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bobber
10-28-2018, 12:08 PM
saw a post from Mike Laptew regarding a guy from East Greenwich who got caught with 21 blackfish- this clown tried to avoid getting pinched by throwing fish back and disregarded the commands of the EPO. managed to get himself several tickets s a result.

with a 10 fish limit, whats the need to be so greedy? in CT we can only take 4 fish per day- and that's till plenty to eat.

JohnR
10-28-2018, 12:15 PM
I saw this from Toby. Repeat offender too

Here is a link to the same event



http://www.golocalprov.com/news/new-dem-charges-ri-fisherman-with-resisting-arrest-exceeding-tautog-catch-l

afterhours
10-28-2018, 09:22 PM
Repeat offender, see a lot of those. Take the gear, boat, and truck and let's see if they poach again.

DZ
10-29-2018, 08:15 AM
Fish were alive and dumped - I'm thinking these were destined for commercial market. Apparently the market for live tog is still popular.

fishbones
10-29-2018, 08:42 AM
I’m confused about the comment that all 21 fish were returned to the wild. The article shows a picture of 21 tog on the pavement and they don’t look very alive.
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MakoMike
10-29-2018, 08:50 AM
The limit in RI is ten fish PER BOAT.

zimmy
10-29-2018, 01:27 PM
I know of a guy who was busted in Bridgeport for keeping under size stripers that were blitzing peanuts about a week ago. He bragged about taking 30 in the morning and selling them for $1 a piece. Returned in the evening and had several on a stringer and somehow the DEP got him, so I heard :devil2:. Took his rod, tackle, and fish.

5/0
10-29-2018, 03:30 PM
I’m confused about the comment that all 21 fish were returned to the wild. The article shows a picture of 21 tog on the pavement and they don’t look very alive.
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Always gotta be a smart a$$ don't ya!
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Cool Beans
10-29-2018, 05:17 PM
Always gotta be a smart a$$ don't ya!
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Hows that being a smart-ass ? Looks like 21 dead tog to me and the article does clearly say the fish were released alive.

fishbones
10-29-2018, 05:53 PM
Always gotta be a smart a$$ don't ya!
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I’ll smart ass you right across your face, punk!
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5/0
10-29-2018, 06:40 PM
I’ll smart ass you right across your face, punk!
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Just keep to fishing and you might be alright.
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Sea Dangles
10-29-2018, 07:28 PM
Hows that being a smart-ass ? Looks like 21 dead tog to me and the article does clearly say the fish were released alive.

Those will kick,tog are amazing.
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Nebe
10-29-2018, 07:58 PM
You can catch a tog and throw him on the rocks for hours out of the water. Then put him in a tidal pool and he will magically come back to life. I believe that they hibernate in the winter off shore and can go totally dormant at the flip of a switch.
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Cool Beans
10-29-2018, 08:51 PM
Those will kick,tog are amazing.
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At least one of those in that pile is suffering from a distended and extremely dislocated sphincter with his guts poking out of his ass.... Just because a few of the liberals in the political forum seem to thrive in this condition, does not mean fish can.

fishbones
10-29-2018, 11:08 PM
Just keep to fishing and you might be alright.
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What’s fishing?
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