Handgun Fishing

[carebear]

Up here pike are an invasive species. Some people wanting a taste of home introduced them to a few lake and stream systems, now they're spreading. :banghead:

You can catch and kill as many as you want and Fish and Game will ask if you'd really rather not kill a few more. They eat the trout and salmon fry.

 

[R.O.F]

I am kinda in the middle spot here. In the GF&P book, it says that you can not throw aquatic nuisences(sp) back into the water, but then it says it is illegal to take fish, frogs or turtles with a firearm.

Now, I have been shooting carp since I was 13 years old, my dad actually excused me from school to go out with my grandpa and him to shoot carp. I have been hooked since then.

At age 16, it was a very good year, I was shooting carp at a local hole, when a state bridge inspector showed up. I profiled my .22 by my side and slinked back to my car. Upon seeing this he laughed and said he was only there to inspect the brigde and I could go back to shooting my carp. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS DOING. That same summer, 2 other farmers stopped when they saw me and pulled out their "truck .22s" to shoot along side me. I have never had a problem since and didn't think wrong otherwise.

Last year however, I upgraded my arsenal to an AR-15 and 2 9mm pistols (ps, 9mm doesn't work worth crap in water) I got 3 assclowns yelling at me for doing the same thing I have been doing for the last 12 years. I have kept a lower profile since, but I still don't think there is anything wrong with it. No worse than shooting gophers I say. Carp wreck the habitat for game fish, and damage the ecosystem, is the last thing I heard on the "Carp Situation". I have since dubbed myself an "Aquatic Nuisence Control Officer" or A.N.C.O for short. Not that is an established anything, do you think my little joke or favorite pasttime is gonna get me in trouble at some point? If I abide by all laws such as 660 ft from livestock, schools, homes, and churches, will anyone really hassle me about shooting the "vermin" of the water?

Been on my mind for some time, just seeing if there are any other "Shallow Stream Sharpshooters of America"

 

[R.O.F]

I am kinda in the middle spot here. In the GF&P book, it says that you can not throw aquatic nuisences(sp) back into the water, but then it says it is illegal to take fish, frogs or turtles with a firearm.

Now, I have been shooting carp since I was 13 years old, my dad actually excused me from school to go out with my grandpa and him to shoot carp. I have been hooked since then.

At age 16, it was a very good year, I was shooting carp at a local hole, when a state bridge inspector showed up. I profiled my .22 by my side and slinked back to my car. Upon seeing this he laughed and said he was only there to inspect the brigde and I could go back to shooting my carp. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS DOING. That same summer, 2 other farmers stopped when they saw me and pulled out their "truck .22s" to shoot along side me. I have never had a problem since and didn't think wrong otherwise.

Last year however, I upgraded my arsenal to an AR-15 and 2 9mm pistols (ps, 9mm doesn't work worth crap in water) I got 3 assclowns yelling at me for doing the same thing I have been doing for the last 12 years. I have kept a lower profile since, but I still don't think there is anything wrong with it. No worse than shooting gophers I say. Carp wreck the habitat for game fish, and damage the ecosystem, is the last thing I heard on the "Carp Situation". I have since dubbed myself an "Aquatic Nuisence Control Officer" or A.N.C.O for short. Not that is an established anything, do you think my little joke or favorite pasttime is gonna get me in trouble at some point? If I abide by all laws such as 660 ft from livestock, schools, homes, and churches, will anyone really hassle me about shooting the "vermin" of the water?

Been on my mind for some time, just seeing if there are any other "Shallow Stream Sharpshooters of America"

 

[cracked butt]

Nah, you don't shoot Muskies anymore. Just land them in a big net, keep your hands away from the mouth, and use a loooong pair of needle nosed pliers or hemostats to unhook them and let them go gently so they can give another fisherman a spectacular fight another day.

Northern Pike which most people keep for eating are a different story- you hit them over the head with a billy club or a 18" length of shovel handle after you land them, they will cut you up good if you get near their mouth or gills.

I can't remember if it was he Spray record or another that was controversial. There wasn't an original mount of it, though there's a replica of the fish, and there were some questions about the method in which it was caught and how it was weighed and certified. In Hayward there are different people that claim one or the other was legitimate and the other wasn't. The replica of the fish in the Fresh water fishing hall of fame is pretty impressive to look at though.

http://www.freshwater-fishing.org/museum.html


Edit: just looked at the picture in the Article. It is indeed the controversial fish. Muskie experts who have studied the photograph have pretty much concluded that the particular fish couldn't have weighed 69 lbs. The actual mount of what many consider to be the real world record muskie hangs in a bar in Hayward.

 

[R.O.F]

I'm not following. If you think that the fish in the pic is a replica, look a little closer at the people standing in its mouth. I've been there, and it is no replica. If you caught that, you'd be a legend far beyond the National Geographic realm.

 

[stevelyn]

All halibut of any size I catch get gaffed or shot through their pea brains before getting boated. I've also caught some pike out of Kiyuh Flats when I lived on the Yukon that probably should have been shot.

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