Becareful what you post

[Moonzy1]

Originally Posted by Adrenalinerush

I disagree, I think they should be fined and prosecuted. Persecuted is a bit harsh, and it could be hard to find them, don't you think!

HAHAHA!
Well done!
Thank you!!

[Reelron]

Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

$300 rods, $400 reels, $70-80 for a day out on a party boat, over $150 for a charter, not to mention what it costs if you have your own boat and you guys are so worried about a $100 fine?

Maybe not so much the fine as getting all the other stuff you mentioned confiscated !!!!!!!!!!!

[jbigtime]

Next they’ll send me a fine in the mail for thinking about fluke in January..... WOW!

[bigal427]

Originally Posted by Chelsea-Sea

Oh my god are you people for real? Your allowed to look for fish just can’t keep them. This is exactly what they want us arguing amongst ourselves! Now we have turned into rats, ratting our friends out so they get fined! Is that what this has come to? We’re all in this together, let’s not fight each other, we’re not the reason we have these regulations!

Agree 100% are you people real. It's us against them

[Joey Dah Fish]

Originally Posted by bigal427

Agree 100% are you people real. It's us against them

It is illegal to target fish out of season regardless if you are releasing or not

[KMAC]

Originally Posted by Joey Dah Fish

It is illegal to target fish out of season regardless if you are releasing or not

Joey (or anyone who is knowledgable on the subject). I agree it's not ethical to target a species out of season. But I'm having trouble finding the statute - could you help me out with this? While we can all agree that it is illegal to keep a fish out of season, I'm not sure it's a violation if the fish are released.

[Capt Joe]

Originally Posted by Joey Dah Fish

It is illegal to target fish out of season regardless if you are releasing or not

All depends on what the meaning of the word is....is.
"Target" whatever the F you want and dont be in such a rush to "post" it somewhere. Get real, who shivs a git!

[KMAC]

Frankly, I don't want to be careful about what I post. I find current fluke regulations unreasonably restrictive. That said I will comply with clearly a written statute that requires that I release fish out of season. But what's wrong with prospecting for fish out of season if the fish are released unharmed?

[Irish Jigger]

My take as a private boater is pretty easy. I am a bass and fluke guy, bass fishing is run and gun for the most part the bite is sporadic. Today for example we fished from the tip of Earle to freaking Keyport. Fish move fast and it's adapt or don't catch. Fluke on the other hand is more complicated, when you find fish on structure or in the shallows history shows me the fish are there it's only a matter of time before they chew. I have noticed over the years that people have a tendency to follow or look for the boats that always produced great catches with reports. Now they decided it's easier to keep quiet and not end up the next day with 10 boats fishing the same numbers. Have seen it happen to myself and I suck lol but always put a catch together. Certin sharpies both charter and private get mugged all day by boats fluking. I think this has to do with a lot of the old regulars not posting anymore. Might just be me but the proof is in the posts. Nothing worse then getting to your numbers that you always fish to find 10 boats on the same piece of bottom that fished the day before.

Just Saying