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Re: Don't Do Illegal Shucks
[Re: Wiley Coyote]
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05/05/17 06:30 AM
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Freak of Nature
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That Trooper boat was way up Town Creek about 6 weeks ago, almost to the sand bar. Must have been wanting to see some TaTas
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Re: Don't Do Illegal Shucks
[Re: top cat]
#2107058
05/05/17 07:07 AM
05/05/17 07:07 AM
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Wiley Coyote
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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That Trooper boat was way up Town Creek about 6 weeks ago, almost to the sand bar. Must have been wanting to see some TaTas Little early for that but they may see some later in the summer
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: Don't Do Illegal Shucks
[Re: Clem]
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05/05/17 08:11 AM
05/05/17 08:11 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
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Fun4all
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As to the question about why is bowfishing for bass illegal, the simple answer IMO is it's just easier to see them and have a shot.
I've been bowfishing for 20 years. Not regularly but enough to have seen enough bass -- cruisers and bedding -- that would have made an incredibly easy target. Not all fish automatically spook when the airboat goes over or nearby. I've seen bass, sunfish, turtles, gar and others stay put or casually swim off.
IMO because of that, you have more time to identify a bass instead of saying, "Oh, I didn't realize it until I shot!" That may be the case with some. But in my experiences, and more diehard bowfishing guys can/could chime in w/ possibly different input, the chance to shoot a bass would be much easier.
The disparity is that they're considered a gamefish and regulated with a limit, and thus shouldn't be shot by bowfishermen.
Catfish have limits (on the big ones), too. They're not considered a gamefish, though. Saltwater species that can be shot include skate, mullet, sheepshead, black drum and flounder. But not gamefish including redfish (even though the other species have limits, too.)
Why about bass? Two reasons: Bass = money, and bass fishermen would lose their chit if the Holy Sacred Bass were allowed to be shot.
One other item, is when bass are bedding they will not journey far from the bed even when spooked or chasing predators away from their beds. The other "trash" fish do not lay eggs in one spot and protect that one spot like many "game" fish do.
"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope
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Re: Don't Do Illegal Shucks
[Re: AC870]
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05/05/17 08:55 AM
05/05/17 08:55 AM
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Clem
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Yep.
Plus, carp, buffalo and gar are more fun to shoot.
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Re: Don't Do Illegal Shucks
[Re: jbatey1]
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05/08/17 03:23 AM
05/08/17 03:23 AM
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duxlayer
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I know Bow-fishermen shoot bass. Let me rephrase that, I know that young, dumb, no sense having, young guys shoot bass. I've seen it first hand. I don't and never did when I was bow-fishing and I would say that the majority of real bow-fishermen don't shoot bass. The young dummies won't pass one up on a slow night. That's terrible, I have heard of it happening before too.
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Re: Don't Do Illegal Shucks
[Re: duxlayer]
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05/08/17 08:43 AM
05/08/17 08:43 AM
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jbatey1
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I know Bow-fishermen shoot bass. Let me rephrase that, I know that young, dumb, no sense having, young guys shoot bass. I've seen it first hand. I don't and never did when I was bow-fishing and I would say that the majority of real bow-fishermen don't shoot bass. The young dummies won't pass one up on a slow night. That's terrible, I have heard of it happening before too. I heard one guy even took a boat load home once to fry them up.
The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.
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