Striped Bass:

[WhaleFart]

So let me get this straight you had a knife pulled on you and didn’t call the police to report that but instead reported them poaching fish?

Pulling a knife, on anyone, results in immediate arrest. You could have gotten this animal arrested and maybe deported (assuming they are not here legally).

My brother and I beat the living shit out of some poachers in the point pleasant canal a few years ago who tried getting physical when we confronted them poaching schoolies. When we were done rearranging them we just tossed all their gear into the canal. Highly don’t recommend doing this as you never know what someone may have on them.

[Broad Bill]

No you have it wrong. It was early morning. When I realized how these guys were fishing, I called NJFG without luck and no one returned my call. At that time, nothing had happened. After an hour of watching them snag and keep landlocks, I confronted them and told them I called NJFG and local law enforcement to report them. That's when one of them pulled the knife.

As soon as it happened, I left and so did they. Unfortunately they were parked in a different area so I didn't get their license plate number(s) or see what car(s) they were driving. So no, I didn't have someone pull a knife on me and call NJFG for a poaching violation, the call I made to NJFG happened before the incident actually occurred.

And before you ask, I never called the police. I told them I did hoping they'd stop snagging and leave. No pictures, no license plate numbers and the guys took off after the incident. The only thing I cared about was getting the hell out of there. You're last comment was why I didn't wait around, three on one and I wasn't about to risk them driving by and the problem re-escalating. In hindsight I should have called local police later to report it and regret I didn't but I will tell you local law enforcement know they have problems at this particular impoundment.

[birddog]

Calling f&g is a waste of time. I called once to report guys trout fishing the day before opening day and the co was pissed off at me because of the amount of paperwork he now had to complete because I called operation game thief. The other time I called to report 7 deer carcasses that were dumped with only the back straps removed. I was told if I didn’t like seeing that then I probably should be hunting. Can’t tell you the last time I’ve even a co and haven’t been checked in over30 years!

[Broad Bill]

I've actually had pretty good results over the years with call backs and follow up.

[duranautic al]

what lake/reservoir are we talking about?...waywayanda,aeroflex,tilcon or merrill creek res?

[Broad Bill]

Tilcon, same place that's had a rash of catalytic converters cut off cars (on both Waterloo and Kinney Roads) while people were fishing and scumbags cast netting fish from the banks after stocking. If you're fishing from shore, which I do, that place went from a gold mine to the equivalent of fishing in an urban s*** hole. It's off the beaten path, not patrolled and if you happen to run into the wrong people and confront them about illegal activities as I did you're exposing yourself to a risk you're going to regret. As I said, this s*** is completely out of control and if you try protecting yourself you'll be the next Daniel Penny. This country needs to get their s*** together and reinstate the values we used to have, just ask the victim's families of the tragedy in New Orleans. We've lost our way and the animals are running the zoo. And I don't really give a s*** if anybody takes exception to my perspective, just go fishing, have somebody pull a blade on you and tell me there's not radical changes needed in this Country.

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by Broad Bill

Tilcon, same place that's had a rash of catalytic converters cut off cars (on both Waterloo and Kinney Roads) while people were fishing and scumbags cast netting fish from the banks after stocking. If you're fishing from shore, which I do, that place went from a gold mine to the equivalent of fishing in an urban s*** hole. It's off the beaten path, not patrolled and if you happen to run into the wrong people and confront them about illegal activities as I did you're exposing yourself to a risk you're going to regret. As I said, this s*** is completely out of control and if you try protecting yourself you'll be the next Daniel Penny. This country needs to get their s*** together and reinstate the values we used to have, just ask the victim's families of the tragedy in New Orleans. We've lost our way and the animals are running the zoo. And I don't really give a s*** if anybody takes exception to my perspective, just go fishing, have somebody pull a blade on you and tell me there's not radical changes needed in this Country.

Thats really sad, but its everywhere these days, and its the reason that I started to carry everywhere I go.. something I NEVER thought I would need to do. NJ is worse than upstate NY, but evil and moral degradation is everywhere today... Read the Book of Revelation sometime, and you'll know where we are in history... I have very little hope things will get better anytime soon... What we are seeing in our tiny little "sportsman/outdoorsman" bubble is just a byline for society at large. The world has become a very sick and dangerous place, and evil is rampant.... bob

[bulletbob]

I once called NY DEC F&G over a bunch of people in a van clubbing carp with baseball bats in a flooded K Mart parking lot adjacent to a creek where the Carp had run up from the lake to spawn.. There were lot of them in the shallow flooded lot, and these idiots were running around clubbing them to death to take and eat.. I called the NYD DEC , and was told-"thats a legal way to take carp", and that they didn't need to come.. I DEMANDED they show up in no uncertain terms, because I knew these guys had no licenses, and I was pissed even though it was "only" flood stranded Carp.. They did eventually show up, and sure enough none of the "clubbers" had licenses.. Those DEC guys did NOT want to be bothered, and only me screaming for them to get their asses to that lot and check for licenses made them come out. I get it, understaffing and all, but that IS their job, they are state law enforcement officers,and we are taxpayers.... bob