Thread: Poaching Crappie

Snapperking the same thing happens if you are involved in an traffic accident with one of them. The rules just don't seem to apply to some people.

Seems like the younger generation wardens are a lot softer than the old school wardens. Back 15-20 years ago it didn't matter who you were are how much money you had, if the law was broken you were going to pay. I believe some of the older wardens would give their own momma a ticket.

If the game wardens would set up it the boat ramps and check the bridges there would be no problem .If this were Wheeler or a wildlife area the bad guys would have hell to pay if caught.The Feds would take their trucks ,boat and tackle.

And that is what needs to happen. If they are snagging or netting or have been caught for the same offense over and over again. Confiscating their gear and vehicles would stop this from happening for sure.

I know crappie are being sold...Talking to fishermen over the last 3 years from the 69 bridge to 79 bridge have bragged about it and it's the same ole fisherman who are on the same area just about every time I show up.I might not hit these spots for weeks ,but you can count on the same ones being there.95 percent are good people but the others are in it for selfish reasons.I have had one man not long ago who did not have a pot to piss in try it,needed gas money to get home.Why go fishing when you have no money to get back home?he even tried to sell me his minnows.

They sell catfish so idk why not. Bass guys make a living on it killing biggest fish at weigh ins 50% floating dead. I mean seriously you think about it they cant catch that many. Hard to hate on a guy thats broke needing food or money. There's plenty of game wardens! They mess with me every time out! I'm always legal but just my luck. Don't have much use for 80% of game wardens. Had ms license last year with guide bought them over phone. And Alabama game warden gave me ticket for not having license on me in ms waters cause he didn't have service to check my confirmation number. Got ticket 200 yards on other side of property line once to keep from climbing big ridge walked hollow out to truck. They just go by the book no common sense IMO or nothing better to do. There's 8 game wardens in my county

I know guys who make a living in bad times by catching catfish and selling them $2 lb filleted on the side of Rd. That's work!!

Guides haul people around catching double triple limits so who can say who's wrong just a man made rule when it comes down to it. I do obey the law but you see what I'm saying I'm sure. If a guy will work that hard he's hard up.