Looking For Shad

[Tim Smith]

Apply for a regatta permit and host a shad tournament.

Maybe that'll satisfy the legal beagles. ?

We're talking SHAD here. A species that tax dollars are spent to try and control. Sheesh, let someone that's laid off from their job get the guy some darn bait.

I was expecting a post like this to pop up here.

Sure, shad don't matter, but obeying the law does matter and there are good reasons the law creates a firewall between the free market and wild fish stocks. More comes up in those nets than shad and more than one person is reading this thread.

If you've gotta pay cash for bait, go through the proper channels (and I do think if it's fresh shad you need it's a commercial fisherman you want not a bait shop owner). Commercial fishers do due dilligence to pay for their gear tags and and report their catch and they deserve the business.

[fishinwrench]

I was expecting a post like this to pop up here.

Sure, shad don't matter, but obeying the law does matter and there are good reasons the law creates a firewall between the free market and wild fish stocks. More comes up in those nets than shad and more than one person is reading this thread.

If you've gotta pay cash for bait, go through the proper channels (and I do think if it's fresh shad you need it's a commercial fisherman you want not a bait shop owner). Commercial fishers do due dilligence to pay for their gear tags and and report their catch and they deserve the business.

Yeah, I was expecting a followup post like that too.

[laker67]

I agree with wrench and mocarp on this one. It is perfectly legal to use a throw net and gather shad for bait. Why not share them with a buddy. I have seen nothing that indicates otherwise. I would say that if the gentleman from texas, or the person who supplies the shad, has a missouri fishing permit, then he could transport them across state lines with head and tail intact. I catch fish in arkansas and haul them back to missouri for personal use, why not shad?

[Tim Smith]

I agree with wrench and mocarp on this one. It is perfectly legal to use a throw net and gather shad for bait. Why not share them with a buddy. I have seen nothing that indicates otherwise. I would say that if the gentleman from texas, or the person who supplies the shad, has a missouri fishing permit, then he could transport them across state lines with head and tail intact. I catch fish in arkansas and haul them back to missouri for personal use, why not shad?

You may agree with them, but it's pretty likely the law doesn't.

I doubt the Texas thing is an issue. Cell phones cross area codes all the time and my own area code doesn't match my phone number. If he is from Texas and he's going to break the law anyway, he's probably better off paying someone in Missouri to do it than bringing shad in from there. God knows what would come in with them.

The real problem is PAYING for fish. If someone does you a favor, hand him a beer or a venison steak or whatever, but don't PAY him (although barter is probably technically not legal either but no one is ever going to bother you about that). Unregulated markets are what destroy wildlife. It's been borne out a thousand times over. That's why wild fish markets are regulated. That's why the commercial fishermen report their catch, so the state can keep track of what's being caught and reduce take if necessary. And that's why I posted.

Once money is involved, pretty soon it's not a throw net, it's a gill net and it's not shad it's crappie or walleye.

Nickle and dime stuff like this doesn't really matter, but it's a bad idea to wink at too much of it.

Disrespect for the law has gotten pretty fashionable these days, but you do too much of that in your home waters and you'll see the differences quickly.

[mhall02]

NO SHAD FOR YOU!

Too funny!! The Shad Nazi!!

[Outside Bend]

I agree with wrench and mocarp on this one. It is perfectly legal to use a throw net and gather shad for bait. Why not share them with a buddy. I have seen nothing that indicates otherwise. I would say that if the gentleman from texas, or the person who supplies the shad, has a missouri fishing permit, then he could transport them across state lines with head and tail intact. I catch fish in arkansas and haul them back to missouri for personal use, why not shad?

It is legal to catch shad and use them as bait. It's even legal to share those shad with other anglers. But it's illegal to sell bait which has been caught in waters of the state, that's all anyone's saying. You don't get to pick and choose what game laws apply to you.

[Smalliebigs]

Apply for a regatta permit and host a shad tournament.

Maybe that'll satisfy the legal beagles. ?

We're talking SHAD here. A species that tax dollars are spent to try and control. Sheesh, let someone that's laid off from their job get the guy some darn bait.

No kidding, it's shad were talking about here.I throw Skippy's everytime I go on the Mississippi and the Missouri, those toothy little suckers are THE best bait for Blues.

[ColdWaterFshr]

I still look for largemouth bass fish. Several sleeps since MitchF show U2oob movie of many, many basses but too higha price compare to good net. Problem is net taken from Thak by man drive green Chevy pickup. If you see man drive green chevy pick-up, tell him boy need net back.

Many PM's sent MitchF. No reply. Sick bassfish, or healthy shad. . . . maka no difference. Thak will pick up, any weather, tornado watch maka no difference. Money how you say, over counter or under card table with wink wink, Thak faja pay top dollar. Creek empty, please kindly hurry with response. Customer patience become angry.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Dude!!!!

Stop it. I spit my summer lager all over the screen. Porn starred my own computer.

Mr. Rucky say, flied perch special tonight. Supplies!!!!!!

Pete

[Mitch f]

I still look for largemouth bass fish. Several sleeps since MitchF show U2oob movie of many, many basses but too higha price compare to good net. Problem is net taken from Thak by man drive green Chevy pickup. If you see man drive green chevy pick-up, tell him boy need net back.

Many PM's sent MitchF. No reply. Sick bassfish, or healthy shad. . . . maka no difference. Thak will pick up, any weather, tornado watch maka no difference. Money how you say, over counter or under card table with wink wink, Thak faja pay top dollar. Creek empty, please kindly hurry with response. Customer patience become angry.

I never received a PM from you, if I did I would have answered. My email is mitch.fields@charter.net