Huge fine for no fishing license in Mississippi. Did not even have bait.

[2011Corvette]

You would think looking at 4 women relaxing the game warden would have just warned them but they did break the law as it is written.

I'd stay out of Mississippi!

 

[BOSS351]

How would the agent know if there was bait on the hook before he got there?? He could just figure the fishes took the bait already and the ladies had not re-baited..From the agents perspective I would think they were fishing....

 

[Renegade]

Your GF must've been using this instructional. "It didn't say to put bait on the hook."

 

[gunguy11]

Too bad one of the girls wasn't the agents cousin... 10 minutes behind the cabin and no ticket.

 

[jimdana1942]

My girlfriend and some of her work friends went camping in Mississippi at Flint Creek a few weekends ago. They were relaxing by the creek behind their cabin with some fishing poles in the water. A wildlife and fisheries agent strolled on by and gave the four with poles in the water tickets for no licenses.


My girlfriend found out today that all four tickets were for $440 each. WTF? They did not even have bait. They had no intention of catching fish. If she is made to pay this ticket I will surely not be spending money in Mississippi ever again.

I don't blame you. Fishing or not fishing is not my complaint. Mine is this:
Why in the he-l cannot people get outa dodge once in a while, go camping or hiking or whatever without having to have agents popping up outa the woods trying to get somebody for enjoying a recreation? Can't people just be left alone sometimes?

Remember Ruby Ridge? Not related to this issue but it just shows you how the Govt. has agents wandering around the woods and mountains trying to get someone for something. Poor Randy Weaver, he moved out to the wilds to get away from the rat race and couldn't. It followed him.

 

[USMC-Deano]

HAHA! Poor dems, we give them so much crap. But, it's funny. And true.

I don't blame you. Fishing or not fishing is not my complaint. Mine is this:
Why in the he-l cannot people get outa dodge once in a while, go camping or hiking or whatever without having to have agents popping up outa the woods trying to get somebody for enjoying a recreation? Can't people just be left alone sometimes?

Remember Ruby Ridge? Not related to this issue but it just shows you how the Govt. has agents wandering around the woods and mountains trying to get someone for something. Poor Randy Weaver, he moved out to the wilds to get away from the rat race and couldn't. It followed him.

So, wait...you're saying you DON'T want the LEOs to enforce the laws we have??? Personally, I find that to be one of the biggest problems with this state is people BLATANTLY breaking the law and not getting even a slap on the wrist for it. Mainly traffic violations.

 

[Trey@IG]

since they were not smart enough to put bait on the hook i dont think they're smart enough to find out how much the ticket is on their own. i wouldnt take their word for it being $440 and if it was my gf i sure as hell wouldnt pay for it.

 

[dominick2417]

HAHA! Poor dems, we give them so much crap. But, it's funny. And true.



So, wait...you're saying you DON'T want the LEOs to enforce the laws we have??? Personally, I find that to be one of the biggest problems with this state is people BLATANTLY breaking the law and not getting even a slap on the wrist for it. Mainly traffic violations.

Sounds like we have a gentleman that has never gone over the speed limit here. Sitting on the side of a creek relaxing is hardly breaking the law.

 

[USMC-Deano]

Sounds like we have a gentleman that has never gone over the speed limit here. Sitting on the side of a creek relaxing is hardly breaking the law.

Way to show your ass, dude. Never said I haven't gone over the speed limit, never said I'm a perfect little angel. Nice try, chief.

 

[youu_whoo_whoo]

They broke the law. They diserve the consequenses. You may not agree with every law, but if you decide to break it they you also have to be prepared for the consequenses. You also seem biased because its your girlfriend were talking about here. Hope they caught something atleat.

 

[Sugarbug]

Sounds like 4 adult women should have enough common sense to not put hooked lines in the water if they aren't "fishing." If a fish had actually bitten one of the hooks, then what? Are they still not fishing because they didn't put bait on?

I speed all the time, but I know if I get a ticket, it's because I was speeding.

 

[gunguy11]

Way to show your ass, dude. Never said I haven't gone over the speed limit, never said I'm a perfect little angel. Nice try, chief.

Cut him some slack he is from nawlins, those cops hardly ever enforce their laws.... This is all new to him.
Lol

 

[oleheat]

It's been several hours- and I still can't seem to grasp the concept of the "baitless fishing pole" as a needed component to induce relaxation.

Should I be worried?

 

[Sugarbug]

I wonder if that line of thought works for cheating.

"Well, yeah, sweetie, I was inside her, but we weren't having sex. It's just how we were relaxing."

 

[flamatrix99]

The wife and I were fishing in Ms a couple weeks ago. That $8.50 1 day fishing license sure seems worth it now!

 

[SeventhSon]

I wonder if that line of thought works for cheating.

"Well, yeah, sweetie, I was inside her, but we weren't having sex. It's just how we were relaxing."

Wait. You mean it doesn't work?

 

[Sugarbug]

Wait. You mean it doesn't work?

Give me a minute to do the research...


























































No. It doesn't work. Also, does anyone have somewhere I can stay for the foreseeable future?

 

[oleheat]

Someone needs to start a Facebook poll on the percentage of people who believe the use of a baitless fishing pole for the specific purpose of inducing relaxation could be mistaken for the act of sport fishing.

 

[deafdave3]

Hey, in defense of the OP, I once went fishing without bait. Coincidentally, it was the worse fishing trip I ever had.

 

[JadeRaven]

I think the issue is not so much whether or not they thought they were "fishing," but more whether they thought that casting a line into the river would somehow be illegal.

Hunting laws are inane, IMO.