Why more than 5 tip-ups?

[leaderma]

I sit back watching the Sox on TV and finally decided to write on this topic. For the most part, I fish Onota.  For some reason this year there were 4-5 self-professed big time pike fishermen who for some reason had to fish with between 6-10 tip-ups, and worse than that leaving them in overnight and coming back at 8-9 AM to check on them.  One of them said he had to leave them in overnight because his kid would have gottten wet beacause it started raining.  He came back the next morning alone to check on his more than legal limit of tip-ups and bragged he caught 3. I don't consider anyone who does not fish legally a good fisherman no matter what they catch.

[JiggerDan]

Using more tip-ups than the law allows and leaving them in overnight is unethical and gives us all a bad name. Call a game warden and report them. Let him explain to the judge his reasoning for leaving them in overnight.

[lenz]

sounds like free tilts to me...
or
take a picture, get a plate number, call the epo

burp

[GrizlyGarou]

sounds like free tilts to me...

Me too.

[manitron]

Better yet, take the excess tipups then cut and fray off the lines on the 5 you leave.   

[BobP]

Tip ups with no one on the ice?   They would be gone when I left.  No excuse.

[MrE1979]

Well I would have had an extra 6 - 10 tipups for myself. 

[MeatBall413]

sounds like free tilts to me...
or
take a picture, get a plate number, call the epo

burp

Great Call Lenz!

[Chris338378]

Using more tip-ups than the law allows and leaving them in overnight is unethical and gives us all a bad name. Call a game warden and report them. Let him explain to the judge his reasoning for leaving them in overnight.

In my opinion this is the best idea.  Sure taking them sounds like a good idea until the guy comes back, sees you, and called the wardens and has you arrested for "trying to steal them" or a warden shows up and sees you with them and arrests you for having too many tip-ups out.

[rdhammah]

in MA, the game wardens have never come when I have called.

[MrE1979]

Yeah I hear ya on that.  I have called a few times and NOTHING from them.  They had 4hrs once to catch 30+ people fishing w/o a fishing license.  That would have paid for the trip out to the pond and then some.  To much paperwork tho.

[F.R.E.D.]

FYI - WHEN you call to report a game law violation request a return call from a officer. I have always received a return call.

[Mr.Esox]

Run them over or break everyone of them and leave them on the ice, I couldn't see them in the dark , Oh Well !!

[BASSQUATCH]

Yeah I hear ya on that.  I have called a few times and NOTHING from them.  They had 4hrs once to catch 30+ people fishing w/o a fishing license.  That would have paid for the trip out to the pond and then some.  To much paperwork tho.

I was rather shocked they the warden didn't show up that day Ed!!! Especially when the fish & game is what 10 minutes away from the pond! But I forgot those people "were with the church" lol

[MrE1979]

I was rather shocked they the warden didn't show up that day Ed!!! Especially when the fish & game is what 10 minutes away from the pond! But I forgot those people "were with the church" lol

Right but like I told them "Even Jesus needs a fishing permit in MA!"     The left with cold feet that day

[otzi]

There have been times I've thought of setting up more than 5 tip ups but not dropping the line down, sort of like decoys to keep a distance from others setting up near me. Hard part would be to remember which ones were the "live" ones. I wonder how an EPO would handle that one?

[JiggerDan]

There have been times I've thought of setting up more than 5 tip ups but not dropping the line down, sort of like decoys to keep a distance from others setting up near me. Hard part would be to remember which ones were the "live" ones. I wonder how an EPO would handle that one?

Why not try it and find out? Probably best to have no line on them.

[manitron]

There have been times I've thought of setting up more than 5 tip ups but not dropping the line down, sort of like decoys to keep a distance from others setting up near me. Hard part would be to remember which ones were the "live" ones. I wonder how an EPO would handle that one?

The live ones would let you know by waving flags. As for setting out decoys, I think you would be legally correct if they had empty spools i.e. no line or hooks. However, I am sure others including the EPOs would not be amused.