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i agree! Tiger. and one hella nice one too! Notice the bars go over the back... caudal fin looks rounded.
Adam2k- Just pointing out the law...what folks choose to do is their own business. With veeery few exceptions, Bass are NOT out of season, you just can't keep them. That's why they call it a 'catch and release' season. The 'immediate' part of release doesn't apply to c+r season so pics ok
pic ended up on here and ticket was issued for failure to release the fish immediately
Exactly. Loudmouth879 - you need to read the reg and decide for yourself. As I understand it you take the fish out, remove the hooks and immediately return it to the water unharmed. Anything that prolongs the process may be a violation. Now if someone snaps a pic while you're taking the hooks out then that's probably ok, but if you leave the hooks in simply so you can pose for a pic then my understanding is that it's a violation. The guys from last year DID get a ticket, based in no small part to the pictures posted here by others and that was the intent of pointing out the regs - not to bash these guys or judge them, but to inform on the law in case they were unaware and to also inform others that may not know. There's no bashing going on here, and that is a phenominal fish, it's just out of season.
i for 1 woulda took a pic also. Just wouldnt of posted it on this site so all the jealous fisherman wouldnt give me a hard time and so the dec that has nothing better to do than look for illegal pics couldnt give me a ticket
well not many people fish where i do so i wouldnt have that problem. Thats what i like about the canal. No one really fishes it. And my group has caught good size muskies and northerns in the past few years. And that is not targeting either species. But im glad no one is ever there to take pics of fish besides my buddies
. Identifying the difference between a tiger muskie and a muskie doesn't sound too clear cut to someone who's not very familiar with them.
there is also true muskies in the canal. I have seen 2 caught in the last 3 years
I dont have a strong opinion, but regardless of my stance on whether people should or shouldn't post pics of other peoples fish, it still stands that the root cause of any picture getting posted is taking the picture in the first place and clearly that is solely within the fisherman's control. not judging either, but as they say, if ya cant do the time, don't do the crime. ya have to decide for yorself if its worth the potential consequences. for me, it would be tainted right off the bat by it being out of season, as esox v said.
Esox- i have no reason to lie. 3 years ago i close to a 40" muskie. Didnt measure it. Just snapped a pic and sent it back. A few weeks after that my buddies nephew come out with us for his first ice trip and caught a little under 30" muskie. It to went back. Both fish were definately true muskies and had a real nice blue tint to both fish. [/quotofNMADDNESS you just incriminated your self. KIDDING.
Esox- i have no reason to lie. 3 years ago i close to a 40" muskie. Didnt measure it. Just snapped a pic and sent it back. A few weeks after that my buddies nephew come out with us for his first ice trip and caught a little under 30" muskie. It to went back. Both fish were definately true muskies and had a real nice blue tint to both fish.