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First off I have no desire to keep a crappie under the 8 inch minimum that SC imposes. That's a very small fish! But say I take a friend from Georgia with me. Is our limit 40 or 50? If a 7 inch crappie is swimming around in my livewell am I in trouble? Don't know why but the limit thing crossed my mind.
The way I understand it is this and hopefully if I am wrong someone would correct me. For each person in the boat with a SC fishing license that boat is entitled to 20 per person with license. If I take a minor and thet have no license because under 16 we have to share our 20 in boat. I believe if you have a 7 incj crappie in boat you will be subject to a fine. Under creel size. Also your friend from GA would need a temporary one or out of residence SC license to fish.
I only keep at least 10 inches and above and sometimes bigger then 10 inches to keep because I filet my fish.
Oops. Forgot to specify we are fishing on Clark Hill. So a border lake.
I will start with the 7 inch crappie I would pray that it was alive and by chance the DNR officer has a heart and would let you release it with a good butt chewing if not you are going to get hefty fine !!! now for your friend from Georgia if you are in the Lakes that are part of the Savannah River Basin like Hartwell, Russell, and Clarkes Hill they could use a Georgia fishing license if on any other south Carolina lake they need to purchase a non resident license and as far as the creel limit goes if you are in South Carolina waters 8 inch size limit and 20 fish creel limit per person !!! if you fish the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell, Russell, and Clarkes Hill you creel limit is still 20 per person no matter which side of the lake you fish if you put your boat in on South Carolina side of the lake !!! if you put in on the Georgia side of the lake then Georgia's DNR laws are in effect !!!!! hope this helps !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Judson1
Exactly what stormwalker says... depends on what states waters you are fishing.
Actually, the first question is why in the world would anyone have a 7" crappie in the boat for the more than 4-6 seconds it might take to get it off the hook and back in the water?Quote:
Originally Posted by Judson1
I think the creel limits follow your license. That is, if you have a GA license, obey GA creel limits (30). If you have a SC license, obey SC creel limit (20).
I have a Georgia license but normally put in and take out on the SC side. As I understand it, if you take out on the SC side despite having a GA license, the limit is 20. I would expect to get a fine if I had a 7" crappie in my livewell and got checked and I should be ashamed. A 7" crappie is just too small to keep. I guess would be what to do one with one that was gut hooked and was not likely to live. I would still probably chunk it back to be safe and give the little fellow an apology.
as I STATED IN MY PREVIOUS POST ;
if you fish the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell, Russell, and Clarkes Hill you creel limit is still 20 per person no matter which side of the lake you fish if you put your boat in on South Carolina side of the lake !!! if you put in on the Georgia side of the lake then Georgia's DNR laws are in effect !!!!!
pay attention to the blue part !!!!! that means where your truck and trailer is parked for you to trailer the boat back home !!!!!!! I have already ran this rabbit before with LAW ENFORCEMENT !!!!! when in doubt call DNR !!!!
Joe is right. You don't want to be caught in SC waters with a Ga limit, regardless of which state's liscense you have in your pocket. To me....the shady grey area would be what happens if youre headed home and pass a check station and a game warden is there checking livewells? Will he BELIEVE you was fishing on the Ga side of the lake? My advice is CALL THE GAME WARDEN and ask him personally before you pay a dumb fine. Just my 2 cents worth...
I would love to know what the game warden would say to this question as well. To me, the easiest thing to do would be abide by the state laws in which you are licensed. This could pose a problem if you have a GA license and are fishing SC waters. At the point I'd take the stance that'd you'd be checked by a sc officer and he or she would be looking for 20.
I do think you would be within the law if you and a friend from ga were fishing ga waters and kept 50. 30 for him, 20 for you.
For me, I never keep over 20 per person when I fish over there just to be safe.
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I'm curious about the part with the minor only being able to catch part of your 20 fish creel limit.
Did I understand that correctly?
I've always thought a minor could catch their limit and those with licenses could catch their's.
I'm with u 4js. Always thought a minor had a limits worth of fish too.
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Thanks guys. It was just out of curiosity. I never catch enough for two limits no matter what state anyways. And I wouldn't even think of keeping such a small fish. Shoot right now I'm catching ones who would eat a 7 inch crappie!:crazy:
Of course that'll be short lived more than likely. But it sho is fun!!!
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Originally Posted by Crappie Buster
I cornered a South Carolina DNR officer and asked these questions !!! that is why I posted ;
if you fish the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell, Russell, and Clarkes Hill you creel limit is still 20 per person no matter which side of the lake you fish if you put your boat in on South Carolina side of the lake !!! if you put in on the Georgia side of the lake then Georgia's DNR laws are in effect !!!!!
pay attention to the blue part !!!!! that means where your truck and trailer is parked for you to trailer the boat back home !!!!!!! I have already ran this rabbit before with LAW ENFORCEMENT !!!!! when in doubt call DNR !!!!
I get that, but I'm with Butch on it still being very iffy. If I get stopped on the way home it's my word against the game warden on where I put in and where I fished.
So, I'll stick with the 20/person. I don't need more than that anyway LOL
Thanks for sharing!!
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Originally Posted by Crappie Buster
that's me I don't that many myself !!! I just answered the question but with that said I never have seen a South Carolina DNR Officer stop a person in route home unless he was looking for something to start with !!!! if he is going to check you more than likely it will be done on the water or at the ramp !!! if he stops you in route home he is looking for reason !!!!
Yeah, I agree with that too. I have been through license checks with DNR present like Butch mentioned. In that instance, they wouldn't have to be looking for anything to check you.
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I know what saying about going through license checks with DNR present that happens a lot over here on Lake Greenwood they have never asked to check my boat !!! but if they even think you been drinking or doing any kind of illegal drugs your going to have a bad day for sure !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Buster
Joe, just for the record, the only road checks Ive been thru where a Game Warden was present was during deer seasons. The law stopped the vehicles for a liscense or insurance check and the Game Warden was "conveniently there" to look in the backs of the trucks.:)
Also, something I never knew before that I'll just pass along...when SC changed their rules to an 8" size limit and a 20 fish creel limit I called the Ga. GW office to find out when a "new" reciprocal agreement would be published (which there wasn't going to be one this time) and that's when I found out that a SC GW stays on SC waters and a Ga GW stays in Ga waters. That's what they told me anyway so I thought I'd just pass that little bit of info along...
Last month we put in at Cherokee (ramp by Georgia Little River bridge). While we were taking out an SC Warden pulled up with her boat. She was in uniform. I see her all the time because she fills upright down from where I work in N. Augusta. Also she didn't put in. She pulled up into a parking spot like she was waiting. If I ever catch her again at the gas station I'll ask. Had me scratching my head.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
yes Butch you are correct on Ga DNR staying on Ga side and SC DNR staying on SC side , but you can bet they are looking thru their field glasses looking when they see something out of the ordinary !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman