Posted on 06/11/2010 5:38:27 AM PDT by Howard Morrison
SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Six fishermen from Tennessee and Georgia will have to pay a high price for violating Ohio fishing regulations.
The men were fined $16,000 and had to forfeit three bass boats, trailers and two freezers full of fish for overfishing in Lake Erie.
(Excerpt) Read more at wlwt.com ...
What were the limits?
Five!
Looks like three Game ‘n Fish bureaucrats needed new bass boats.
Maybe, or maybe they really were overfishing. From the article:
“Ohio law only allows fisherman to catch five bass fish per day. The men had caught 146”
Glad they were caught. 146 bass is a lot of poaching going on.
I assume they were not commercial fishermen? I am a sport fisher and believe there is a limit even if I am catching quite a bit... especially in fresh water. Not because the government says so, but as a courtesy to fellow anglers. Salt water is a different story...
I could see catching 146 perch. But bass?
Boys Walleyes are the fish to catch. Best tasting fresh water fish around! But nobody should have 146 in the freezer.
Ouch
Too bad they didn’t want some of the carp - the shores of Lake Erie are swarming with them. You can walk in and scoop ‘em up by hand.
I prefer bass that are just over the legal size for eating.
They just needed to paint “RESEARCH” on the side of the boats and everything would have been OK.
How do you say “you ain’t from around here, are you?” in yankee?
“One of the fined man, Charles Burkhart, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press he and his buddies thought the limit was only five fish per trip onto the water.”
Oh please. What planet do they usually fish on that has limit laws like that? Is there anyplace that makes their law “per trip onto the water?!”
Who the hell would eat fish from that lake anyway? Isn’t it pretty filthy?
Not really. Striped bass had been overfished. There's a lot of pressure on the stocks, even from rod & reel sportfishermen. That's why there is a daily limit of 2 per person and a minimum (typical) size of 2. Rules vary by state, though.
There is a penalty for the taking of the king’s deer...
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