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Got Stripers · 07-26-2004, 07:31 PM

To clarify, I was in my boat, using my electric trolling motor to get around, never stepped on a dock and no I didn't even cast on one...I'm too damn good for that. I could hit the 12 x 12 feeding slots the bass were busting in that were right up next to the floats, but I never had to go unsnag a jig or anything. Later as the tide slacked I was actually just vertical jigging and never even casted into water around boats.

I also cast into empty slips and not around boats, being a boater myself, it's just bad manors to be bouncing jigs off someone else's boat. There have been occassions where the wind took a cast and wrapped my jig around the line connecting the pillings on the inside and outside, still I use the trolling motor to pull close and never have to get on their floats to free the snag.

I don't want to go finance a legal search, to maybe avoid having a citation issued, but was hoping someone might have had to actually do the research out of necessity for a similar matter. Money talks and we pour bastards must walk, short of dipping into some unknown account (winning powerball numbers can be forwarded via email hehe), what are your options. Stop fishing in a good spot to nail a few bass and a nice supply of good live bait, or risk a court date down the road or further hastle by the local authorities.

I was hoping to find something I might mail on through channels to get people thinking before they make that next call.

Thanks for the replies anyway. I figured I'm in the right, only need to get written up and spend money to prove it, lucky me.

07-26-2004, 07:31 PM	#14
Got Stripers Ledge Runner Baits iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea. Posts: 8,615	To clarify, I was in my boat, using my electric trolling motor to get around, never stepped on a dock and no I didn't even cast on one...I'm too damn good for that. I could hit the 12 x 12 feeding slots the bass were busting in that were right up next to the floats, but I never had to go unsnag a jig or anything. Later as the tide slacked I was actually just vertical jigging and never even casted into water around boats. I also cast into empty slips and not around boats, being a boater myself, it's just bad manors to be bouncing jigs off someone else's boat. There have been occassions where the wind took a cast and wrapped my jig around the line connecting the pillings on the inside and outside, still I use the trolling motor to pull close and never have to get on their floats to free the snag. I don't want to go finance a legal search, to maybe avoid having a citation issued, but was hoping someone might have had to actually do the research out of necessity for a similar matter. Money talks and we pour bastards must walk, short of dipping into some unknown account (winning powerball numbers can be forwarded via email hehe), what are your options. Stop fishing in a good spot to nail a few bass and a nice supply of good live bait, or risk a court date down the road or further hastle by the local authorities. I was hoping to find something I might mail on through channels to get people thinking before they make that next call. Thanks for the replies anyway. I figured I'm in the right, only need to get written up and spend money to prove it, lucky me.