They tried a combined limit ov 10 pan fish on Arthur in the past. They didn't notice a difference in quality. 20 Crappie is plenty. 

When I go out its 20 by myself or 30 for a two man limit. 10 -12"s. We try to throw the bigger spawners back. Besides, you guys are definelty right. Thats plenty to fillet at one time.

You think the vast majority of folks that are pounding Arthur right now have any idea what they are doing? It’s a tough lake to fish. I’m thinking people may not pulling the numbers of fish that you might be estimating in a worst case scenario. Most of the kayakers I see up there aren’t even fishing.

I must agree about regs, in all the years I've fished, I've been asked to see my creel/live well one time and that was, leaving the water after sunset at Wilhelm.

Must be my honest looking face🙉

Lot of pros & cons about over population stunting growth too so I'm not sure, about the over fishing thingy.

I too limit my catch as filleting bunches of fishes at one setting just ain't my forte. 🤔 Come to think of it, catching bunches of fish ain't my luck either, but that's another story. Stupid fish.

Hey speaking of trailering or launching a boat during darkish hours. As I was leaving a launch area this evening I was reminded of a pet peeve of mine.

Don't y'all love it when y'all are backing toward the launch ramp and the guy that's sitting in the lane beside y'all, leaves his head/fog lights on? Hell, even them "tactical" sun glasses, 😎as seen on TV, ain't no match for blinding headlights in the mirrors.

So what I'm askin is, to all the not knowing, when sitting on a launch ramp and it's dark would y'all mind turning y'alls dam headlights off, so somebody else can back into the lane beside you. 😁 Please?

Sure was a beautiful holiday weekend and looks to be more of the same the remainder of the week.

Hope all y'all can find more time to hit the water this week.

Good times and tight lines.

crappiefisher, Don't mean to be nosy but,what does your son do with all of that stuff ?   sam

  He says he needs it most of the time. This FC he just bought he could have bought a brand new truck. 95% top brand name crank baits & spinners. He will probably unload the less expensive lures. 
 
 Worst part is I worked at a sporting good store in high school & as a 2nd job for a bit as a adult. So ov course I will sort through every darn lure and organize from Muskie down to Trout and Pan fish. When I was a kid I used safety pins and bent nails for hooks, sticks for bobbers, plastic bags as waders, metal coat hanger with a onion sack & red rubber band for a net, bolts for sinkers,tried making my own boat & some times only had a hand line when skipping school.
 
  Now don't know if I'm in Heaven or Hell with this FC.
 
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python73
At this point in my life I don't want to clean more than 20 crappie, and I don't think I'd mind measuring (I already try to only keep 9 and over anyway).  Plus, my boat limit would be 40, since my fishing buddy doesn't eat fish.  Even if they were all 12" Pymie crappies I wouldn't want to clean 40 of them.  Not that I've ever had that problem.  
 
I'm not sure the regs would matter though on Arthur.  The DNR hardly ever check anything, let alone measure fish.  

I think 20 is the most that I have ever kept myself.  It was still 2+ hours of cleaning...  I too try to keep 9 and over, but will toss an 8" every so often.  Amazing the amount of difference in meat each inch makes too.  When I run into a 12"+, I will end up turning them into nuggets when I fry, so they are similar to the other sizes (and get more breading)!!!
 
As noted about the DNR, they likely aren't measuring unless they see someone trying to be sneaky with a cooler into their vehicle or something obvious.  That is what makes me the most concerned that they would even consider what this rush on the water is potentially doing.
 
As noted too, those guys lining the shores at the beach/launch areas, likely aren't loading up too much.  I have gotten skunked doing the exact same things that a few days prior had me on fish after fish.  It is definitely a tricky lake.
 
I'm still going to do a bit more C&R this year.  Unless a legal walleye, that thing will find a home in my cooler.
 

Let's face it, catching Crappies and other panfish isn't that hard. Minnows n a bobbers arent exactly high on the difficulty scale. With LA becoming the new hotspot, I could see guys taking way more than needed. Which can't do anything but hurt the fishery. The enhancement regs are doing wonders for Shenago. I think it was a season or two late at Pymie. The most we have ever killed was 76 at Wihlem in the early 90s. Those days are long gone. Even with the electric, thats still a lot of work. 20 is a good number. IMO. Thats 40 fillets, which is 2 meals for this household. With this heat wave, those fish won't stay in the shallows too much longer anyways. They've probably already spawned and are in the summer haunts. If you dont know where those spots are, then your not really gonna make any large "scores". Again, jus MHO.

 Don't forget the night bite for Eyes and Byrds this time of year at Arthur is a madhouse. Always was a hot spot during the day being a hr. from the Burgh then Cranberry built up. Even Brady township where I live has grown in size a good bit. Then the 80's the Byrds were planted and only took a few years for the night bite to explode.
 
 Nice the lake/park is being enjoyed by so many and has been my favorite since the first year it was filled. Good fishing as long as I can recall and most likely will stay that way.
 
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crappiefisher
 They tried a combined limit ov 10 pan fish on Arthur in the past. They didn't notice a difference in quality. 20 Crappie is plenty. 

when they did the 10 fish limit the bluegills where great , the size was outstanding , then they ended the restriction an then the size on them slowly went back down , it was great for a few years, would like to see it restricted again