stoneman
Reged: 11/24/08
Posts: 705
Loc: stone county , missouri
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So Friday evening (around dusk) I setup some trotline/juglines up at Smithville Lake trying to catch a few Flatheads . Returned Saturday around same time rebaited , no big fish . Sunday arrived a little earlier and noticed strange orange tags on all my lines --  --the tags were from the MDC stating that I must remove the tags by that day or they were going confiscate my equipment-----  ---that's ok---I have plenty more where they came from-- 
Stoneman
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swampy
stirrer of chit
Reged: 12/13/05
Posts: 7085
Loc: Valhalla
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what was wrong with your lines?
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DjF
little buddie
Reged: 12/13/05
Posts: 5410
Loc: staring at an empty mailbox...
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probably just making sure he was checking them in a timely manner, every 24 hours...???
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H2ODOG
the one who never tires
Reged: 12/22/05
Posts: 10996
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Quote:
DjF said:
probably just making sure he was checking them in a timely manner, every 24 hours...???
Winner, winner, chicken dinner
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Scout 1
New order Amish - not be confused with Meninite!
Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 6778
Loc: Where there are no ducks
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Hell, Stoner, just get the folks who are poachin your lines to take the tags off each time they're there. Just sayin.
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stoneman
Reged: 11/24/08
Posts: 705
Loc: stone county , missouri
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That what I was thinking , I know the rules for trotlining say " Only 33 max hooks and must be checked every 24 hrs " but the MDC didn't leave a time they checked them just a date to remove them and that date wasn't 24 hrs since I last time I checked the trot lines.--  --Also I've never had lines out for 3 days and not single fish on them , so suspect someone had been stealing the catfish on some of them . Sunday we stayed until around 4am and had removed all but a doz in a cove we were crappie fishing at. Three boats were hanging around at the back of the cove real near the shore and we were at the mouth of the cove . I'd spotlight the jugs every half hour or so to see if any fish had tipped up the jugs or were pulling them around . When I removed them most had no bait and all had no catfish ?-- --weird--  Only time I've been oranged tag and I've seen some people's lines left out for weeks and I've never seen any tags on them. Not sure what I'd do if I caught someone stealing from me , probally best to record their boat ID number on side of boat and have a witness there besides me, like I did that night. Then turned them into MDC ; or have my 30/06 with me and said witness holding spotlight on their outboard ----  --what do think 165gr soft point or 180gr silvertip-- 
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H2ODOG
the one who never tires
Reged: 12/22/05
Posts: 10996
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180 gr would be better....but if you stick the gun barrel in your mouth like most of us would like you to, it won't matter much. Wierd
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rb.
member
Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 1012
Loc: mo
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Its the same dealio as the parking cop in the cities around STL that put a chalk mark on your tire to see if you stay in parking areas too long with time limitations. The agent prolly helped himself to your fish.
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