Scup poaching

[FishermanTim]

Seems to me that once you start adding "special exceptions" to the regulations you have pretty much said "The law is useless because we can't / won't enforce it because of some special interest influence."

Make a rule and stick to it.
Charge a fee/license and use the funds as intended (supposedly for more officers for more patrolling enforcement).

Once again, the powers that be have shown that they were born without a spine and without any balls!

No wonder why poachers give you a "you can't touch me" attitude when they know we LEGAL anglers have no real power except to call the EPO's and hope they show up and hope they will enforce the laws.

I buy my licenses every year with the presumption that those funds will be used as they were intended, but they I hear stories of waste and apathy and neglect and I wonder why I bother???

Hopefully things will change, but I've got a better chance of seeing a Republican State Senator in Mass.

[Liv2Fish]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Seems to me that once you start adding "special exceptions" to the regulations you have pretty much said "The law is useless because we can't / won't enforce it because of some special interest influence."

Make a rule and stick to it.
Charge a fee/license and use the funds as intended (supposedly for more officers for more patrolling enforcement).

Once again, the powers that be have shown that they were born without a spine and without any balls!

No wonder why poachers give you a "you can't touch me" attitude when they know we LEGAL anglers have no real power except to call the EPO's and hope they show up and hope they will enforce the laws.

I buy my licenses every year with the presumption that those funds will be used as they were intended, but they I hear stories of waste and apathy and neglect and I wonder why I bother???

Hopefully things will change, but I've got a better chance of seeing a Republican State Senator in Mass.

We've got a better chance of meeting Richard Simmons son than electing a republican here...

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by Liv2Fish

We've got a better chance of meeting Richard Simmons son than electing a republican here...

Hahahahahaha! That just made my day.

[BigFish]

I don't give a flying crap what anyone else does anymore legal or illegal!!! I abide by the laws set forth and I do not appreciate it when people bitch about people who take what is rightfully theirs under those laws 30# striper or 30 inch striper!!! People are going to be ignorant MF'ers whether you try to educate them or not or whether you call the authorities or not so I say......screw the bull#^&#^&#^&#^&.......I just do what I am required to do by law!!!

[Sea Dangles]

As George has explained,everybody can justify what they decide to do with a clear conscience,legal or illegal. It is a valid point to some and that is all they care about. I say open the gates and take what you want and if it is indeed illegal then step up and face the consequences. Jimmy is having a bad day and is married to an Asian so he says let them feed their families.Larry caught his PB and killed it so everybody kill their PB.George used to have dreams of catching cow bass but can only catch shorts so he says kill shorts and let the big girls swim. All of these scenarios happen on a daily basis but only Larry has the legal right to his possession. The other examples are halfway between Candyland and Chutes and Ladders.As for scup;keep them alive in 5 gallon buckets and toss them overboard when the EPO's show up.How many do Captain Leroy's slave ships kill every day?

[scottw]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

As George has explained,everybody can justify what they decide to do with a clear conscience,legal or illegal. It is a valid point to some and that is all they care about. I say open the gates and take what you want and if it is indeed illegal then step up and face the consequences. Jimmy is having a bad day and is married to an Asian so he says let them feed their families.Larry caught his PB and killed it so everybody kill their PB.George used to have dreams of catching cow bass but can only catch shorts so he says kill shorts and let the big girls swim. All of these scenarios happen on a daily basis but only Larry has the legal right to his possession. The other examples are halfway between Candyland and Chutes and Ladders.As for scup;keep them alive in 5 gallon buckets and toss them overboard when the EPO's show up.How many do Captain Leroy's slave ships kill every day?

WOW!...that was very interesting reading... I prefer Chutes and Ladders to Candyland...just for the record...

[Ken_J]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I don't give a flying crap what anyone else does anymore legal or illegal!!! I abide by the laws set forth and I do not appreciate it when people bitch about people who take what is rightfully theirs under those laws 30# striper or 30 inch striper!!! People are going to be ignorant MF'ers whether you try to educate them or not or whether you call the authorities or not so I say......screw the bull#^&#^&#^&#^&.......I just do what I am required to do by law!!!

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