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08-30-2014, 06:55 PM | #1 |
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Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
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08-30-2014, 08:34 PM | #2 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
Ok, what you got there...pretty cool color, odd looking tail. Where u located
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08-30-2014, 09:59 PM | #3 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
Right on man spear 'em up … But that fish you have is in the parrot fish family… Which makes it illegal to spear… Get a fish and game regulation brochure and study the spearfishing section. Even though spearfishing accounts for less than 1/2 of 1% of all fish taken by any means its the most highly regulated form of fishing (I know not fair). And ole Green Jeans aka "F.W.C. Officers" will not take any mercy on you even though you're new. It seems they have a hard-on for Spearfishers…
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08-31-2014, 01:17 AM | #4 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
You might want to take those pictures down. You are not allowed to spear those.
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08-31-2014, 04:30 AM | #5 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
OP has yet to post his location, parrots could be perfectly legal to spear where he is from...
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08-31-2014, 08:04 AM | #6 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
Agree with Tony , it is his first post , and could be legal where he is from .
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08-31-2014, 09:21 AM | #7 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
Well He's in the Florida East coast forum so just in case the new guy is from here I'm just trying to help him… Its funny nobody post to give him possibly helpful material, but you guys post hinting to him that it might be legal. Well if this makes you guys feel better… Megladon Unless your in hawaii or the bahamas or some where on the central eastern seaboard where they might be legal to spear I'd take it down. But I can tell you for fact its Illegal to spear in Florida so you can listen to whoever you want I'm just trying to help and save you some money and headache in the process….
There is that better now guys???
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08-31-2014, 09:54 AM | #8 |
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I'm may be going out on a limb. But I'm just going to guess he's from the east coast of florida between Boca - The Keys… (Reason #1)--- He was smart enough to join therefore he can read, so he knows what geo location he's posting in…
(Reason #2)--- Everywhere north of Delray has had some pretty significant swells and bad viz. Well we won't know until he posts or update his profile info and thats assuming he's even a guy we don't know that either but we're all okay assuming so in that case...
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08-31-2014, 10:37 AM | #9 |
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Get off your soap box and stop preaching to us dude. We all know the laws...People often post in the wrong forums and I dont see a single person in here that is advocating shooting fish that aren't supposed to be taken.
Its illegal to spear these because its considered a tropical fish. They are eaten everywhere in the world but here. Surprisingly enough, they feed on coral....so while everyone likes to blame humans for coral degradation, if you really think about it, its really those ****ers that are doing the most damage...I watch them chew on coral and shit out sand all day long. How exactly are you saving this guy money?? Other then a simple bashing from the random people of the internets, there is a damn thing that going to happen to him, so stop acting like it is. For what its worth, I could take a photo of me doing an 8ball of cocaine out of a hookers ass, and then post it on the local polices facebook page, and guess how much money that will cost me....ill give you a hint, the number rhymes with spearo... If the mods feel that this thread is an issue, they will delete it, otherwise, as you've admitted already, all youre doing is assuming.... edit: i do not do drugs at all Last edited by kwtony; 08-31-2014 at 11:02 AM. |
08-31-2014, 10:58 AM | #10 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
Lesson learned
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08-31-2014, 11:03 AM | #11 |
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Soap Box??? I'm not bashing the dude. saving him money by possibly helping avoid a dumb as ticket for simply not knowing a law thats all. I have no chip on my shoulder you can ask anyone who knows me. and as far as you go KWtony i know you're def a well respected spear board local so believe me i'm def not barking up your tree, and thats just me being honest. any you advice you have i would take no prob… like i said the first time i was just honestly trying to help a new spearo
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08-31-2014, 11:15 AM | #13 |
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My apologies my sarcasm sometimes get the best of me, trust me, im all too familiar with this soap box......
Buuuuuuuuuuut, there you have it, people accidentally break rules all the time. Its those that admit, and learn from the mistakes that actually have a chance and that deserve the opportunity to reconcile Here is a pic of a father with his family on base in key west. The man, had a few days off his job and tried taking out his family and dogs in their teeny tiny little skiff to take them fishing... He came back with an undersized grouper, undersized YT and a few grunts...Instead of chastising him, I explained to ruled and regs, and actually managed to do a live release of the grouper he had. Then i pulled my only grouper (small but legal) and gave it to him. The man tried to take his family out fishing, and busted his ass in the process. While he really should have known the regs before hand, im not going to sit here and read him the riot act for a mistake. Im glad we saw it. Its the people that knowingly break the laws, and keep doing it, that deserve that treatment....all day long Out of curiosity, howd it taste? |
08-31-2014, 11:38 AM | #14 |
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all i said was get a reg book and learn it never said any thing else besides they won't take mercy on him. thats it. actually i told him good catch and i'm not sarcastic i really meant it. btw i can attest for their taste i've eaten them in hawaii some of the locals call them sweetlips. and when i came back to florida I TOO MADE THE SAME MISTAKE HE DID AND SHOT A BIG RED PARROTFISH. No ticket though. didn't know i was chastising him … kwtony I'm sure you saw the post of the video in the forum of the guy who shot the Jewfish and all the ridiculous people trying to turn him in when it was an honest mistake. i'm not that type of guy trust me...
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08-31-2014, 11:45 AM | #15 |
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Re: Got my first fish ever new to spearfishing.
X2 on Originals first post....it is east coast section. Always little tidbits of meaningless "opinions/remarks" from the bored people at home. So I'll get mine in ;-D
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