Facebook bragging

[Eskimo]

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Posting anything illegal to social media is grounds for a search warrant. People who have posted pics of bags of weed or plants they have growing have found that out the hard way.


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[Andrushkin33]

I still don't get how posting a picture of the bass I caught and released is illegal.

Andre

[Heronimo42]

It's not illegal to do so and they're going to have a hard time winning if you take them to court. Unless you do something stupid like time stamp the picture, say when and were you caught the fish or are holding a copy of that days newspaper along with the fish, they can't prove when and were the picture was taken. Not advocating catching fish out of season at all, but this is more bark than bite.

[buzzbaiter]

I kind of like this rule:

During the closed season, it is unlawful to target or attempt to catch a bass. A bass that is accidentally caught during the closed season must be immediately released unharmed without being removed from the water. It is unlawful to possess bass in, on or along these waters.

I'm one of the few anglers who specifically targets Pickerel but end up getting quite a few bass. Accidentally caught on purpose. lol

[Andrushkin33]

LoL,

Same here. Don't target them but keep on getting them. Whats funny to me with this rule is still having bass tournaments during the close season.

Someone care to explain that one to me because I cant seem to understand it.

Andre

[jimcnj]

Originally Posted by buzzbaiter

I kind of like this rule:



I'm one of the few anglers who specifically targets Pickerel but end up getting quite a few bass. Accidentally caught on purpose. lol

That's not a NJ regulation, right?

Last nite a talked a kid into releasing a bass that his buddy told him to keep.
I told him that he had to release it.That other kid told him "f*ck that, keep it". I told him it was illegal to keep it. The fish was only a foot long anyway. The boy thought about it and came over to me and said " Mister, I'm going to put it back in the water". I thought the fish had it. but it managed it swim away.

[AndyS]

What about all those bass tournaments going on in New Jersey in April and May

[jimcnj]

During the closed season, it is unlawful to target or attempt to catch a bass. A bass that is accidentally caught during the closed season must be immediately released unharmed without being removed from the water. It is unlawful to possess bass in, on or along these waters.

Looks like a PA regulation.

A worm under a bobber pretty much anywhere can catch a bass

[bassnblues]

This is a bunch of bull. Tracking you down would be a huge effort and there's no way to prove when or where you caught the fish or even if it's you in the picture.

I think some writer was looking for something to write about and dreamt up this issue.

BELIEVE NOTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET.

[acabtp]

i don't see what the problem is; this is nothing new. it's always been technically illegal to photograph closed season fish. the regs clearly state that the fish must be returned to the water immediately... not returned to the water after a quick pic or two. those are the rules, they print a digest of them every year that you can get for free at any place that sells fishing licenses.
it's asking for trouble to post pictures of any kind of illegal activity on social media, no matter how frivolous.