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My buddy says I have t stop fishing after I catch my limit, I say I can keep fishing but just cant keep anymore! who is right?
Guys can put all the frosting on this they want, but it still is not a cake. You can and will get a ticket much of the time if you "Attempt" to take additional target fish after your limit is retained. Good luck trying the "I am now trying for Browns and Lakers" routine. Just be an honest sportsman that exercises proper judgement. Why even risk a ticket or incident that makes us all look bad?If you want to continue fishing, be a good sportsman, do not keep the last fish of your limit till your ready to leave for home. So easy a Caveman could do it. And legal.
Wouldn't be doing it they will ticket you,stop one short and release.
Spot on. Why are some people so greedy about getting a limit. Who cares if you let the one go before your limit and never get one to replace it. Lots of times I catch a 100 panfish a day and only bring home enough for a meal, and sometimes none. Why does a limit mean everything to so many people? Why do you need to go around tooting your own horn how great you did. Personally I believe most of these greedy people are new- Be's or inexperienced anglers.
For what it's worth this same question came up on another forum a few weeks ago with the same back and forth. The general response was that that actual rule in Michigan was ambiguous, so one guy emailed the DNR and got a response, and then posted it. The response read:"Thank you for your question. It is legal to fish catch and release fishing once your daily possession limit has been filled. However, you need to immediately release the fish above your possession limit or you could be ticketed." If you search "Limit and done..or limit and fun" on MS you can find the post, it includes a screen shot of the email.