Good Mornin' There Guys !!.... Been busy lately working on rods and getting ready for my trip to Wisconsin... I decided to "bite the bullet" and head north next month !! In spite of the gasprices, you really can't place a price on education !! Coffee is lean and mean this morning... so pour it at your own risk !!..
Good Morning Mary Lou You are up early this morning. Are you staying out of the heat? I stay in my rodshop and try not to go outside to much. Good coffee Pat
Mornin' Mary Lou, Pat, whats new? It should be a good time of year to head north. If only it could be stretched another month or so.....I need another cup.....Toodles,,,Jim
Good Morning Mary Lou You are up early this morning. Are you staying out of the heat? I stay in my rodshop and try not to go outside to much. Good coffee Pat
Mornin' Pat.... I generally pull the sidewalks in about 11ish...and stay out of the heat !!... The heat was so intense yesterday, it was like walking into a hair dryer !!
Mornin' Mary Lou, Pat, whats new? It should be a good time of year to head north. If only it could be stretched another month or so.....I need another cup.....Toodles,,,Jim
Mornin' Jim.... Not a whole lot new in this neck of the woods !! Been getting things together for the September SwapMeet ...
And good morning to everyone, just had my 3rd cup.
Would of been here sooner, but had a 2Cool PM this morning from an individual who took offence to one of my posts concerning flounder gigging and the rights of those who choose to. It took awhile to answer.
No worries though, he's just one of those "holier than thou fisherman" that believes no one else has any rights but him and those that think like him, regardless of the regulations...
Aw come on and share with us! Post up what the hoopla is! I am thinking about starting another croaker thread myself! Those things are funnier than a one armed paper hanger!
Doug Moore wrote:
And good morning to everyone, just had my 3rd cup.
Would of been here sooner, but had a 2Cool PM this morning from an individual who took offence to one of my posts concerning flounder gigging and the rights of those who choose to. It took awhile to answer.
No worries though, he's just one of those "holier than thou fisherman" that believes no one else has any rights but him and those that think like him, regardless of the regulations...
Here ya go Terry........ PK's PM and my response... LOL!
Originally Posted by pkpaul
AMEN BRO, DON'T START REGUALTING LEGAL ACTIVITIES
AND BRING BACK DYNAMITE, AND THE GILL NETS, THOSE WERE LEGAL AT ONE POINT IN HISTORY WEREN'T THEY? OOPS SORRY TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE
GIGGING SUKS AND IT AINT REAL FISHING AND HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE A LEGAL FISH AND ONE THAT'S 1/4" TOO SHORT?? YOU DON'T YOU JUST THROW IT BACK WITH 2 HOLES IN ITS' GUTS
Most all you mention above was legal prior to the state regulating our resources. In other words THERE WERE NO LAWS against it! Once the State passed and started regulating these resources, those means of excessive harvest were quickly outlawed.
Gigging has been around a long time. If it was determined to be as harmful as the illegal methods you've tried to compare it to, it would have also been outlawed. But, it hasn't and is still a legal means of harvest.
As I said in my post, I don't gig, but as long as it is a legal means of harvest those that want to should and should be able to do so with out the rest of us berating them for it.
Since you've given no proof as to gigging being harmful to the flounder population, outside of "IT SUKS and ITS NOT REAL FISHING" Then I will have to assume this is only a personal and emotional issue with you. So it really does no good for me to argue this with you.
But, It's this sort of "HOLIER THAN THOUGH" mentality that will one day be our down fall as outdoorsmen. Those forces working against us love this sort of thing. DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
It's going on right now with the croaker soaker VS Arti's argument. CROAKER SOAKING AIN'T REAL FISHING! IF YOUR NOT FOOLING UM... YOU AIN'T FISHING...! How stupid is this argument.
By the way, I don't croaker soak either, but as with the gigging, as long as the State says it's legal, then if you choose to... GO FOR IT! I mean whats' next? NO SHRIMP.
One last thing, If it's proven that gigging is harmful to the flounder population, then I will be one of the first to support it's demise.
Thank you, for taking your time to contact me and while I fully support your right to your opinion, I also support my right to mine and the rights of anyone who chooses to legally enjoy the great outdoors.
Dang Doug...that must of been before you got your coffee this morning! haha
Good points! Hats off to you for sticking up for yourself. I do get tired of the "what I do is OK, but your way sux" PETA is looking at any at anybody fishing is immoral so ther eis always a line drawn and everybody's line is in a different place!
