MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
I was fishing at Winola yesterday and talking to a guy that recently got a fine there for using a JawJacker. I told him I thought they were just giving warnings but he said the PF&BC officer claimed he had already given him a warning. He said it must have been a case of mistaken identity because he had just bought the JawJacker and it was his first time using it. He said he tried to explain that the officer must be mistaken that he had never got a warning because it was his first time using it, but the officer didn’t want to hear it. He said the guy was a real @$$! So I guess you can’t count on getting a WARNING that first time!
RuttNutt. This is your first warning
It seems like there's quite a bit of variability between the demeanor of different WCOs. At least in my limited experience. This seems to confirm that. Thanks for the info RuttNutt! I'll relay to my buddy who has JawJackers.
I'd fight the ticket. Make them prove that they are actually illegal in court and show exactly what law was broken.
I doubt it is written anywhere that they have to give you a warning.
In the 1/20/2021 PA Fish&Boat Law Enforcement Committee meeting, Col. Cory Britcher made a statement "Under Title 58, section 63.6 authorizes legal devices and methods and does not state what is illegal, only what is legal. So if it is not directly mentioned, you can not use it." I have a couple of questions, are my planer boards illegal because they are not mentioned and can I use my downriggers for ice fishing. The planer board, the downrigger and the Jawjacker all have line releases. The downrigger's line release is under water and the other two are above water. BUT when a fish hits - all three act the same - the fish pulls the line from the release and the stored mechanical energy (in the form of elastic potential energy) causes the loaded rod to release. So, that's what I am going to write to the Fish&Boat commission for their April meeting.https://pfbc.pa.gov/forms/contactUs.htm
I agree. What County was the ticket in?
Planer boards will be made illegal because your valid argument does not fit their narrative. I just use an ifish pro and half the time I don't bring it because the weather is too cold and I dont want to deal with ice in the hole every 20 minutes. Authority gonna authority... I guess they are bored.