17-28 slot for 2012

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Well, for your sake Birdhunter I seriously hope your right, because the crashing of the lake may be the only way to stop the netting in the near future. If the lake is not crashing, in the not too distant future, the native allotment is only going to increase thereby, leaving even tighter restrictions .......like it or not, for good or bad...."we" are going to be eating less walleyes from Mille Lacs. Hopefully though, it will still remain a trophy lake.....for the time being, its the best we can hope for.

[BrdHunter01]

I agree 100%

I hope the lake does crash. Thats the only thing thats going to stop the nets hitting Mille Lacs every spring. Although it would be terrible for business owners around the lake.

I know there are plenty of walleyes in the lake right now and I'm sure it will be a great opener with water temps at or approaching 55 degrees! I just think the facts prove the future of the lake is heading in the wrong direction. For the sake of the business owners I hope they can put a stop to it before its to late.

I hope everyone has a wonderful opener. Be safe and courteous out there!

[monstermoose78]

You guys are stupid if you want to see a lake crash! Think about all the people lifes it will mess up? Resorts will shut down guides will move away. If ya don't like the change fish somewhere else. Plenty of other lakes i think they say we got 10,000 of them or something like that.

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Never said I wanted it to crash...said for BH's sake. Do stand by the assertion that it probably will be the only way to stop the netting though....and yes it would be terrible for the local economy. Don't know wether the lake is suffering....tremendous amount of pressure from both sides to keep fish and do doubt it is sustainable. For myself personally, would be just fine with catch and release only, only kept three eyeballs all winter, but this also would not be good for the local economy either. People don't want to drive hundreds of miles and pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars and not be able to keep any fish. It is just a sticky messed up situation with no easy answers or solutions.

[monstermoose78]

It sad to watch some guy in a 20,000 boat or more dig a hook out of a walleye he cant keep anyways. He gets to save a hook but kills a walleye and that is the same guy now complains later he cant catch any. We as anglers take a lot of fish out of mille lacs lake but we seem to forget that part. I dont agree with netting the lake but that is out of are hands. I thought the bills if rights said all men are equal i guess they were wrong.

[BrdHunter01]

You guys are stupid if you want to see a lake crash! Think about all the people lifes it will mess up? Resorts will shut down guides will move away. If ya don't like the change fish somewhere else. Plenty of other lakes i think they say we got 10,000 of them or something like that.

Sadly enough thats how this world works.... Same thing would happen just like when the auto makers filed bankrupcy and laid off hundreds of 1000's of people.

The auto makers changed there ways, Detroit survived and is rebuilding after that crash. Thats an entire city, suburbs, and all accross the country that lost jobs, all because of a few auto makers in 1 city. A MUCH smaller scale than if Mille Lacs were to crash.

Thats just 1 example... This happens all over the world all the time! People and business' change there ways, some survive some dont. Life goes on.

Plus I'm sure there will still be bass, perch, muskies, northerns... Resorts, business' and guides may just have to change there marketing strategy to survive. Thats my 2 cents.