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Lat22 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:40 am Post subject:

Good job calling it in. That's the main reason I don't fish piers anymore. I got sick of watching it happen. These are the same guys that leave their discarded 100lb test line and (usually broken) beer bottles right on the ground at the water's edge. It's disgusting.

robul · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 2677

robul · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 2677

Coach · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:01 am Post subject:

I have an oversized Red on my wall that I was "told" to mount when I was fishing at a resort of sorts by the guide...didn't want to but - my point is ..... a long time ago I saw a canvas on a gys wall that was framed that had a painted sail fish on it - guy told me that he had the canvas on the deck, somehow he painted one side of the fish with a greyish paint to make an imprint of the fish, laid it on the canvas, took a picture, and threw it back. He had some guy paint the fish in color from the pic over the grey paint

Anybody heard of this? No way this would work in my Jon boat, all those cans roll'n around, and my boat leaks...hell that's why I kiss'm n throw'm back.
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topdog15 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject:

Good call Rob.
I would discourage personally initiating communication on the topic of illegal harvest of fish w/ most of the people in question. They are usually the three scariest lookin dudes on the pier, blatantly intoxicated, and often carrying knives. I think you did the right thing by calling it in and letting it go.
That said, I have personally confronted people on numerous occasions and have fortunately only had a few negative encounters, but afterwards I always thought to myself how much worse the situation could have gotten.
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davidsv04 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:03 pm Post subject:

You know i just don't get it, i'm 23 and i took my first bull red and i'll tell you right now i'll enver do it again it' doesnt take an expert fisherman/ woman to know that anything that big is not only hurting th ecycle but it's gonna be like mentioned rough, tough and full of worms most likely! Good call in the more we do to stop this, the better next trip will be... hopefully! Smile

topdog15 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject:

Don't think anyone has mentioned this yet, but one drum over 52" can be retained each day as part of the daily bag limit. why you would want a drum that big beats the crap outta me, but it's the law.
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Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

Current state record Black Drum.....51.18" length.....81.00lb.

I would think that you can keep one over 52" so you can have a shot at a new state record.

MIke

RodBreaker · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject:

IslandMike · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject:

I would commend anyone for making that call. Good job Rob. The going rate on that reward is up to $500 (depends on what the ticket is given for).
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robul · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 2677

the funny thing was I had the number stored on my phone but I also had the licence plates.. So I used my buddys phone and I must of mis dialed just by one number and It was some hot body phone sex crap! I was peeved for a second thinking somebody on here was playing a joke and gave me the wrong number!! but I dialed it again and it was tpwd.. LOL! So watch out what you dial if you mis dial make sure its not on speaker phone!

Jason Slocum · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 328

FYI the 6 Black drum I caught (all 36"+) in Copano/Aransas for my thesis work only two had worms. In the wormy fish there was roughly a 2 inch area near the tail that chad worms the rest of the fish was fine.
Great job on calling OGT Robul! They will get caught eventually. Jason Slocum

Saltwaterookie · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject: Good Call

My son works at Cos and I can assure you he has the number programed in his phone. The guys that work in the bait house just can't be policing the clientele all the time. When he can, he calls the warden and at this point she knows him by name.

I fished the pier about three weeks ago and these guys would run up to you when you got one in and beg you to give it to them. Don't do it as you will be the one getting the fine.

robul · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 2677

frayed · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject:

Yikes that is a nasty pic.

Good job robul. D-bags like these guys are why I stay away from piers/jetties.
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