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Slightly different angle. I've never really thought about it but if I've reached a limit, isn't it still legal to fish as long as I do not keep any? That would be like a bass tourney when someone has their fish limit but is searching for a bigger fish?
I fish for perch with two other guys in my boat frequently. Been checked a couple times and never once has a CO asked how many fish each guy had in the live well. I have offered that we need "X" amount more to make a limit. Happened with walleye once on Drummond. My friend and I had nine in the live well and were both still fishing. The CO that boarded us just said good job and asked what we were using. And the response above is perfect...this is the way the big lake guys roll....whether they are charters or just regular John Does. That said, yes if you are obviously filling somebody else's limit and the CO is watching you do it...or if you tell the CO that you kept 35 gills and your buddy kept 15...you are asking for a ticket. Take your lumps and learn a lesson. I always keep my fish separate on the ice, its so easy. The boat is another story.
most boats have 2 livewells.if I have 3 guys in my boat I bring a fish basket also.im not getting any tickets or giving them my interpretation of the law.you wont win against the law.
This guy knows what he is talking about!! Each officer is different, but trying to tell them the way the law is, will pi** them off!!
talked with a C.O. today and he said they will not bother to ask who caught what so long as you are under limit. Being as there are so many people fishing in shanties keeping fish separate is not necessary. I also ask about weather or not you can use three tip ups. I knew you could but asked because I saw a question about that, The answer is yes, You can fish with three lines no matter how you do it. One last question I asked is weather or not if I have friends or relatives fishing with me using my tip ups do they have to be marked with their address, He told me no so as long as each person can say which ones they are using. I hope this is useful. Thanks .
They do here, as I said each officer is different!!
I don't think a CO would care "how well you took it." You'd be paying a fine for over-limit and restitution fees all the same. LOL!Love it when guys try the tough-guy persona with COs. It makes their day.
It's not what you catch but what you keep, even if it's given to someone else.
. You better stay in the fort then!! It's how many u catch!!
You are talking about 2 different seasons here, soft water which is harder to keep fish separate, because of spoilage, and hard water, very easy to keep "your" fish separate, that's prolly why the boat is different!!
I looked everywhere and there is nothing that says the law changes with the weather....Actually I did look because that line of thought is preposterous! <°)))>{
You can do anything you want, if you want to stretch the rule, but where I fish you will pay if you "give any fish to anyone" with 24 or so in your bucket, and by the way numerous guys have found out the hard way!!
I didn't keep any, gave away 24, and caught and released 200 more... Perfectly legal, and not stretching anything...<°)))>{
Why throw them on the ice...do you want attention? I always put them in my bucket or creel to keep the sight fisherman away....
If the CO writes a ticket that you feel is in error fight it in court. People fight tickets every day. You may lose but that is the best place to argue your case, not on the ice.
The bad thing is it would probably cost at least twice as much, which if you won would be great, but if lost be a double whammy!!
Skippy,I never once said I would give the CO a hard time or be confrontational. I just wouldn't be happy, my success in positive encounters with COs comes from letting them do their job and being good to them, they are folks just like us with families, they are just doing their jobs. What I am more or less saying it that I really disagree with them following the letter of the law in this instance and feel most will use their better judgement and won't knit pick it. By the way, how's the fishing been up at Northern? I spent 6 years up there and miss it greatly sometimes, some awesome memories on the water up there.
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