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Title: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: dadstacklebox on Mar 14, 2009, 11:42 AM
 Brooktrout! best bait in state, when your done for the day, simply let them go about anywear you want!
 ;D What do you think!!!!!!!   ;)
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: JBC on Mar 14, 2009, 11:56 AM
Boy, does that bring back memories.
My dad used to use trout about 50 years ago on a remote lake up in Quebec.
Best bait on that particular lake.
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: Bailbuster on Mar 14, 2009, 12:03 PM
we fished stripers in a lake in Ga.last year and used 6" to 8" rainbows for bait.BB
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: rude the dude on Mar 17, 2009, 07:31 PM
Don't joke around like that, It's coming you know. :-[
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: Fishalot on Mar 17, 2009, 07:38 PM
Don't joke around like that, It's coming you know. :-[
That would stink, I fished with my own bait all year. What a savings.
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: Raquettedacker on Mar 17, 2009, 07:41 PM
Don't joke around like that, It's coming you know. :-[




 I feel sorry for you guys............ :o :o :o ;D
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: rude the dude on Mar 17, 2009, 07:43 PM
It might just drive more dealers to give it up. And push the price up (Part of the plan maybe?), Don't take my word for it though, just check with Vermont . :-\
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: EmeraldShiner on Mar 17, 2009, 07:44 PM
Don't joke around like that, It's coming you know. :-[
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Yeah it's coming, unfortunately we all know where that's going, really bites, no pun intended. ;) ;)
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: Bailbuster on Mar 17, 2009, 07:47 PM
It sure sucks here, no smelt unless you catch them and keep at lake.can't truck them and prices are steep.BB
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: rude the dude on Mar 17, 2009, 07:50 PM
It sure sucks here, no smelt unless you catch them and keep at lake.can't truck them and prices are steep.BB
Have they hired the certified bait police yet? Or just another on the long list of task's for the current warden service. Enforcement must be a nightmare. 8)
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: dadstacklebox on Mar 17, 2009, 08:58 PM
Don't joke around like that, It's coming you know. :-[

 I'm not joking around dude. If one of those pike has vhs, well that would be it for catching your own. The trout for bait, well I thought that was funny untill I was told how many small trout get killed each year bye the state. Why couldn't you use them as bait, the scientist asked. They were raised in a clean hatchery and would make great bait. Kind of makes sense when you think about it. Still would feel odd using a 10" trout to catch a pike though. I think people would buy them, just to release them into the wild though.  :)
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: pikeslammer on Mar 17, 2009, 09:05 PM
or eat them
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: Flatlander2Fisher on Mar 17, 2009, 09:08 PM
Pretty sure there was a guy at Sebago using 6" brookies for togue back back a couple weeks ago for the derby.  Heard he had them just lying in a plastic bag.  Assumption there, but who keeps 6" brookies in a plastic bag while fishing for togue? ???
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: rude the dude on Mar 17, 2009, 09:28 PM
I know a someone who has a camp on Kingsbury and goes up the little feeder brooks and grabs a few 4-6 inch natives before heading out, I've seen some of pictures of fish he gets out of there  :o  and he swears the splake can't leave em alone. But I don't really know him though, that well,  ;)
Title: Re: Maine certified bait??????
Post by: Bailbuster on Mar 18, 2009, 04:31 AM
Have they hired the certified bait police yet? Or just another on the long list of task's for the current warden service. Enforcement must be a nightmare. 8)

Not yet, wardens job, I have not been checked yet this year,but you have to carry a receipt with the date and lake written on it,once the bait is on the lake you can't leave with it.got to have a bait box at every lake you fish or dump it.BB