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04-04-2018, 09:21 PM
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I was doing 30kmh over the speed limit and got a ticket. Can you believe it?
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04-04-2018, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MooseRiverTrapper
I was doing 30kmh over the speed limit and got a ticket. Can you believe it?
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Are you kidding me, well that's just not right!!  
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04-05-2018, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Wes_G
Most outdoorsmen are happy to see the fish cops out and actually enforcing the regulations. So when someone comes on here whining about getting tickets, you're not likely to get a lot of sympathy from people on here (maybe the odd "F the police" guy).
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Exactly!! What were you really expecting from a rant like that??
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04-05-2018, 09:07 AM
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I would hope that Officer would remain professional and not have any Ill feelings or biased against the OP.
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That is exactly why I remain quiet and unassuming on the forum and keep my opinions to myself and use a random user name.
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04-05-2018, 09:10 AM
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Not to difficult to get beat up around here. Lol
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Yeah, because in these snowflake days, heaven forbid one ever gets taken to task when they screw up.
You know...everyone wins in our society today.
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04-05-2018, 03:03 PM
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See I told you so
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04-06-2018, 09:42 AM
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Where's the dunce cap when you need it?
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04-06-2018, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by LCCFisherman
Where's the dunce cap when you need it?
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look up
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04-06-2018, 10:54 PM
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The "take home" message I'm getting is to always keep your illegally baited rods with you, not left alone in your shack. That way when you see a fish cop coming you can strip off the minnow and let it sink down the hole. No one's going to get a ticket for having a tub of minnows in a cooler in their truck since they could say they were planning to move to a new lake if the fishing was slow. Now does anyone have any tips on how I can continue to ice fish in this cold weather in April, but make it seem like I'm not actually fishing when the fish cops show up? Shacks can stay on the ice until the 15th, right?
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04-07-2018, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Isopod
The "take home" message I'm getting is to always keep your illegally baited rods with you, not left alone in your shack. That way when you see a fish cop coming you can strip off the minnow and let it sink down the hole. No one's going to get a ticket for having a tub of minnows in a cooler in their truck since they could say they were planning to move to a new lake if the fishing was slow. Now does anyone have any tips on how I can continue to ice fish in this cold weather in April, but make it seem like I'm not actually fishing when the fish cops show up? Shacks can stay on the ice until the 15th, right?
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Or you could not be a poaching loser and follow the law
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04-07-2018, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Isopod
The "take home" message I'm getting is to always keep your illegally baited rods with you, not left alone in your shack. That way when you see a fish cop coming you can strip off the minnow and let it sink down the hole. No one's going to get a ticket for having a tub of minnows in a cooler in their truck since they could say they were planning to move to a new lake if the fishing was slow. Now does anyone have any tips on how I can continue to ice fish in this cold weather in April, but make it seem like I'm not actually fishing when the fish cops show up? Shacks can stay on the ice until the 15th, right?
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Haha, good stuff.
Now seriously. In your ice hut hang a whole bunch of dream catchers with lures hanging from them. Have some incense burning and when the F&G show up invite them to stay and meditate in the nude to be at one with Mother Nature.
Dodger.
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04-07-2018, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Isopod
The "take home" message I'm getting is to always keep your illegally baited rods with you, not left alone in your shack. That way when you see a fish cop coming you can strip off the minnow and let it sink down the hole. No one's going to get a ticket for having a tub of minnows in a cooler in their truck since they could say they were planning to move to a new lake if the fishing was slow. Now does anyone have any tips on how I can continue to ice fish in this cold weather in April, but make it seem like I'm not actually fishing when the fish cops show up? Shacks can stay on the ice until the 15th, right?
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That is why I say it's a tough job, most poachers have thought through their excuses and it all sounds plausible. I would get very jaded doing that job.
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04-07-2018, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dodger
Haha, good stuff.
Now seriously. In your ice hut hang a whole bunch of dream catchers with lures hanging from them. Have some incense burning and when the F&G show up invite them to stay and meditate in the nude to be at one with Mother Nature.
Dodger.
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Hey you weren't supposed to tell everyone my secret for catching big fish!!!! 
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04-07-2018, 03:47 PM
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Hey you weren't supposed to tell everyone my secret for catching big fish!!!! |
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04-08-2018, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pikergolf
That is why I say it's a tough job, most poachers have thought through their excuses and it all sounds plausible. I would get very jaded doing that job.
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I agree. It's probably easiest to catch the "small-time" poachers like the OP who either honestly didn't know that bait was not allowed, or did know but figured it wasn't a big deal. So do you focus your efforts on these guys and risk turning them against you because they don't believe they are really poachers?
Or do you focus your efforts on the guys who are slick and experienced at it, which means you have to spend a lot of time and gather a lot of evidence to find them and catch them, and regular fishers will then criticize you for not spending time getting out and checking regular fishers?
In my ideal world I guess I'd have the fish cops target the slick offenders, while at the same time hiring a bunch of students or similar to visit the main lakes and streams and spread the word about regulations and why they are needed to maintain the fishery for everyone.
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04-08-2018, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MooseRiverTrapper
I was doing 30kmh over the speed limit and got a ticket. Can you believe it?
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Only 30 Kmh 
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What were you really expecting from a rant like that??
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Maybe some understanding !!!! 
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04-08-2018, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by dodger
Haha, good stuff.
Now seriously. In your ice hut hang a whole bunch of dream catchers with lures hanging from them. Have some incense burning and when the F&G show up invite them to stay and meditate in the nude to be at one with Mother Nature.
Dodger.
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Jeepers eh you gotta allow yoga to take place in the "hut"...imagine the look on the fish cops face when he opens the door and there are half a dozen North Americans males in their prime doing the upward dog stance.....and slowly moving into the downward dog..... 
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04-08-2018, 08:55 AM
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You screwed up, got caught, admit it, so pay the fine. Doesn't matter who or how the officer that nailed you acted. You're sounding like you wanted your buddy to get nailed too. You should be happy that didn't happen. You need to check ALL the regs before fishing anywhere. I have no sympathy for poachers.
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Sorry,,,i too agree with this guy,you got off luckey
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