2010 Winni Derby cancelled(spring derby)

[Grant]

At the risk of pissing off lots of folks, and being perceived as totally insensitive to the local economic ecosystem, I have to say that not only is this move a good thing, but perhaps just the beginning. Why not impose a one- or two-year ban or reduction on the bass tournaments? Think of what it would do for the fishery!

And I say this as an avid fisherman -- but one who's seen the quality of the Winni fishing experience decline dramatically in my 50 years on the Lake. Most of that decline has been in the past 20 years...about the same time that all these insane bass tournaments started.

Give it a rest -- let it bounce back. It can only make it better. There's enough pressure from all sides, and eventually something has to give. Let's preserve it for a few more years. If we keep up the current pace, all there will be left are rock bass, white perch and suckers. Some fun.

[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by Grant

At the risk of pissing off lots of folks, and being perceived as totally insensitive to the local economic ecosystem, I have to say that not only is this move a good thing, but perhaps just the beginning. Why not impose a one- or two-year ban or reduction on the bass tournaments? Think of what it would do for the fishery!

And I say this as an avid fisherman -- but one who's seen the quality of the Winni fishing experience decline dramatically in my 50 years on the Lake. Most of that decline has been in the past 20 years...about the same time that all these insane bass tournaments started.

Give it a rest -- let it bounce back. It can only make it better. There's enough pressure from all sides, and eventually something has to give. Let's preserve it for a few more years. If we keep up the current pace, all there will be left are rock bass, white perch and suckers. Some fun.

Grant don't worry you may piss some people off.... but those of us that understand know where you are coming from. We have taken and taken from the lake. And that is one of the problems, as much as we have taken we have not given back. And the lake does indeed need a rest from the constant fishing and invasion of man....

People need to look at Spirit Lake in Washington for an example of what nature is capable of given time. No it is not flurishing yet. But scientists condemend the lake as dead after Mt. Saint Helen's blew her lid. But there are already seeing signs of life return to the lake. Now that is an extreme case.

Imaging what a few years for winni could do, with out fishing tournaments, decreased boat traffic, etc. (hell the decreased boat traffic has already happend).....