Thread: Hurricane creek problem......

If you cut someone's trot lines you are low down.

I know commercial lines must be tagged with a name plate from MDWFP, I dunno about smaller personal lines. But I will say this please do not cut them. My granddad has commercial fished grenada lake for years and every year it never fails when a tournament rolls around or the fishing gets hot people will hang his lines and just cut them. People like that make life hard for a 80 year old man supporting his family! I dunno about all these other folks runnin lines but he make sure they are out in the deeper water and the lines have several jug marking them so they are not hard to see!

I have no problem with lines that are properly marked. In that case if I hang one then its my bad and I should take the time to untangle instead of cut. The issue are the ones that are unmarked and not being checked for days and days.

Originally Posted by yikess

I have no problem with lines that are properly marked. In that case if I hang one then its my bad and I should take the time to untangle instead of cut. The issue are the ones that are unmarked and not being checked for days and days.

You sir are a good man if you take the time to untangle

I'll cut old abandoned lines, but not ones that are plainly being worked. It's much easier to cut your own line than it is to cut the trot line. Normally, on an active line, if I tangle it, it's my own fault. The abandoned ones stretches between trees with no markers are fair game IMO.

Wannabe...

I personally talked to the man himself that told me it was legal,,,, So we untangled together a pair, then I just took his word it was legal and untangled each and every time,,,, Though I thought to myself,,, what a wSte of time and money
To fish here,,,, so I just left the area,,,thanks for the help on laws guys,,, Just needed some confirmation,,,

I didn't think it's leagal to be strung across the whole creek blocking it

Yea,,me either Kdavid,,,,