Illegal YoYo's on Conway - It's Starting Up Again

Sad thing... people gonna mess it up for those of us that enjoy yo-yo's and follow the AGFC regulations regarding them. If I leave mine overnight, I am always there before daybreaks to check them.

Then ticket the individuals, why punish everyone for some folks who can't follow the laws. I don't fish with yo yo's, but I'm sure there is plenty of law abiding folks who do.

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Originally Posted by Trackdog21

Sad thing... people gonna mess it up for those of us that enjoy yo-yo's and follow the AGFC regulations regarding them. If I leave mine overnight, I am always there before daybreaks to check them.

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I have no problem with people that put them out legally and tend them within sight and sound according to the regs. I do have a big problem with jerks who think they can hang them and leave them. If no one is around, as required by regs during daylight hours, I consider them abandoned, or illegal, or both. Those tend to fall off the limbs to the bottom of the lake if I happen to be around.

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Originally Posted by Hammmerhead

Looks like a License plate number only on those YoYo's?

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whatever it is it is illegal!

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Originally Posted by ibmack

whatever it is it is illegal!

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I didn't say it wasn't. BUT, you have an Auto tag to possibly figure out who is doing it....

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Originally Posted by ibmack

I have no problem with people that put them out legally and tend them within sight and sound according to the regs. I do have a big problem with jerks who think they can hang them and leave them. If no one is around, as required by regs during daylight hours, I consider them abandoned, or illegal, or both. Those tend to fall off the limbs to the bottom of the lake if I happen to be around.

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that's what I do. I stay within eye sight during daylight. I will only leave them after dark. As per AGFC regs.

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Originally Posted by Trackdog21

that's what I do. I stay within eye sight during daylight. I will only leave them after dark. As per AGFC regs.

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those don't fall off the limbs when I go by :biggrin

But with a length limit on some lakes appears they could be ticketed for unattended tackle , short fish if under sized and wasting fish if ruined when caught . But rarely ever hear of anyone ticketed . Yoyos are a good way for some to harvest a mess of fish but most don't really need them that bad . Many small lakes were built for sport fishing not just feeding a few by any means .:twocents

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Originally Posted by ibmack

whatever it is it is illegal!

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nope."Yo-yos must be labeled with the user's name and address, driver's license number or current vehicle license number."

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Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

nope."Yo-yos must be labeled with the user's name and address, driver's license number or current vehicle license number."

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uh, it is not the numbering that is the issue, it is the illegality of hanging them and leaving them and not being within sight and sound during daylight hours.