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| 556.1 | Sounds fishy to me | VICKI::DODIER | | Wed Dec 23 1987 11:41 | 6 |
| I don't understand #4. Does this mean you cannot keep any fish
or that you kill them immediately after catching them or that you
need 3 people or more in the boat to keep fish ??? Also, what
distinguishes "pleasure fishing" from "food fishing" ???
RAYJ
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| 556.2 | I think they want your $31 !!! | HEFTY::CUZZONES | if it feels nice, dont think twice | Wed Dec 23 1987 14:17 | 6 |
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RE:.1
How about tournament fishing as opposed to pleasure fishing ?
Steve
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| 556.3 | My interpretation | MTBLUE::OKERHOLM_PAU | | Thu Dec 24 1987 12:48 | 11 |
| I think the reason for not allowing live fish in the boat is that
some people keep fish alive until a bigger one is caught in order
to maximize the size of their daily limit. These saved fish have
very little chance for survival so Maine requires that you make
the decision of keep or release immediately. If you keep the fish
you have to kill it.
This may make sense to some people and seem rediculous to others
but I think that's the rationale behind the rule.
Paul
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| 556.4 | kill or release in MAINE(don't use your livewell) | MTBLUE::VORHIS_AL | | Mon Dec 28 1987 07:25 | 34 |
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The law referred to in this note is new and was not passed without
a lot of debate . They had this rule was in force last year for
trout and salmon . The cheap justification used was that this would
help the wardens enforce the laws concerning the movement of different
species fish from lake to lake .
As a member of the state bass fed , we fought to not have this passed
but lost out to the cold water delegation . This was a cheap way
of allowing the warden service a loophole to snag an unknowing
sportsman with good intentions . This way they don't have to work
very hard to enforce the original law about moving fish .
Bass tournaments are covered by their own set of rules and regs
and the kill or release rule doesn't apply if you have the proper
permit . The mentioned 16' limit does apply , we will be using a
catch and measure system during that time period for fish under
16" .
The major problem that I have with this new law is the fact that
it will promote the killing and taking of more bass than before.
Instead of enforcing the laws , the state has penalized the honest
sportsman with this rule .
All that said, maine is still one of the best bassin states in the
nation , day in and day out . I am a transplanted Fla boy who was
raised on Bass fishing the St johns river / lake george etc , and
this is a better overall bass area ( higher average weight )
but we won't catch too many 14-15#(any).
Anyone interested in Maine bass news (tournaments etc ) let me know
I am very active in local club and state federation.
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| 556.5 | Is fish movement that much of a problem ???? | VICKI::DODIER | | Tue Dec 29 1987 08:16 | 17 |
| Sounds like this law has the potential to create a lot of income
if a per fish fine is involved. No insinuations here, just fact.
Looks like this would be a good law to target for a repeal attempt.
If in fact the fish populations start to decrease because of this,
that should prove to be good ammo against the law. Unfortunately,
I agree with Al in that this will probably turn into a kill AND
release rather than a kill OR release law. This is especially true
if a person winds up paying a per fish fine for keeping the fish
alive for possible release later. In an Ethics (catch and release)
vs. Money (potential fines for not killing) situation, I think I'd
put my money on the later.
RAYJ
BTW - This is probably interesting enough that a well written article
about it would probably get published in the editorial section of
local papers (if it hasn't already been there).
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