In case you were wondering GILL NET

http://www.goerie.com/article/20120504/NEWS02/305049874/Erie-fishermen-convicted-of-using-gill-nets

I can see you have no clue on the situation.

BH

BH is right. You have no idea. We all know somebody who saw something. Half the people on this forum know somebody that saw an alien once.

I dunno what I don't have a clue about...

The video is pretty explanatory...my friend the witness was pretty explanatory.......my own search on PA laws were pretty explanatory.....

home boy is a convicted poacher...and kilt abucho gamefish...

I feel pretty informed..enlighten me scholars




My lawyer says I have a good case...as long as I donate the money to restoration of the inhumane kill of my gamefish. You can sign my petition as soon as my lawyer posts it

Games on Biskits!

netting of fish in great lakes is over why was there only one left no money and too much regs. progress comes in all livelyhoods

All true...ask a bluepike

Whats a bLUepIKe ?

No regulation = no fish

Human nature will make sure of that

THat's why we buy a license and have to hire people to enforce reasonable limits, regulation, keeping the A-Holes out of eveyone elses lives

Oh and it can go too far sometimes but not as much as most make it out to be

BTW commercial fishing the great lakes is assinine. Way more money to be made in sports fishing. Get a clue on that. But then some folks might have to start thinking for a change and for a lot of them that is never gonna happen. Big Tony is a criminal, breaks the law, put him out of business.

Try this link

http://www.goerie.com/article/20120505/NEWS02/305049874/Erie-fishermen-convicted-of-using-gill-nets

Just because you can make money tearing up a great lake doesn't mean you have to.

Sports fishing undert opu r current regs provides the greatest fishery in North America. Kick the netters and all the hoseheads off and it would be a ton better yet.

There isn't a commercial fisherman alive who wouldn't take em all for a buck if left tot heir own devices.

Here's an interesting article I found while browsing...
LINK: Understanding the Canadian Commercial Fishing Industry on Lake Erie

These bone heads just went about it illegally, got busted and will (hopefully) now pay the price...

I fixed your quote for ya AGAIN...

Makes ya wonder how long the Big Tony has been raping the lake.

If I have to follow the regs then he should have to follow them...goes without saying.
I hope they pin him to the wall.

Absolutely disgusting.

Ironhed

ORIGINAL: BloodyHand

How would you like someone to tell you, you cant do maintainance if you plan to use duct tape, hammers, polyseal, razor knives, etc...... Your job jost got freakin way more difficult, huh? This is the last I'm gonna say on this topic as we been down this road already.

BH

I would like to see Mr. "self entitlements" answer to this. Commercial fishing made the great lakes the great fishery it is today....and he is apparently clueless. If he is dumb enough to believe a lawyer on this one, they are smart enough to take his money. The state court is not dumb enough to allow a class action suit....it is money out of their pockets. Even if accepted as a submit, it would sit on a desk forever. He is also someone who knows nothing about commercial fishing. Just because you live in Erie, does not mean you have a clue.

I do not condone breaking the laws on commercial fishing, and gill nets are an obvious no-no. The authorities will take care of the problem, and set an example. Just because one person violated the US laws (differ from Canadian laws).....does not mean it has to give the whole industry a bad name. It's not a matter of the method of commercial fishing, it is simply against the laws set forth by the governing body of this great lake to use gill nets and to do commercial fishing period.. Plenty of families make their living off of commercial fishing....and follow the laws, and work a hell of a lot harder than you could ever dream of.

Also Slick, do your research on the blue pike before you want to blame commercial fishing......the changing climates, introduction of rainbow smelt....and pollution was the cause of extinction....not commercial fishing. I am sure it did not help, but either did sport fisherman. Obviously you spend to much time on this web-site, and not enough on educating yourself.

You proved your screenname. To keep the thread from being lokt up....I wont personally attack you with snide comments, or prove you wrong with facts. I will simply quote a few others.

ORIGINAL:

I can see you have no clue on the situation.

ORIGINAL:

the regulations that are put on commercial fishermen and hunters are absolutely necessary. While these groups have fed millions of people, history points out that they have no desire to control themselves or protect any living creature if not regulated to do so.

ORIGINAL:

Whats a bLUepIKe ?

ORIGINAL:

No regulation = no fish
THat's why we buy a license and have to hire people to enforce reasonable limits, regulation, keeping the A-Holes out of eveyone elses lives

Big Tony is a criminal, breaks the law, put him out of business.

ORIGINAL:

Just because you can make money tearing up a great lake doesn't mean you have to.

There isn't a commercial fisherman alive who wouldn't take em all for a buck if left tot heir own devices.

ORIGINAL:

Makes ya wonder how long the Big Tony has been raping the lake.

If I have to follow the regs then he should have to follow them...goes without saying.
I hope they pin him to the wall.

Absolutely disgusting.

And for the record..because I live in Erie, I really am smarter than other people and I have two firms woooing me for this case

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