THIS IS WHY I DID'T DO IT !

Lots of the docks I visit have fish baskets and similar fish keeping devices on them .
quite often I hear don't throw them back ," put them in my basket ,I will clean them later .
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More than I care to mention I have returned the next day or so later and found dead fish in those baskets . :banghead
Now mind you I didn't put this fish in that thing ,but just last week he said "just put them in there and he will clean them later " !
I mentioned to him and the dock owner I don't like to put fish in anyone's baskets because they seem to often expire in them and get wasted .....:banghead
I was assured that wouldn't be the case , but refrained from putting any keepers in there anyway ,pretty sure it isn't legal to do so anyway .....and glad I didn't , would have made me mad for sure .....:banghead
never mind my rant about this is now over , please carry on :crazy:

Turned that poor critter into turtle and crawfish food

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Turned that poor critter into turtle and crawfish food

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there was real bad STINK a while back when I dropped in over there ,as I got closer to that fish holder ,there was a bloated up rather badly channel cat about 3 lbs floating in it .....:banghead

That is some awful stink

A shameful waste for sure.

Well just filet it, put some extra seasons on it and fry it extra crunchy......LOL

Certainly would be tangy

Yuch!

They eat fermented herring in some places

naturally pickled whole crappie ,no preservatives and usda certified 100% organic ......:Rofl

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

naturally pickled whole crappie ,no preservatives and usda certified 100% organic ......:Rofl

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Gluten-free as well

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Gluten-free as well

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if you let it sit about 2 days longer ...ie ....age a bit longer it makes its own all natural cream sauce right in the pickle jar while you watch ...
it likely bubbles like champagne i bet as it turns into pickled cream crappie ........:Rofl

I am certain it would be an unforgettable experience

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I am certain it would be an unforgettable experience

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the opening of said pickled creamed crappie in that there pickling jar would be image worthy for sure
the looks on the faces of the folks near it would be simply priceless when the lid cracked open and that there pickled creamed aged to perfection crappie gas got set free .....:Rofl

The smell so unique you don't need to see it to lnow what it is

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The smell so unique you don't need to see it to lnow what it is

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probably rival Greenland Kiviak aroma wise , just saying .....:Rofl
but not totally sure if it would quite as pungent .....:Rofl:Rofl

I don’t know about you but I ain’t putting no fish in anyones basket. I either throw em back, keep ‘em or take them and give to people that can’t fish.

Certainly a lot of baskets around Marinas when you look

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Certainly a lot of baskets around Marinas when you look

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many of them are "community" baskets with multiple people putting fish in them as well . some of these things are not so legal .

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the opening of said pickled creamed crappie in that there pickling jar would be image worthy for sure
the looks on the faces of the folks near it would be simply priceless when the lid cracked open and that there pickled creamed aged to perfection crappie gas got set free .....:Rofl

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:pukeThat about says it all…..
Bob

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many of them are "community" baskets with multiple people putting fish in them as well . some of these things are not so legal .

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Only fish I left was an older widow woman that lived in a small houseboat. I would leave her some limb line caught catfish tied up on a stringer to the railings once a week

When I was younger I would clean crappie and give them to my older neighbors. Now I don't even clean my own as I have a nice young neighbor who will clean them for me. He even makes crappie tacos for me. :)

I don't leave fish in anybody's basket but there are a few people on my dock that I will give fish if I see them when I come in. I know they take them home and eat them as they take everything they catch home the day they catch them.

I will also give fish to families I see fishing on the lake, especially if I see they are not having much luck in catching them.

I'm not sure it is legal to give the fish you catch to other people but as long as I am sure the fish are being eaten I will continue to do so.


Interesting article on this subject here but I still not sure if if is legal to give them away.

That was an interesting article

it is pushing it to have a community fish holding spot , ice chest , fish basket , etc .
saw a game warden tell some fellas they couldn't do that a few years ago myself .
told them they had to keep them in separate holding devices for each angler .
he let it slide after that but also mentioned he better not come back and find it happening again .:yikes

I help out the neighbors with fish. Those come from within the numbers of my limit I am allowed

I don't put fish in baskets when no one around no matter what anyone says. but will call friends who love crappie at my cabin and say have crappie in bucket on my porch and they can come around. havn't ever had anyone who said they were coming not come so it's worked for me and then I don't have to clean them.

It is good to have reliable friends. When I clean out the chicken coops and pile it up to compost before I move it to the garden. Everybody needs some of that manure. I started telling them I will call you the next time it needs cleaned out and I will help you load as much as you would like. No takers. It boggles the mind

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I help out the neighbors with fish. Those come from within the numbers of my limit I am allowed

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I would never keep more than my limit, regardless of what I did with them.

I seldom keep more than 12 crappie that I give away. That is more than enough for a good meal.

If a good friend requested I give more for a special occasion I would do it, assuming of course, that I could even catch my limit of keepers that day.

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It is good to have reliable friends. When I clean out the chicken coops and pile it up to compost before I move it to the garden. Everybody needs some of that manure. I started telling them I will call you the next time it needs cleaned out and I will help you load as much as you would like. No takers. It boggles the mind

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Amazing, isn't it. Every year I have people ask me if I would bring them some crappie but when I tell them they must clean them they don't want them. :Rofl

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I would never keep more than my limit, regardless of what I did with them.

I seldom keep more than 12 crappie that I give away. That is more than enough for a good meal.

If a good friend requested I give more for a special occasion I would do it, assuming of course, that I could even catch my limit of keepers that day.

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I was thinking back I have only kept a limit 3 times that I can remember

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Amazing, isn't it. Every year I have people ask me if I would bring them some crappie but when I tell them they must clean them they don't want them. :Rofl

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Most would prefer you fry them and deliver them ready to eat

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Most would prefer you fry them and deliver them ready to eat

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it is almost that ridiculous sometimes , had ice chests full of fish many a time to donate and quite often they are turned down :dono
reminds me of that old tale about ...if the peas are hulled drive on ......:Rofl

It does boggle the mind at times. Didn't used to be that way