The main reason I decided to remove most of my posts was not to enable poachers, and I've seen too many of them throughout the years.
I'm going to call out some fishermen publicly to straighten out their ways.
Met three regulars at Paradise: [1, 2 and 3] I don't personally know any of them, but I've seen them many times before at this pier. [1 ] told me Fish and Game made him cut his 6-hook Sabiki into 3 hooks at Ft. Baker. I asked him if Fish and Game questioned him about throwing his cast net with two lines already in the water because that was illegal. He also told me he caught 50 fish last year. I wondered how many of the fish were caught legally? [1 and 2] were both soaking two lines each while plugging pretty much the entire day. [1] landed a nice 28" on a third rod with a plug. Unfortunate because he kept the fish. He also landed a keeper striper later on his third rod on a plug. He offered me the fish. No way did I want a poached fish. Really unfortunate because [1] said he had caught two 32-inchers this year, one on a plug and one on bait. I've seen how this guy operates, and with no doubt in my mind both were caught with three rods. With two lines in the water, [2] nets a nice smelt and later lands a 29.5" with it. He was also plugging when the bite occurred... [3]? Third rod plugger confirmed, but he's off the hook because he landed his keeper striper with only two lines in the water. Another guy pulls up a 28" on a third rod.
The friend I was fishing with? Idiot third rod plugger too.
Moral of the story: CALL OUT ALL POACHERS. THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES AND FORMS.
I'm going to call out some fishermen publicly to straighten out their ways.
Met three regulars at Paradise: [1, 2 and 3] I don't personally know any of them, but I've seen them many times before at this pier. [1 ] told me Fish and Game made him cut his 6-hook Sabiki into 3 hooks at Ft. Baker. I asked him if Fish and Game questioned him about throwing his cast net with two lines already in the water because that was illegal. He also told me he caught 50 fish last year. I wondered how many of the fish were caught legally? [1 and 2] were both soaking two lines each while plugging pretty much the entire day. [1] landed a nice 28" on a third rod with a plug. Unfortunate because he kept the fish. He also landed a keeper striper later on his third rod on a plug. He offered me the fish. No way did I want a poached fish. Really unfortunate because [1] said he had caught two 32-inchers this year, one on a plug and one on bait. I've seen how this guy operates, and with no doubt in my mind both were caught with three rods. With two lines in the water, [2] nets a nice smelt and later lands a 29.5" with it. He was also plugging when the bite occurred... [3]? Third rod plugger confirmed, but he's off the hook because he landed his keeper striper with only two lines in the water. Another guy pulls up a 28" on a third rod.
The friend I was fishing with? Idiot third rod plugger too.
Moral of the story: CALL OUT ALL POACHERS. THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES AND FORMS.
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