The PREJUDICE comments have to stop !

[zhitoman]

I am Russian speaking and I am more conservation conscious then some of the Americans born here.

[yumasdad]

totally with you BIGFISHY.

"preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience"


My prior writing regarding this matter is purely based on personal experience. As a child of immigrants-my Mom was born in GERMANY & came to this county with her family to avoid the oppression towards JEWISH people & were labeled sympathizers. As Catholics they did not like to direction of their homeland & came here to enjoy the freedoms & oppurtunities this great country offers. They did it the legal & the right way thru ELLIS ISLAND. They learned to speak the NATIONAL language & assimilated. Similar thing on my Dad's side-his father came from POLAND for the same reasons. I would be the last to racially discriminate, especially those groups.

From my own personal experiences I have encounters many ethnic groups committing various offenses such fishing without a license, not following creel /size limits, boats with gas motors over 10hp labeled as 10 hp crudely (not fooling anyone when you have a 25 hp motor with a 10 hp stencil on it), pontoon boats with big motors etc, no electric motors but by some miracle of physics were able to get up on plane & return to the launch after their beer party/love session was over- on a 10 HP max lake. I could go on but I am sure many of you have seen these & other offense as well.

When I have approached them they always seem to lose their ability to speak ENGLISH for some reason except as I am leaving it returns in the form of vulgarities.

A lot of these offenses are due to people take advantage reduced policing of the water by F&G & MARINE POLICE due to budget cuts.

It is up to us to pick up the slack & report the instances when we see an infraction.

If your are part of the solution you are part of the problem. Use them cell phones & cameras.

My apologies if I have offended anyone with my views...just calling it as I have seen it.

[Chrisper4694]

let's just call them law breaking bucket brigade...they can be any race, religion, etc. I've seen it in all makes and models, then the only people you'll be offending are criminals...

[liveitup1.75liter]

Im gunna leave this 1 alone.. it is the real world here n ppl need thicker skin if they catch feelings

[justin1982]

Since this is a fishing forum I'll be brief... As mentioned here, bucket brigade comes in all shapes and sizes. I've seen "white" or "Americans" do some messed up sh*t. That being said, in my experience, if something off color, in any situation, is going down, 9 times out of 10, the perpetrator immediately loses the ability to speak English. Not singling out a specific race but that's how it goes. I work in a kitchen and the ability to forget English is incredible. But I think the prudent thing to do is see something, say something. We are all in this together to keep our hobby/ pastime thriving. Hope you poachers are reading this.

[bassnblues]

The anonymity of the internet brings out the worst in people.

[Esox Luciano]

I believe this particular thread was intended for our consideration, not poachers'. However, all who read this should very well take notice.
Karma is great!! Or totally sucks!! MAKE SURE you're on the right side when the come around, comes back around. If you don't have the sand to say something directly to someone, don't hide behind this great forum, or any of the corny ones, to start getting slik!! Whether poaching, polluting, or simply posting like we are now, if you cross that line...you will get dealt with.
Keep yourself safe guys...strange things happen down by the water.