Thread: Hurricane creek problem......

Originally Posted by brucec

Not sure about Mississippi but in NC trot lines have to run paralell to the bank and must be marked and have owners info on such line and must be checked at regular intervals, also when we renew our licenese each year we get a free hunting and fishing and trapping regulations digest!!!! I do have a question thought. What kind of family is an 80 year old man trying to support and why ? IJA

When I saw the mention of an 80 year old man earlier in the thread I started to comment but didn't but will now. Fact is I have a 80 year old uncle who runs trotlines in the Ohio river. Last summer I went and helped several times and will again as soon as it warms up and river levels drop back to normal. He's been a widower for several years now with no kids. He's sold his farm bought a small house on Okeechobee & a nice 5th wheel in which he lives in here in Kentucky. Spends the winters in Florida and summers, spring & fall here at home. He purchases his commercial license every year now & sells any Blues or Flats over 10lbs to a local paylake. For him it seems to me he just tries to break even. He spends his time doing something he loves and makes enough money to pay for his gas. If he makes any profit it can't be much. He obeys all regulations and his are clearly marked. I know I'd be pissed if I caught anybody messing with his stuff.
It would be on.

Have my commercial license in IL. With respect I stay parallel but please do not cut. I make the box, lines and droppers and that is a lot of time and knots tied!! Just my 2 cents!

KDavid, wonder if bud lite bottles count as line markers? Remember that one...lol

I FOUND an unmarked gill net the hard way near choctaw on nader bout a month ago. Shouldnt have been hard to find after i left it!

Originally Posted by MrGoodtime

KDavid, wonder if bud lite bottles count as line markers? Remember that one...lol

Well if they were we didn't figure it out until the bird was free
I think the feller out there running then was just scared of that lil bird lol.

Lol, that bird wasnt so little, but i think he was glad to see us

Originally Posted by kycreekboy

When I saw the mention of an 80 year old man earlier in the thread I started to comment but didn't but will now. Fact is I have a 80 year old uncle who runs trotlines in the Ohio river. Last summer I went and helped several times and will again as soon as it warms up and river levels drop back to normal. He's been a widower for several years now with no kids. He's sold his farm bought a small house on Okeechobee & a nice 5th wheel in which he lives in here in Kentucky. Spends the winters in Florida and summers, spring & fall here at home. He purchases his commercial license every year now & sells any Blues or Flats over 10lbs to a local paylake. For him it seems to me he just tries to break even. He spends his time doing something he loves and makes enough money to pay for his gas. If he makes any profit it can't be much. He obeys all regulations and his are clearly marked. I know I'd be pissed if I caught anybody messing with his stuff.
It would be on.

I know some trophy catfishermen that cpr and would love to cut those lines!!!! I personally don't believe that pay lakes should be allowed to buy the general public's resources to make a profit. They should have to buy there fish from private hatcheries!!!!!! I know that there has been a big stink in your state about this problem and def would stand with the sport fisherman. Dat's all I got to say about dat !!!!!!!!!! Wait I got more, How would you feel if commercial fishermen came and caught all the 2lb and bigger crappie and sold them to pay lakes? Think about that!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by MrGoodtime

Lol, that bird wasnt so little, but i think he was glad to see us

Yup