Shoal Creek Tresspass Closure!

[Al Agnew]

Yep, this is BS with capital letters. If you float that section of creek again after agreeing to this, you're going to be in the wrong. If you don't, you're being barred from the creek and your rights are being abrogated. In my opinion, you should probably talk to another attorney, or at least talk a little more to that attorney, but we can't tell you to take the chance this is going to cost you lots of money. I think something like this needs to be some kind of class action, certainly including the canoe rental that is supposed to be running trips on that section, along with any other floaters or potential floaters you can get to participate. Also in my opinion, this needs to be something the MO Conservation Federation needs to be involved in.

If you choose to fight this on your own with whatever attorney you decide upon, I will volunteer to donate some money to the cause. I will also talk to everybody at the Smallmouth Alliance to see if some of them want to chip in either as a group or individually. But the decision is entirely yours, since you're the one with his neck in the noose, and I wouldn't blame you for letting it go. Let us know what you decide.

[Buzz]

I would be interested to see if the P.A. agrees with Praters description of where his land starts and stops. Is it the waters edge or the high water mark?

[Gavin]

Fire your douche bag lawyer and go to court.....will put a Franklin in the mail if you need it.

[Mitch f]

I'll put in $100

[Al Agnew]

Yep, put me in for $100 to start.

[FishinCricket]

Well you've got my offer of testimony as always, but I suppose I could part with a lil bit to help out...

[Al Agnew]

I don't know whether we could get enough people to do it, but seems to me that another good way to go about this is to get as many people as possible to float this section of creek together, get the media to go along as well or at least tell them what's going on beforehand, and tell the sheriff and prosecutor beforehand (after showing them the text of the Supreme Court decision) exactly what we are going to do, including stopping and standing on the gravel bar on Prater's property, and we want to have law enforcement there to do whatever they feel like they should do. It would be nice to have them look at the Supreme Court decision and realize that we are in the right, and to tell Prater exactly that, with a warning that he is not to harass floaters (or waders). But if law enforcement decides that they think we are in the wrong, so be it. I think it's time for this whole issue to get some serious attention.

[fishinwrench]

Just to be 100% clear..... does their case revolve around where you accessed the creek, or because you got out of your canoe while floating through his property?

Your lawyer is clearly trying to steer you away from trial.... and he is acting in the prosecutors behalf, not yours. I hope you haven't paid that jackass a dime yet.

I'm broke as a joke right now but shouldn't be for much longer, I'm good for 100.00 sonetime before April 1st.

[Addicted to Creeks]

i need some background info on this thread, is there a original thread someone could point me too

pretty sure i got the basics

[cnr]

I'm in for the "Occupy Shoal" float and protest. I think threatening a persons right to fish (float) is almost as sensitive as the right to bear arms!