Bucket Fishing? 2024
Josh Smith reply :
Hello,
What is "bucket fishing"? I first ran into this term here.
I gather it refers to catching fish, but how does it differ from, say, using a stringer?
Thanks!
Josh
Steveo-1969 reply :
I believe "bucket fishermen" (or "the bucket brigade") refers to bank fishermen who keep every fish they catch regardless of size, species or legality. Someone please correct me if I'm way off here.
ABW reply :
The people who sit on top of buckets along the banks...as soon as the catch a fish it goes in the bucket.
the reel ess reply :
On 7/22/2015 at 10:23 PM, Steveo-1969 said:I believe "bucket fishermen" (or "the bucket brigade") refers to bank fishermen who keep every fish they catch regardless of size, species or legality. Someone please correct me if I'm way off here.
ding_ding!!!
I went last night to a reservoir that not many people have access to. I was in the kayak as I usually am. There were three bucket brigadiers in a jon boat keeping any and everything. I caught a bass well over 5# (no scale, no camera) on a topwater in plain sight of them. I unhooked it and admired it a few seconds. I heard one of them say "You don't want that fish?" I ignored him and let them see me let it swim away. It makes me feel so good to watch a big fish swim away.
Josh Smith reply :
One reason I ask is that there in an overabundance of small bluegill in one place I fish.
They need to be thinned out, and there have been folks out there with buckets.
I have been thinking about doing this, but I have no idea how to clean panfish too small to fillet. I might make a separate post on that in the "Other Species" section.
I also kinda' feel bad about keeping small ones but it has to be done. Signs around the lake advertise 25 daily limit, no size limit.
To make it worth my while, I'd almost have to use a bucket!
Josh
roadwarrior reply :
On 7/22/2015 at 10:51 PM, Josh Smith said:I have no idea how to clean panfish too small to fillet.
Josh
"Fish chips"
Gut them, then fry whole.
SirSnookalot reply :
There are a few definitions for a bucket fisherman.
A bank bait fisherman sitting on his bucket.
A person that keeps their catch and the bucket is the vehicle to transport them back to the car.
A person that carries their lures hanging from the lip of a bucket, just as popular as a tackle bag here. Been known to carry a bucket myself.
Nice_Bass reply :
On a different note, from time to time my live well is lovingly referred to as the death well in catch and keep situations.
the reel ess reply :
Let's not be elitist. The smaller the body of water, the more important it is to keep some small ones.
But I was NOT about to give the three jon boat guys a 5 pounder they didn't even catch..
blckshirt98 reply :
Also known as "bucketeers"!
HoosierHawgs reply :
Ice fisherman are known to do both of these as well.On 7/22/2015 at 11:43 PM, SirSnookalot said:There are a few definitions for a bucket fisherman.
A bank bait fisherman sitting on his bucket.
A person that carries their lures hanging from the lip of a bucket, just as popular as a tackle bag here. Been known to carry a bucket myself.
HoosierHawgs reply :
Correct. Small bodies of water can use corrective action, unless of course, there is an abundance of forage and cover to support a q population of big bass. And big fish definitely do not belong in the keep and eat well.On 7/22/2015 at 11:49 PM, the reel ess said:Let's not be elitist. The smaller the body of water, the more important it is to keep some small ones.
But I was NOT about to give the three jon boat guys a 5 pounder they didn't even catch..
J Francho reply :
Use a heavy surfcasting combo to fish a bucket properly.
Docks Hound reply :
I believe it is someone who fishes exclusively for buckets
Canyon explorer reply :
I believe ladies use it when they enter a draw tournament.
Master Bait'r reply :
Don't get me started on the bucketeers haha
K_Mac reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 3:53 AM, J Francho said:Use a heavy surfcasting combo to fish a bucket properly.
I am in better shape than I have been in years, but a full size bucket is too much work. I prefer to finesse a soup can on a 7-6 MHMF and 15# fluorocarbon.
MFBAB reply :
On 7/22/2015 at 11:47 PM, Nice_Bass said:On a different note, from time to time my live well is lovingly referred to as the death well in catch and keep situations.
I call it "The Hurt Locker" when crappie fishing 
:)
Lund Explorer reply :
On 7/22/2015 at 10:18 PM, Josh Smith said:Hello,
What is "bucket fishing"? I first ran into this term here.
I gather it refers to catching fish, but how does it differ from, say, using a stringer?
Thanks!
Josh
If you're here long enough you will learn the real "facts" about bucket fishing.
1st - It is the act of keeping every fish caught regardless of size or possession limits.
2nd - It is almost always done by illegal aliens/immigrants/etc.. and who never, ever, have a fishing license.
What you will never learn is how anyone can tell who has a fishing license or the citizenship status of the offending fisherman, or how long the poster actually stalked the bucket fisherman to know without a doubt that no fish was ever thrown back. These things we must simply assume to be the truth because its on the internet, and nothing is ever incorrect if its on the internet!
SirSnookalot reply :
I suppose the meaning is relative to where you're at. On a bass forum an artificial user will almost always look down their nose at fisherman on the bank fishing using bait. Keeping the fish isn't the issue, it's how the fish are caught and the equipment being used is what creates the elitism. How possibly can a guy using nightcrawler be on the same level as "angler" with 5 $500 combos and enough tackle to stock a small tackle store.
CeeJay reply :
Yeah, it's a derogatory term for bank anglers using natural bait who keep their fish. Kind of like "minnow dunker" and similar terms.
As anglers we should really try to be careful about elitism. Anyone who legally catches and keeps their fish shouldn't be looked down upon.
Bluegiller reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 7:41 PM, CeeJay said:
As anglers we should really try to be careful about elitism. Anyone who legally catches and keeps their fish shouldn't be looked down upon.
I agree with this.
I would also like to add my 2 cents.
Don't look down on people who legally fish using a Spincasting reel.
the reel ess reply :
Yeah, agree with the two previous statements. But I know regulations are not set up to discourage people from taking trophies out of bodies of water, thus increasing overall average size. They are set up to provide the most people with the most bites possible, be they small, medium or large fish.
However, if I catch a 10 lb'er, I don't know how I'm going to react. Catching 5-6 lb'ers is becoming normal to me at one the places I fish a lot. So, of course, I'm looking for the real trophies of the reservoir because it's not a big deal anymore to get a 5 lb'er. I just need to get a good scale and a GoPro so I have a permanent memory of it.
I've been fishing this place for almost 3 years and it just keeps getting better and better. And I credit keeping the dinks and mid-size fish and leaving everything over 3-4 lbs. AND LOTS OF AVAILABLE FORAGE OF DIFFERENT KINDS. Probably the biggest factor. Shad, gold shiners, sunfish, craws, frogs, etc. Anyway, I just want to protect the fishery-it's private, so there are no limits.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 8:04 PM, Bluegiller said:I agree with this.
I would also like to add my 2 cents.
Don't look down on people who legally fish using a Spincasting reel.
Agreed. You should see the looks I get when I bring out my 10ft reel-less cane pole. I can't read the minds of other anglers, but I'm quite sure they think I have no idea what I'm doing. When in fact, I know exactly what I'm doing...I'm having fun catching panfish along the river bank.
J Francho reply :
I don't see too much of people giving the bucket brigade grief, as I see catch and release anglers getting chastised for throwing fish back. I hear it ALL THE TIME.
HoosierHawgs reply :
I don't look down upon anglers who fish with lesser equipment, but if I see some bucket brigaders sitting on a cooler full of fish, holding their rods and reels upside down, and keeping fish at a catch and release only lake, then I am going to speak up.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 9:06 PM, HoosierHawgs said:I don't look down upon anglers who fish with lesser equipment, but if I see some bucket brigaders sitting on a cooler full of fish, holding their rods and reels upside down, and keeping fish at a catch and release only lake, then I am going to speak up.
Funny you mention that.
Just a bit off topic, but I occasionally see new anglers (of all ages) holding their spinning gear upside down, back reeling with the spinning reel on top
Normally I'll say something like: "hello there, you might have better luck turning around your rod. It balances a bit better that way" or something like that.
It's always a good feeling to help out new anglers
the reel ess reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 8:33 PM, J Francho said:I don't see too much of people giving the bucket brigade grief, as I see catch and release anglers getting chastised for throwing fish back. I hear it ALL THE TIME.
YES! I get that from my kayak buddy. He used to get so angry at me that he couldn't just "let it go", pun intended. But he recently caught his PB while fishing with me and he wanted to release it even though I had a stringer! I think he's got the fever.
There's a mentality out there that if you didn't eat it, you didn't catch it. My wife told me to stop bringing them home, she's sick of fish.
J Francho reply :
There's a mentality that asks why bother if you don't eat it.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 9:46 PM, the reel ess said:There's a mentality out there that if you didn't eat it, you didn't catch it. My wife told me to stop bringing them home, she's sick of fish.
Yeah, my father-in-law has that. He doesn't grasp the notion of trying to catch something you won't eat. He also doesn't understand slot limits, which on at least one occasion lead to much disgruntlement about a walleye we made him throw back.
There is also mentality (not even a mentality -- just an unquestioned impulse) that, "I caught it, I'm gonna keep it" irrespective of whether you'll actually eat the thing.
Honestly, though: Please, go ahead and bug me about catch and release any time. It gives me a nice opening to explain the principle and it's purpose, and why I do it, and maybe they'll go home and think about it.
the reel ess reply :
The thing to me that makes fishing so much better than hunting is that you can "score" at fishing without killing the prey. In fact, you and others can score repeatedly with the same prey in different ways.
You can't do that in hunting.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 10:22 PM, J Francho said:There's a mentality that asks why bother if you don't eat it.
I've never really had that problem with bass. But for species like catfish, crappie, bluegill I've been asked why I don't take them home. I just say that I enjoy fishing.
When I caught my PB Bluegill (1.3lbs) a small crowd gathered and some wanted me to give it to them. I released it.
the reel ess reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 10:33 PM, CeeJay said:I've never really had that problem with bass. But for species like catfish, crappie, bluegill I've been asked why I don't take them home. I just say that I enjoy fishing.
When I caught my PB Bluegill (1.3lbs) a small crowd gathered and some wanted me to give it to them. I released it.
I tell them if they want it, catch it their @#$% self. Don't ask me for a trophy you didn't earn. I can't even understand wanting that. Now maybe if I had a cooler full of bluegill, but not just one.
MIbassyaker reply :
I'm not sure why, but a lot of people seem to think if you throw it back you're "wasting" it, sort of like like throwing a rotisserie chicken in the garbage. It makes me wonder if they comprehend that fish are wild animals that go on back to their home habitat once released.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 10:40 PM, the reel ess said:I tell them if they want it, catch it their @#$% self. Don't ask me for a trophy you didn't earn.
I can't even understand wanting that. Now maybe if I had a cooler full of bluegill, but not just one.
Exactly.
And also that fish was possibly the largest bluegill in that little suburban lake. Before I caught it, I always thought that I had caught many bluegill over a pound. But this one I actually put on my scale because it was a fatty, a trophy 'Gill And like you said, there's no way I'm giving away a trophy fish that I worked hard to catch.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 10:46 PM, MIbassyaker said:I'm not sure why, but a lot of people seem to think if you throw it back you're "wasting" it, sort of like like throwing a rotisserie chicken in the garbage. It makes me wonder if they comprehend that fish are wild animals that go on back to their home habitat once released.
Yeah I honestly don't believe they do comprehend that. I take a little heat from non-angler friends for releasing fish, and sometimes they'll bring up the dreaded "torturing an animal for pleasure" argument.
It can be frustrating, but often I end up explaining that fish can indeed be released safely to live and thrive and reproduce. But at other times I don't even bother trying to explain to them why I fish.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 11:17 PM, CeeJay said:Yeah I honestly don't believe they do comprehend that. I take a little heat from non-angler friends for releasing fish, and sometimes they'll bring up the dreaded "torturing an animal for pleasure" argument.
It can be frustrating, but often I end up explaining that fish can indeed be released safely to live and thrive and reproduce. But at other times I don't even bother trying to explain to them why I fish.
Believe it or not, there is an entire academic literature in applied ethics on the question of whether the choice to engage in catch and release fishing at all is ethically justifiable. The argument against boils down to what you say here: If I do it, I cause unnecessary harm and distress to fish and I risk mortality, whereas all I gain is personal enjoyment. That is, the net benefits do not outweigh the costs. Catch and keep fishing, however, like hunting, result in a harvest in which the benefits can outweigh the mortality cost (presumably, if you harvest for food, that means there is something else you are not eating instead, which is saved). Ergo, hunting and catch and keep fishing are actually more ethically justifiable than catch and release fishing. Note, it's not an argument about what should be legal, just an argument about whether one, at the moment of decision, is ethically justified in choosing to do it, compared to not doing it, or to doing something else.
There are many possible responses to this, some of which are good and some of which are bad. But my response is simply to shrug and point out that the range of alternative activities I could do for leisure instead would impose worse costs, without any greater benefit, simply by moving around more, using up more energy, and taking up more space, potentially creating more waste, and creating more lucrative markets for resource extraction and exploitation. In the face of all the myriad things humans do natural environments and creatures within them every day, even If I accept their argument, I'm quite sure my own catch and release fishing is nowhere near the most ethically problematic thing either I or they do every day.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/24/2015 at 12:22 AM, MIbassyaker said:Believe it or not, there is an entire academic literature in applied ethics on the question of whether the choice to engage in catch and release fishing at all is ethically justifiable. The argument against boils down to what you say here: If I do it, I cause unnecessary harm and distress to fish and I risk mortality, whereas all I gain is personal enjoyment. That is, the net benefits do not outweigh the costs. Catch and keep fishing, however, like hunting, result in a harvest in which the benefits can outweigh the mortality cost (presumably, if you harvest for food, that means there is something else you are not eating instead, which is saved). Ergo, hunting and catch and keep fishing are actually more ethically justifiable than catch and release fishing. Note, it's not an argument about what should be legal, just an argument about whether one, at the moment of decision, is ethically justified in choosing to do it, compared to not doing it, or to doing something else.
There are many possible responses to this, some of which are good and some of which are bad. But my response is simply to shrug and point out that the range of alternative activities I could do for leisure instead would impose worse costs, without any greater benefit, simply by moving around more, using up more energy, and taking up more space, potentially creating more waste, and creating more lucrative markets for resource extraction and exploitation. In the face of all the myriad things humans do natural environments and creatures within them every day, even If I accept their argument, I'm quite sure my own catch and release fishing is nowhere near the most ethically problematic thing either I or they do every day.
Thanks for sharing that, definitely food for thought.
J Francho reply :
Uh, yeah. Ethically speaking, the are much bigger fish to fry.
buzzed bait reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 3:53 AM, J Francho said:Use a heavy surfcasting combo to fish a bucket properly.
i was told once of a really rich jerk off on a charter boat running his mouth all day...... the guide hooked a 5 gallon bucket on while the jerk was not paying attention and tossed into the ocean while trolling. Evidently they let this dude fight the bucket for over an hour until they cut if off and then talked about the big one that got away! he must have been using a Medium combo otherwise he would have boated that bucket....
the reel ess reply :
"It's OK to eat fish cuz they don't have any feelings"
Nirvana
On the other hand..."It's OK to C&R fish cuz they don't have any feelings."
Me
CeeJay reply :
I remember fishing one of my favorite lakes that would stock trout every fall and again in late winter. You had to go to the park office to purchase a trout pass, which I did.
Oh wow....the amount of "anglers" who crowded the bank of that lake was insane when the trout were dumped in. I've never met anglers who took so little pleasure in fishing, ever. Most of them seemed to treat the act of fishing exactly like I would treat a drive in my car to the grocery store. Like some inconvenience that has to be endured.
They caught and kept their fish legally and that's great...but man I didn't see a single smile on their faces. Not one camera. No kids learning about fish and fishing.
It saddened me and I ended up using my trout pass to fish for bass and bluegill and afterwards avoided fishing that lake during "trout months" entirely.
Those would seem to fit into "bucket fisherman" if any ever do.
SirSnookalot reply :
I don't care what someone does with their fish, it's theirs and it's their business and not mine. They can release it, they can eat it, they can mount it or have a replica made. I'm not interested in starting a dialogue over who has better ethics, a confrontation over a fish is something I don't need. I'm also not there to offer a tutorial on how to cast a rod and reel. I am there to be friendly and to be of assistance if asked. Those are the times when I stop fishing to help, I'd just as soon see "novice" catch a 5# bass as do it myself, then look at the beaming smile on his/her face, makes my day.
The freshwater fishermen do not pull out any where near the numbers of the saltwater bucket guys that I see. I have no use for the guys that fish a chicken rig catching 2-3 at a time, then begging me for what I'm catching. Those saltwater guys don't use buckets, they take coolers and 50 fish every day isn't rare. The freshwater guy sitting in one spot looking to catching few fish, more than happy to give up what I catch.
HoosierHawgs reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 10:22 PM, J Francho said:There's a mentality that asks why bother if you don't eat it.
Right, and that's not the mentality we need anymore. Back in the great depression, maybe it was a good, valid mentality, but now we do it for fun. For relaxing. To be with family and friends, its more than just frying it up.
HoosierHawgs reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 10:32 PM, the reel ess said:The thing to me that makes fishing so much better than hunting is that you can "score" at fishing without killing the prey. In fact, you and others can score repeatedly with the same prey in different ways.
You can't do that in hunting.
Very true, never been into hunting. I just never really had the desire to go out and kill stuff... Also never had a taste for "gamey" meats....
blckshirt98 reply :
If people are keeping fish per law, that's their prerogative and it should be respected. If people are poaching and keeping illegal sized/counts of fish, those people can eat a d***. If you're not one to confront people about that, at least report it to the local Fish and Game. I was one surf fishing and caught a little baby lingcod, no longer than the palm of my hand. I let it go back into the water. A half hour later I looked into a bucketeer's bucket, and there it was, dead in the bucket. I don't understand the mentality or ignorance of people who take undersized fish or even something that small...I guess they'll get what, 2-3 bites of food for it? Bravo to you, d-bag.
FishTank reply :
On 7/23/2015 at 3:53 AM, J Francho said:Use a heavy surfcasting combo to fish a bucket properly.
I saw it this past weekend (seen it many times though). It always cracks me up. The guy I saw had a 8' foot rod with probably 25lb line, a bobber a foot long, and a spinning reel the size of a pineapple. He was fishing for wipers with bee moths. He was catching them but when he set the hook, it was like watching a tug a war with a wrestler and a two year old.
Of course he had a bucket. I would care less but the lake he was fishing was listed as a catch and release and he kept everything he caught. He also left a mess on the bank> trash, pop cans, etc.. No respect is what the bucket means to me.
the reel ess reply :
On 7/24/2015 at 8:44 AM, FishTank said:I saw it this past weekend (seen it many times though). It always cracks me up. The guy I saw had a 8' foot rod with probably 25lb line, a bobber a foot long, and a spinning reel the size of a pineapple. He was fishing for wipers with bee moths. He was catching them but when he set the hook, it was like watching a tug a war with a wrestler and a two year old.
Of course he had a bucket. I would care less but the lake he was fishing was listed as a catch and release and he kept everything he caught. He also left a mess on the bank> trash, pop cans, etc.. No respect is what the bucket means to me.
in SC, you won't get away with that very long because there seem to be so many game wardens. And if they have any idea you're an illegal they won't let you leave until you or someone else pays the fine on the spot.
I went down the Wateree R last May or June and the stripers were off-limits (spawning run). There were some guys taking pics and releasing them. There were wardens all over the boat landing in Camden, SC. I got a written warning for not having a whistle in my kayak. I later found out it's illegal to even attempt to catch stripers with traditional striper lures during that season. Taking the pics was illegal too. I caught and released one on a craw crank.
wytstang reply :
Bucket fishermen are there for Brim and Crappie and the like for the most part, they may catch a bass here and there but it's been my experience they focus on smaller species.
I will say this though if/when I go salt water fishing it is exclusively to catch and eat my target fish (black drun, red fish, sea trout, ect). As long as they are legal they are coming come to meet the grill/deep fryer.
Lund Explorer reply :
On 7/24/2015 at 8:44 AM, FishTank said:I saw it this past weekend (seen it many times though). It always cracks me up. The guy I saw had a 8' foot rod with probably 25lb line, a bobber a foot long, and a spinning reel the size of a pineapple. He was fishing for wipers with bee moths. He was catching them but when he set the hook, it was like watching a tug a war with a wrestler and a two year old.
Of course he had a bucket. I would care less but the lake he was fishing was listed as a catch and release and he kept everything he caught. He also left a mess on the bank> trash, pop cans, etc.. No respect is what the bucket means to me.
You forgot to mention what happened when the authorities got there.
CeeJay reply :
On 7/24/2015 at 8:12 PM, the reel ess said:in SC, you won't get away with that very long because there seem to be so many game wardens. And if they have any idea you're an illegal they won't let you leave until you or someone else pays the fine on the spot.
I went down the Wateree R last May or June and the stripers were off-limits (spawning run). There were some guys taking pics and releasing them. There were wardens all over the boat landing in Camden, SC. I got a written warning for not having a whistle in my kayak. I later found out it's illegal to even attempt to catch stripers with traditional striper lures during that season. Taking the pics was illegal too. I caught and released one on a craw crank.
Wow it was illegal to take pics of the fish? Crazy stuff...
Edit- Oh never mind, you mentioned the stripers were off-limits
FishTank reply :
On 7/25/2015 at 1:26 AM, Lund Explorer said:You forgot to mention what happened when the authorities got there.
This time nobody showed up as far as I know. About a month ago I was at the same lake and did see a guy get busted. He had no license, a bucket full of fish (catfish, blue gill, bass, and whatever else), and 6 rods set up (looked like 3 of these in pic below but more heavy duty) with electronic bite detectors. When the officer was done fining him and his buddy, he said it was over a $1000 between them. It's usually $125 for each violation and from what I can tell, most officers only write one ticket at a time. It's more of a slap on the wrist when they write one. In Indiana, they seem to be out to keep people safe and people in line and not out to just write tickets. These two though seemed like professional idiots.
Bluebasser86 reply :
KDWPT posted on their Facebook page yesterday a guy was caught with 18 wipers over his limit. He was fined $208, not per fish, total. Didn't lose his gear, didn't lose his license, he got a speeding ticket for being a dozen and a half fish over his limit. $11.55 per fish, you can't get it fresh from the grocery store for that much.
So basically if you're wanting to poach some fish come to Kansas, the state obviously isn't too worried about it.
Lund Explorer reply :
On 7/25/2015 at 7:45 AM, FishTank said:This time nobody showed up as far as I know. About a month ago I was at the same lake and did see a guy get busted. He had no license, a bucket full of fish (catfish, blue gill, bass, and whatever else), and 6 rods set up (looked like 3 of these in pic below but more heavy duty) with electronic bite detectors. When the officer was done fining him and his buddy, he said it was over a $1000 between them. It's usually $125 for each violation and from what I can tell, most officers only write one ticket at a time. It's more of a slap on the wrist when they write one. In Indiana, they seem to be out to keep people safe and people in line and not out to just write tickets. These two though seemed like professional idiots.
Pretty Hi-Tech for a poacher.
RoLo reply :
On 7/25/2015 at 7:45 AM, FishTank said:This time nobody showed up as far as I know. About a month ago I was at the same lake and did see a guy get busted. He had no license, a bucket full of fish (catfish, blue gill, bass, and whatever else), and 6 rods set up (looked like 3 of these in pic below but more heavy duty) with electronic bite detectors. When the officer was done fining him and his buddy, he said it was over a $1000 between them. It's usually $125 for each violation and from what I can tell, most officers only write one ticket at a time. It's more of a slap on the wrist when they write one. In Indiana, they seem to be out to keep people safe and people in line and not out to just write tickets. These two though seemed like professional idiots.
Looks like the bails are closed!
It's hard not to picture a 20-lb carp versus a magazine rack.
Roger
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
On 7/26/2015 at 1:33 AM, RoLo said:Looks like the bails are closed!
Hard not to picture a 20-lb carp versus a magazine rack.
Roger
They might be baitrunner reels. Or someone really wants to lose a rod.
HoosierHawgs reply :
1,000 bucks is quite a bit. At that, point, what's the point if you have the possibility of getting fined that much! Went to lake Michigan over the weekend, talked to a guy who was catching and releasing sheephead and walleye, on a blasebait. He caught a couple, not a lot... Then I see a group of Latinos, surf rods and live bait in hand, w/a stringer (yuck) full of sheephead and catfish. They had to have been way over there limit. Makes me sickOn 7/25/2015 at 7:45 AM, FishTank said:This time nobody showed up as far as I know. About a month ago I was at the same lake and did see a guy get busted. He had no license, a bucket full of fish (catfish, blue gill, bass, and whatever else), and 6 rods set up (looked like 3 of these in pic below but more heavy duty) with electronic bite detectors. When the officer was done fining him and his buddy, he said it was over a $1000 between them. It's usually $125 for each violation and from what I can tell, most officers only write one ticket at a time. It's more of a slap on the wrist when they write one. In Indiana, they seem to be out to keep people safe and people in line and not out to just write tickets. These two though seemed like professional idiots.
J Francho reply :
That rig posted is a pretty typical euro carp rig. And what does being Hispanic have to do with the story? What's the limit on cats and drum? There's no limit here, they're considered tough fish, not game fish.
HoosierHawgs reply :
On 7/27/2015 at 9:55 PM, J Francho said:That rig posted is a pretty typical euro carp rig. And what does being Hispanic have to do with the story? What's the limit on cats and drum? There's no limit here, they're considered tough fish, not game fish.
Not trying to be a racist. Just seems to me like all the white guys seemed to be catching and releasing. I just don't care for that type of fishing I guess.
Rhino68W reply :
On 7/24/2015 at 1:14 AM, buzzed bait said:i was told once of a really rich jerk off on a charter boat running his mouth all day...... the guide hooked a 5 gallon bucket on while the jerk was not paying attention and tossed into the ocean while trolling. Evidently they let this dude fight the bucket for over an hour until they cut if off and then talked about the big one that got away! he must have been using a Medium combo otherwise he would have boated that bucket....
That's amazing!!! Hahaha
Lund Explorer reply :
On 7/28/2015 at 4:13 AM, HoosierHawgs said:Not trying to be a racist. Just seems to me like all the white guys seemed to be catching and releasing. I just don't care for that type of fishing I guess.
Maybe not trying, but most definitely succeeding.
Think about it a little while longer and you may figure it out. Of course you being part of "all the white guys" might be an obstacle!
MIbassyaker reply :
On 7/28/2015 at 4:13 AM, HoosierHawgs said:Not trying to be a racist. Just seems to me like all the white guys seemed to be catching and releasing. I just don't care for that type of fishing I guess.
I don't know where you're fishing, but I can assure you, there is definitely no shortage of "bucket fisherman" who are "white guys"
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On 7/28/2015 at 9:21 PM, Lund Explorer said:Maybe not trying, but most definitely succeeding.
Think about it a little while longer and you may figure it out. Of course you being part of "all the white guys" might be an obstacle!
Call me out if you wish, I was simply stating an observation I made at a particular pier on lake Michigan. Now please, continue to castigate me for sharing this observation. I apologize if you or anyone else.
On 7/28/2015 at 11:36 PM, MIbassyaker said:I don't know where you're fishing, but I can assure you, there is definitely no shortage of "bucket fisherman" who are "white guys"
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