Well said wakina!!

Here is my take on this.... with finally having good ice in how many years let the boys fish. We have one of the best walleye resources right here at home where ppl come from all over and spend their money here in our local towns.

Im not goin to lie I have had the same concerns for years about catching the hogs before they spawn .. will it or will it not hurt the hatch. but the 2003 hatch where we had good ice to fish on has proven it to be of no concern to me.

another point id like to make is ... in reality how many BIG females are actually caught through the ice compared to a whole fleet of charter captains in the spring that make their money trolling for HOG females in the spring.

I agree with wakina in the fact that if ppl are mad about honest fisherman catching a trophy walleye .. then they need to petition the ODNR. Rules are rules if you follow them then you shouldn't feel bad about catching a trophy fish in the best walleye lake in the US. Not to mention you never hear guys on here getting mad about the guys catching 8-10 lbers out of the rivers or Maumee bay.... they are the same fish that come from the lake.

At the end of the day ppl should just be happy for their fellow fisherman that have the opportunity to share a great resource that we all have...