Tuna From Shore - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Pete_G · 10-13-2005, 08:29 AM

Although the chance of getting caught is minimal (and fresh tuna steaks do taste incredible) getting caught could get real ugly.

Fines for possession are very steep. I can't find any numbers right now but I'm pretty sure it's thousands of $$, not hundreds. You can probably say goodbye to any fishing gear you have on you at that moment and if they were in a bad mood your beach buggy as well.

They take it very seriously.

MakoMike · 10-13-2005, 10:14 AM

I can't believe what some of you guys are saying, and then you have the nerve to bitch abut some guy from CT who wants to illegally sell a couple of hundred pounds of fish? Not only don't you have the required permit but its odds on that the fish is undersized as well, yet you think you have divine right to keep it. How are you different thn the guy selling fish without a license?

Rappin Mikey · 10-13-2005, 10:21 AM

Hey, I said I'd throw it back. I just said it would be hard, that's all. In fact, I think everyone else on this thread was talking about regulations. Accept Joe of course, but it was obvious to me he was just joking @. Lighten up a bit will ya??

MoroneSaxatilis · 10-13-2005, 10:24 AM

What if the tuna is in a can? Can I keep it?

likwid · 10-13-2005, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by MakoMike

How are you different thn the guy selling fish without a license?

You're not selling it.

Swimmer · 10-13-2005, 11:00 AM

MoroneSaxi????

Only if it was caught on a barbless circle hook.

Thom · 10-13-2005, 11:02 AM

The way I had it explained to me was you needed a permit and you only could fish for them from a boat. Like Pete said major fine if you get caught with one without a permit. ThomT

Joe · 10-13-2005, 01:11 PM

"I can't believe what some of you guys are saying, and then you have the nerve to bitch abut some guy from CT who wants to illegally sell a couple of hundred pounds of fish? Not only don't you have the required permit but its odds on that the fish is undersized as well, yet you think you have divine right to keep it. How are you different thn the guy selling fish without a license?"

How is a surfcaster who has the good fortune to catch a tuna from shore different from a guy who got caught selling two hundred pounds of poached bass?

Ya kiddin' right?

Well.....
Maybe because the surfcaster will probably get between 0-1 tuna in his lifetime from shore and the guy caught with a couple hundred pounds of poached bass has most likely made a part-time job of it long before he was caught?

I don't think I'm ever gonna catch a tuna from shore but I would not worry about the Rhody DEM Officers catching anything other than a few z's in their green machines until their pensions kick in.

Saltheart · 10-13-2005, 01:22 PM

Why would there be a law that allows you to catch a fish from a boat but not from shore? What difference does it make to the fishery if your feet are in a boat or on the dirt when you catch that fish??

tattoobob · 10-13-2005, 03:14 PM

I wonder if you threw it back minus the stakes would you get a fine.
If you can't land and keep a tuna from shore there is definitely something
wrong with that law, and why do only Boat guys get a chance to keep
them, are they special?

JFigliuolo · 10-13-2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe

"...Rhody DEM Officers catching anything other than a few z's in their green machines until their pensions kick in.

I actually saw DEM officers at Watch Hill checking people for shorts (fish that is) It's the first time in 15 yrs I've seen them ANYWHERE other than fresh water. I'm sure that was it for the millenium.

bart · 10-13-2005, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MakoMike

I can't believe what some of you guys are saying, and then you have the nerve to bitch abut some guy from CT who wants to illegally sell a couple of hundred pounds of fish? Not only don't you have the required permit but its odds on that the fish is undersized as well, yet you think you have divine right to keep it. How are you different thn the guy selling fish without a license?

The Iceman 6 · 10-13-2005, 03:33 PM

You gotta love the rainy days.....

piemma · 10-14-2005, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by The Iceman 6

You gotta love the rainy days.....

...and it's only October. Wait til Winter.

Joe · 10-14-2005, 11:14 AM

I'm guilty of a "pre-crime" poaching tuna from shore.