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My cottage is in NY on a lake with these rules so I've been dealing with this for years.

 

I'm a rule follower and do my best to avoid bass pre-season. But this no-pic thing takes it too far in my opinion. If I catch a nice chunky bass while pike fishing, I have no problem holding it for an extra 2 seconds while my buddy snaps a pic. It doesn't hurt the fish at all and we love having nice pictures from our trip.

 

I understand It's breaking the rules and I could be fined .... but enough is enough. The rules on the lake I fish allow for anglers to sit at a river mouth a week after the walleye spawn and catch big fat females all day long - with no size restrictions and a generous creel limit. Facebook is filled with pics of dead 10 pounders every Spring. It's really hurting the walleye population in the lake and a few simple rule changes could make a HUGE difference. But, photographing a bass and releasing it unharmed before June 15th comes with a $250 fine. Seems backwards to me.

Totally agree

Wicked Simon!

I spent opener sick???

Lovely way to start the day! Id frame that first pic

Oh man I gotta get out for gators!

Nice fish thanks for posting! Looks like a blast!

Lol thats awesome man. My kiddos were very similar at that age.

Its really cool hes asking you about it on his own. Most kids are a lil stubborn in there own ways till they learn on their own in my experience.

Hell probably have a baitcaster dialed in like a year lol

I just rewatched the video and lol'd( in a good way)

How old is your boy? Thats a wicked cast!!!!

Wicked!

The colour on the second fish is insane!

Id love to see that in person

Catch lots tomorrow!!!!

The CO's?

Awesome?

Brutal weather for opening weekend here in pinewood.

40mm of rain projected today then snow tomorrow.

And its was soooo nice a month ago, go figure.

I hope you guys manage to enjoy your trip regardless?

I like that lure too mike.

Thats a go to for me on the river

Hahaha epic

This is how it should always have been IMO. I wish Ontario would put the same rules in our regulations booklet.

 

Releasing OOS immediately should mean just that - Pop the hook and it's gone. It's probably a lot worse in winter when eyes and gills can freeze in the sub zero temps.

 

I would love to see CO's handing out tickets to the guys spending minutes showboating OOS bass to the cameras while fishing for pike.

That is how it is in ontario.

Immediate release of OOS fish.

I agree totally on the ice fishing side.

But here taking a pic of an OOS bass isnt gonna hurt the fish unless its shorefishing and flopping around on a bank.

On RR cos even let you take pics of sturgeon, and there is ZERO season for them. And I appluad that(as long as your not targetting them). It does no harm to the fish

Have fun enforcing this NY

What if you post a pic later on or something like that?

Warrant for your camera to see when the photo was taken?

Lol

You can also get some good lunch bags etc at places like CT etc that are very similar to tackle bags.

I use a hard tackle box in the boat and just switch out boxes for whatever is on the list that day.

Shorefishing I have a spiderwire bag from CT that fits everything in nice neat fashion. I think it was around 60 bucks.

It holds 4 trays easily and a crap ton of other things too. Great bag, tough as nails.

Blunt arrows or not , one small mishap and someone loses an eye. This ones going up for a Darwin award!!

Too each their own I suppose.

I like to have fun. Its not like we were shooting horizontally at each other.

You can see the arrow for long enough to easily move if its going to hit you.

Lighten up, have some fun?

Bass fishin the shallows would be fun in that

Its like an adult paddleboat???

Nice!!!!

Looks like a great day and that one fish is a fatty?

Weather just turned here an hour ago. 7 days or so of rain and cold now its sunny and 17.

Hope it hits you soon

We still do riman candle fights hahaha

So fun. Pretty pricey these days though

All I can tell you is the first one that goes through my windshield... I'm keeping it !!

Cant wait to see the footage!

Im gor chicago now. Root for my old bud keith.

Im sure greene feels great today.

Wow talk about dumb penalties in a big game.

Both goalies were rediculously good all series

Well I missed a lot, you guys had fun or tried to harm yourselves! delivering 80 Globe and Mail papers for 6 days (2 hours/day) at 5 am took a lot of me, especially in the winter. and then on Sunday knocking on doors trying to get paid, even worse.

Come for a visit... ill shoot some flaming arrows at ya!

Never too late???

Done, just pre-orderedbit of a risk.but heyIF IT WORKS!

Epic frisbee for roloff