes while I was fishing walleyes, my personal best is 42 inches. i do not fish for them.
if I get one on, fine.
but I think over all, big muskies can wreak havvock on a walleye population.
the are effective predators with a voracious appetite for anything smaller than they are.
I cant tell you how many times I had one either take, or try to take a nice eater walleye I had on the line >:(
I say they should be thinned out. to bad they taste like crap.

[Bufflehead]

Well, It's like this

 I really have a hard time with sportsman/women being so acceptant of continued restrictions, size limits, bag limits, slot limits, higher priced lic/stamps., Etc

 Don't you ever wounder whats happening to all our money's paid into the resource(DNR)

 It seems there's NEVER! any rewards for the extra money's paid in by sportsman/women. Just restrictions and less of everything.

 Why?

 Because we have let ourselves or let them train us to accept the fact we need to take less and less, all the while paying more and more.

 I think it's time that the money's paid in by fisherman, hunters, snowmobilers, ATVers, Etc. go back into the sport/activity that paid it in.

 Enough of the General fund thing.

 Dedicated funding that stays where it was paid in from.

 Bird watchers, Hikers, Dog Sledders, Snow Shoer's, in-line skaters, Cyclist, Etc. need to know, it's time to anti up.

 If the money that us sportsman paid in was invested back into the fishing/hunting.

 We would have more fish stocking, more habitat, more fish, more ducks, more bucks, more of everything. Instead of miles of paved trails for free loading in line skaters, cyclist, joggers, etc.

 Support the move to dedicated funding, tell the elected from your Dist.

 Enough, I'm done...thanks for letting me vent

 I guess you know where i stand on more restrictions

 

[Mayfly]

I was reading through the 2007 Minnesota fishing regs and noticed that many lakes are going to a 48 inch minimum length for muskies,  I think this is a great move by the state.  This will help with the reproduction of muskies and keep people from keeping the smaller muskies.  I personally would never keep a muskie under 50 inches, and the only reason I would keep one over 50 inches is to put on the wall, and no, I'm not interested in a replica.  This is not a statewide regulation, but most of the major muskie lakes have gone to this, including Leech Lake.  Do you agree with this regulation by the state? 

Sounds good to me.

[Desperado]

too bad they taste like crap.

Jiggle, you just need a good pickling recipe.

[GRIZ]

I don't know what the difference is with the reg or not. I wouldn't keep one at 40+ inches to eat. I prolly wouldn't mount one til it was pushing 50" either. So to me it really makes no diff either way.

Now what about the person who might only get out fishing once a yr, or the guy who's dream fishing trip is of catching a muskie. If they catch a 46" they couldn't keep it to mount. Personally I think they should be able to do so.

I also agree alot with what buffle had to say. Do you think these are the only lakes they are going to do this to? NOT it is just a slow way of them changing all the lakes. First a few then more and then all.

I think when a person catches a fish that they deem a trophy, they should be able to keep it. Heck I'd love to catch a peacock bass and be honest it wouldn't have to be a huge speciman b4 I'd have it stuffed and hangin on the wall.