Taking a fish home

[Roger]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

Do they list it in that type of detail in the DEM hand-book/website? I coudn't find it...

RI has no restriction on handling the bass. You can cut it any time.

[macojoe]

I bring my fish to shore whole, then clean and fillet at dock. I have never been checked!!

I did have a fish cop ck once when I had 200 punds Fluke in a cooler, That guy went to his truck came back with a glove to his shoulder! Dug to the bottom looking for shorts, Never found any!!

[smac]

I clean em before heading to the house. Never been checked. Knock on wood.

[Karl F]

Talked to some of my son's friends who mate on charter boats.. every fish, bass or blue, the customer wants, gets filletted on the boat on the ride back, they throw the racks in a fish box for the lobster guys for trap bait.. fillets goes home in ziplock bags..

walk any cape beach first light/false dawn.. lotsa racks in the wash... fillet and released.. .. no harm, no foul, the crabs, and birds have it all gone by 7AM