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whatcha doin down there ,trying to ease off with the jig like that my little friend ......? :Rofl
someone asked me if I took photos of ALL the fish I ketch or just the better ones ......:dono
was EVEN accused of not capturing images of the really little ones ! :yikes
I said no no no , they all get the chance to be famous big or small , now hold still and let me get this photo mister lil fella .....:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl
Ambitious little critter. Has the qualities of a trophy if he can avoid things with hooks in them
Rock Star! I catch more of them than keepers! :banghead
Crappie sardines? Pass the crackers!
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Careful. You make be starting the next health food fadQuote:
Originally Posted by DRFISHDUCK
you know the poor lil thang jumped out of my hand and landed on the dock and it about killed it , as it laid there dazed,the thought crossed my mind that some folks use minnows as big as that lil bugger :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by DRFISHDUCK
Catfish or bass bait.
Yep, back in the water and come back in a year or so.
Bob
wormed on a big circle hook would likely produce a much larger ketch for sure .....:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I am sure it is glad you didn't use him for bait. He will be bigger next timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
never used a baby crappie for bait , but it is my guess they would ketch some bigger fish for sure :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I have not used any either. I am sure there are plenty of predators of smaller crappie
Yep even big Crappie eat them babies . It is a dog eat dog in the water world . I have seen Crappie eat young fish like, Crappie, Drum , Shad , Yellow Bass , Bluegill , Sunfish . Sometimes found in their stomach . A couple times hung in their mouth floating where their appitate was bigger than their mouth . When Shad not plentiful they will eat just about anything that moves or try .Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Without a doubt. Always something trying to turn them into a meal
That’s I used to take home for my all natural aquarium,,,makes for a nice freshwater critter,,,
Yes, the game wardens love to see baby crappie used for bass bait. They love the very big tickets they get to write. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
They do like to write them
Actually the gm on Joe Pool does not seem that bad. He caught three people fishing without a license on the slip next to mine last week. He released the fish they had caught and verbally warned them to get a fishing license. He told them if he caught them fishing without a license again they would get a ticket and he would seize all their fishing equipment.Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
That was mighty nice of him. I hope they heed his warning
THIS here is the problem my friend , them he ketched is just EXACTLY like them that is stealing stuff from YOU , them there were stealing from the state and yours and my natural resources we pay dues to enjoy .......Quote:
Originally Posted by ezgoing
He should a cuffed em , taken them and the fish downtown and wrote about a million dollars worth of tickets !
Confiscated their vehicles and equipment and wrote more tickets to everyone with them for conspiracy !!!
That just about burns ME UP , now the WORD out there amongst them of that there break the rules and steal stuff crowd is like this ....they be passing around the ole "don't worry , ya only gunna get a warning , know big deal ,no tickets or jail".....
would lay money on them not even going and getting lic. afterwards either ...:banghead:banghead:banghead:banghead
they won't , there is a good number of bad actors in that arena .Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Sk and I watched some folks leaving one evening a few years ago with what looked to be about 2 or 3 times their limit
AND most of the if not all looked way short of 10 inches .....:banghead
He should certainly make good on his promise
I want to be clear on something though , many of the game wardens here are pretty easy going , most of the time unless it is a flagrant violation ,they will let you slide with a written and or verbal warning , this is done to help the sport and promote outdoor activities and I am down with that totally , I am not down with constant poaching though and knowingly doing so .
He likely will , but they will likely be one step ahead of him , them that do this kinda thing just learn to be better at breaking rules , not stopping of the rule breaking ....:bangheadQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Sadly it is that way in most areas of societyQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Sadly I think you’re right. My stream is so polluted that your penalty for poaching might be a little higher than you think….Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Bob
Sadly that is the case as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by BobC
Not that many years ago the community would have stood up for the resources and made sure no one was abusing them. These days that is bot so easyQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
it runs about 150 a fish and about the same on the lic. in most counties , but can run higher depending on the judge you are in front of .
they will also "bill" you later for any fish or game that expired illegally in your hands . about 150 per fish as well , unless it's a buck deer over 100 inches and then its ......100 per inch !!!! :yikes
That could add up quickly
reported violations seem to get more attention , they ketched 3 fellas home from college at thanksgiving one year on a private dock with 48 unders .....Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
one of the locals called him after watching them a while ....
hear tell they got cuffed and hauled off and fined in the area of WOW .....
said he went straight to them past a herd of folks and grabbed the basket out of the water and started slapping cuffs on them ....
reporting violations often get action pretty quickly , some out of state fossil hunters were raping my creek about 2 years ago , one call , one time and he was there in a flash and never seen them again .....
can't collect fossils here without the right permits and for sure not off my property and or any right of ways or state owned land either .
That is good that a call gets action
it also depends on the game warden in the county you call in on , some don't seem as interested as others for sure .....:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I will likely call in if I see flagrant or dangerous actions in the field and or on the water , it aint fair or right to abuse the resources and regulations ....
Very true. A few people can ruin a resource for many people
one over here spent about 2 years sending the masses to a small lake with big fish on social media platforms .
they raped , pillaged and plundered it to the point it still hasn't recovered .
he eventually made enough folks mad at his over harvesting that they sent the law after him to ketch him .
it was pretty well known he was doing lots of illegal things and once the law caught up to him .
he went the way of the see ya later venue .
That sounds like a good direction for him to go
made most of us folks in these parts quite happy to say see ya later .....rotflQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I am a think'n maybe a thread on the smallest catch? :biggrin I have caught several tiny ones myself and wonder just how such a small fish can tackle such a large bait.
Attachment 413174 ignore the old ugly guy :Rofl