Fishing Regualtions

[Eyezcrazy]

I was checked at the dock by ODNR and asked him what I should do with my fish if I stayed to fish a second day. He said as long as I could show proof I was there the day before it wouldn't be a problem. He said a gas receipt, hotel receipt, bait store etc. now that being said, I'm sure it would come down to the individual officer who checked me and another one might not feel the same. I believe the burden of proof would be on them. Like I said in an earlier post, possession is not the same as a daily limit.

I was once ticketed for having a fish that was 1/4 inch short in my cooler. The ODNR asked me who was going to claim it. I said well since it's my boat I guess I will. The fact is, we don't know who caught and kept the fish that was short so I wonder how that would play out if know one stepped up to claim it. Sort of difficult to prove who to ticket. From now on I make sure to personally check every fish.

[pimplepounder]

I was checked at the dock by ODNR and asked him what I should do with my fish if I stayed to fish a second day. He said as long as I could show proof I was there the day before it wouldn't be a problem. He said a gas receipt, hotel receipt, bait store etc. now that being said, I'm sure it would come down to the individual officer who checked me and another one might not feel the same. I believe the burden of proof would be on them. Like I said in an earlier post, possession is not the same as a daily limit.

I was once ticketed for having a fish that was 1/4 inch short in my cooler. The ODNR asked me who was going to claim it. I said well since it's my boat I guess I will. The fact is, we don't know who caught and kept the fish that was short so I wonder how that would play out if know one stepped up to claim it. Sort of difficult to prove who to ticket. From now on I make sure to personally check every fish.

I bet if you wouldn't have stepped up, the warden would have written a ticket to everyone, and let the judge sort it out. I think your double checking policy is a good idea.