If a lady or man walks up to you on your way down to the trib and ask if you would catch them a couple fish to take home, would you? Or have you? Knowing you are going to be C&R fishing that day anyway, would you? Maybe give them 2 so you can keep fishing without breaking the law?

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If a lady or man walks up to you on your way down to the trib and ask if you would catch them a couple fish to take home, would you? Or have you? Knowing you are going to be C&R fishing that day anyway, would you? Maybe give them 2 so you can keep fishing without breaking the law?

Done it before....do it again.

I hope all of you guys are never in the position to have to decide what is right or wrong, or how you are going to feed your family. Until something like this happens to you, there is no way you can honestly say what you might do. Thank God I have never had to be in this position.

Maybe the poor should be given free fishing and hunting licenses instead of just food stamps, allowing them the opportunity with a little effort, to provide some things for themselves. I am certain that there are alot of poor people who can't afford a license and trout stamp and Lake Erie combo stamp, and a hunting license and doe tags etc.  Wow !!! I guess it is nice to be able to afford such things.  Would that be fair to the rest of us ? Would you agree to it ?

I think the three ring circus that that Steelhead season presents annually is just held in a little too high of regards by most, It seems more like opening day of trout season, everyday of the week for months. 

Just my own opinion,   And this post was not directed to any one individual on here but rather to all.

I've got no problem with this duud and his bag of trouts... 
 
...as long as he wasn't chumming.
 

just look for the white lines!

Just by letting that person do it once, you enabled that person to do it again. Just like someone addicted to drugs, you bail them out of their financial problems everytime, thinking that your helping the situation.When really you arent letting them learn a lesson. You enabled them to continue their habit!

like pxatim said people need to take personal responsibility.

They will have no Problem getting support from the governement. (provided we stop bailing out company's like boscov's) They have programs to help people who are down and out, get back up on their feet. I do not have a problem with that, but you better be looking for a job while you are on it. the object is to help until you get a job. people being laid off etc..


now its the people that take advantage of these programs that pi$$ me off. time and time again they put themselves in the same situation and yet the government still bails them out.. they enable the people to keep on that path... instead of getting off of support they just have another kid to stay on it... in my perception that is what i see..


As far as the gentlemen that i had witnessed the "floating live well" this was not the case for these fellas.... you can tell that they we far better off then i... lol...   however i do not agree with what they were doing with the bag. taking the smaller steel out and releasing it after they drug it around half the day, to put the bigger steely in.

Blacknosedace,   Obviously this young person was taught by a real class act adult.  That is a shame, sounds like he didn't know anything was wrong with what they were doing or he would not of told you. 
 
I agree with you that this kinda stuff shouldn't happen,   I think the thread just got off track a lil.    You never said they did it cause they were hungry. 

washdog,

I agree with you that the thread has gotten a bit off track. i am thankful for everything i have in life, my wonderful parents, brothers, family all together, friends, and a job. But i assure you if i was to get into that situation i would be trying with all of my power to get out of that situation. I do see what you are trying to get at with your post tho.. but really honestly would you be fishing for food or looking for a job for food if you were in that situation? I know i would be working at BK if i had too..

Texcobb99,

Again i am thankful that i have parents to teach me such things.. you are right.. now i am not saying that i have never messed up but at least i learned from it. and my parents showed me how to learn from it... correcting me when i was wrong.. spanking me and and showing me what i did wrong after... you know i look back at those times and what i did...lol... and i deserved it every time..lol... but this will take the thread in a whole new direction.. Its like people are afraid to discipline there kids anymore... are they unaware that the def. is to give training that develops self control? now i dont know about you but my parents did that.. it may of took awhile for it to sink it but they did it... Its not just parents take their kids fishing or any other activity, its parents caring.
 
 
washdog, looks like i may have taken it in a whole new direction...

While it certainly helps toi have caring, attentive parents, it's no guarantee. I had that, and then some, but if you knew me during the 1st 10-15 years of my "adulthood", you'd swear I was raised by gangsters. Or Huns.
 
I think most parents try to do their best, but there is alot working against them. First it is becoming increasingly difficult to get by, let alone raise children on a single salary. Second the ease, and availability of transportation, communication, and various media, greatly increases the outside influences that reach our children.

 
 

I've been singing with my band
Across the water,across the land
I seen ev'ry blue-eyed floozy on the way, Hey
But their beauty and their style
Wear kind of smooth after awhile
Take me to them lardy ladies every time !
 

**** nobody needs to see that LOL