Fisherman_max
6/9/2007 9:41:00 PMbabyhueymx
6/9/2007 9:44:00 PMGet a name (if you can) and plate number next time if you suspect there has been an infraction. Bill Langtine is a great, very dedicated game warden in our area and he will pay them a visit, just need to give him the info.
Sound like you are picking up on this muskie fishing stuff though, nice work!
Noah
6/9/2007 10:04:00 PMWilkstr
6/10/2007 1:40:00 PMbabyhueymx Quote - "Get a name (if you can) and plate number next time if you suspect there has been an infraction.
Noah Quote - "Some members are starting to sound like Nazi's or something, informing on your fishing neighbor on the basis of pure allegation!"
Enough said...
Gone Fishin
6/10/2007 7:30:00 PMmuskie guy
6/11/2007 11:59:00 AMIt's too bad when a muskie is removed early in it's life, they provide a valuable balance to the fishery. The current 36" limit can be filled by a 4 year old fish, as the WDFW studies of Silver lake show. 36" muskies don't effectively prey on the 14" - 16" tench they were planted to control.
A larger minimum size restriction will allow muskies a long life, maximizing the impact on non-game fish species they prefer to target. It will give the muskies an opportunity to reach a true trophy size, state record is 51". If the new size rule is adopted, then a legal fish will be near the end of it's natural lifespan and will have served it's fisheries management purpose well.
I have boated BIG muskies and little one's too. I enjoyed each one and I hope everyone gets a shot at a 50. I hope I don't sound like a nazi.
Wilkstr
6/11/2007 2:47:00 PMYou are one of the VERY few who doesn’t sound like a Nazi concerning tiger’s . Babyhueymx’s comment about calling in their license plate and all that is absolutely ludicrous. He said it was a legal fish, so let it go, ya know…… At best one should try to educate Instead of running around like a bunch of sue happy lawyers. . You guys might not want to hear this or admit it, but there are a lot of people – fisherman, who don’t give a rats behind about tigers. I personally would have snapped a few pics and let it go. Advising someone to turn them in on hearsay is going a little too far, much like calling Dr. Hook’s work. Harassing people is not only poor integrity but it is libel.
KUP
6/19/2007 1:03:00 AMBut as a non-profit group, here is the OFFICIAL word:
“While it is Muskies Inc.'s policy
to encourage the careful release of healthy Muskies
that are not personal trophies to the angler,
it is not our policy
to intimidate or pressure any angler
or group of anglers
into releasing Muskies.”
We can encourage.
We can lead by example.
We can teach.