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Re: Over size fish question [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8474157 09/22/25 05:17 PM 09/22/25 05:17 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Amite county Mississippi Wolfdog91 OP trapper
Wolfdog91 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2013 Amite county Mississippi	Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf You haven’t violated the law until you take & maintain possession of the illegal fish. So, yes....if you keep it because it's dead or gonna die....you are in violation. Yessir is correct...... Originally Posted by Yes sir Toss it back is the only workable law. Otherwise people would be shoving hooks down the throats of over fish so they can keep them. I doubt game wardens have the time to gi out on over fish that are hooked deep. I mean y'all got a point about people possibly using it to keep stuff ..but man it feels like a waste YouTube expert "The bird of Hermes is my name , eating my wings to keep me tame"

Re: Over size fish question [Re: BigBob] #8474161 09/22/25 05:24 PM 09/22/25 05:24 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa	Originally Posted by BigBob Cut the line and release with the hook still in place. Fish exude an enzyme that will eat up the hook quickly and it will spit out what's left. About the only for sure way to kill it is by damaging the gills. Some fish species can't or won't reproduce till they reach a certain age/size. X3 - They often do survive. I do that with bullheads that I want to keep alive for bait, they'll live for months in my bait tank for a fact. www.iowatrapperstalk.com ADC's Baits and Supplies, click here

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474173 09/22/25 05:38 PM 09/22/25 05:38 PM
Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio.	The law and morality are sometimes at odds with each other. Late term abortion is an excellent example. Sometimes a law is morally ambiguous. It's probably slightly morally superior to keep and use a fish that's going to die anyway, but it's not worth the possible legal repercussions. Keith

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474176 09/22/25 05:44 PM 09/22/25 05:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Georgia	No workable solution short of assigning an officer to every angler to fill out waivers if every law is followed to the letter and the unforeseen happens. But I'm sure we'll get there eventually.

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Killbuck] #8474181 09/22/25 05:57 PM 09/22/25 05:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 eastern WV R Ridge Runner1960 trapper
Ridge Runner1960 trapper R Joined: Dec 2008 eastern WV	Originally Posted by Killbuck He was using a circle hook make sure they are not offset

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Ridge Runner1960] #8474191 09/22/25 06:19 PM 09/22/25 06:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line DelawareRob trapper
DelawareRob trapper Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line	Originally Posted by Ridge Runner1960 Originally Posted by Killbuck He was using a circle hook make sure they are not offset Yup Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked! Gordon Ramsey, maybe…

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474195 09/22/25 06:28 PM 09/22/25 06:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Western Shore Delaware SJA trapper
SJA trapper Joined: Oct 2011 Western Shore Delaware	Ditto! "Humans are the hardest people to get along with." Dr. Phillip Snow

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474224 09/22/25 07:28 PM 09/22/25 07:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Virginia	it will not go to waste. Something is going to eat it

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474317 09/22/25 08:55 PM 09/22/25 08:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 N. Carolina S Scout1 trapper
Scout1 trapper S Joined: Jul 2012 N. Carolina	If fish is 30" and you have a 27" slot, cut 3.5 " off the tail. Good to keep then. ------------------------------------- Paying Top Dollar for Alien Parts.

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Scout1] #8474344 09/22/25 09:37 PM 09/22/25 09:37 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by Scout1 If fish is 30" and you have a 27" slot, cut 3.5 " off the tail. Good to keep then. If he plays those games he better put back more than 20 cent for a circle hook. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Scout1] #8474356 09/22/25 09:53 PM 09/22/25 09:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa	Originally Posted by Scout1 If fish is 30" and you have a 27" slot, cut 3.5 " off the tail. Good to keep then. Won't work when mr greenjeans is hiding in the bushes with his binoculars like a tattle tail elementary school volunteer hall monitor. lol www.iowatrapperstalk.com ADC's Baits and Supplies, click here

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474380 09/22/25 10:26 PM 09/22/25 10:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Snow Hill, MD J JoMiBru trapper
JoMiBru trapper J Joined: Jan 2007 Snow Hill, MD	Up the size of your circle hook, maybe a 4/0 or 5/0 for those reds, not offset. That’ll help

Re: Over size fish question [Re: Wolfdog91] #8474382 09/22/25 10:39 PM 09/22/25 10:39 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	cut line , toss back or if it is an expensive lure snip the hook if you can get to it either way laws says must go back , Laws are not written to eliminate waste a lot of them cause it America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Over size fish question [Re: ~ADC~] #8474397 09/22/25 11:10 PM 09/22/25 11:10 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by ~ADC~ Originally Posted by Scout1 If fish is 30" and you have a 27" slot, cut 3.5 " off the tail. Good to keep then. Won't work when mr greenjeans is hiding in the bushes with his binoculars like a tattle tail elementary school volunteer hall monitor. lol And getting paid to do it! Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Over size fish question [Re: charles] #8474604 09/23/25 11:25 AM 09/23/25 11:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Originally Posted by charles Use circle hooks Or barbless hooks. Being old is when you don't care where your spouse goes, just a long as you don't have to go too.

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