Lobster tails for bait??

[FISHING_FOOL]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

You guess wrong there are laws in every state governing picking up lobsters on the beach and I'll bet you broke a few. Good thing the clam cops weren't around.

Sure.... you post the law and I believe you. The last time they were up on the beach thick people were everywhere picking them up. My father in-law (retired police office, also the clam cop locally) was there picking them up and spoke with an EPO officer who was there watching and the EPO said there is nothing wrong with it..... Anyone who thinks its illegal should find the law!!

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by FISHING_FOOL

Sure.... you post the law and I believe you. The last time they were up on the beach thick people were everywhere picking them up. My father in-law (retired police office, also the clam cop locally) was there picking them up and spoke with an EPO officer who was there watching and the EPO said there is nothing wrong with it..... Anyone who thinks its illegal should find the law!!

I know for a fact in Marshfield/Brant Rock in recent history after storms the law went down to the beach and if I remember correctly they even had a few troopers there because so many people drove to the beach to grab what they could, making people put everything back in the water. That included quahogs, steamers, lobsters and whatnot. I have a buddy who lives right there and saw it happen.

Nothing that happens in Hull would surprise me, nothing. It would not surpise that the Hull Warden wouldn't know or would not bother to enforce the regs.

What makes you thinks because you didn't have to swim for it, trap it, or dig for it that you don't need a permit. Oh the storm gave it to me I didn't have to go to the town hall to get a permit for these.

[robc22]

I would like to know the MA reg. that prevents you from using legal/ legally caught lobsters for bait???? A CMR # would do.......

[FISHING_FOOL]

Originally Posted by robc22

I would like to know the MA reg. that prevents you from using legal/ legally caught lobsters for bait???? A CMR # would do.......

Thank you.

I have yet to be able to find a law that makes it not okay.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by FISHING_FOOL

Thank you.

I have yet to be able to find a law that makes it not okay.

your not allowed to take lobsters with out a license, so unless you have a reciept from a fish market, your breaking the law- if you find and use a baby lobster, or a lobster with a notch cut out of his tail, your really breaking the law.. But if you have lobstering permit, then you can use one for bait as long as its legal size to keep

[FISHING_FOOL]

Originally Posted by Nebe

your not allowed to take lobsters with out a license, so unless you have a reciept from a fish market, your breaking the law- if you find and use a baby lobster, or a lobster with a notch cut out of his tail, your really breaking the law.. But if you have lobstering permit, then you can use one for bait as long as its legal size to keep

Exactly what law do you speak of?? Does it apply to dead lobsters??

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by FISHING_FOOL

Exactly what law do you speak of?? Does it apply to dead lobsters??

Seems like you're determined to not accept the multiple responses that say taking any lobster, dead/alive, without a permit is illegal. With the severely aggressive way lobster poachers tend to be handled, I'd take their word on it - that is unless Neptune himself came up to you and said you are destined for a 50lber if you use lobster tails as bait.

[robc22]

Originally Posted by robc22

I would like to know the MA reg. that prevents you from using legal/ legally caught lobsters for bait???? A CMR # would do.......

Originally Posted by FISHING_FOOL

Thank you.

I have yet to be able to find a law that makes it not okay.

Originally Posted by Nebe

your not allowed to take lobsters with out a license, so unless you have a reciept from a fish market, your breaking the law- if you find and use a baby lobster, or a lobster with a notch cut out of his tail, your really breaking the law.. But if you have lobstering permit, then you can use one for bait as long as its legal size to keep

Like I said legal lobsters obtained legally can be used for bait.......I did NOT say anything about using shorts, v-notched females or eggers for bait.....just legal lobsters obtained legally.......

[Fly Rod]

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