First cheater
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@KyleCaminita said:
@MattSpeller lots of folks. we have some guys around here that actually will pin up lunkers, pretend they caught a fish by it, and unpin the big boys(girls). it's stupid how folks cheat.
People are weird. I kicked this guy out of a local fishing group a few months ago for several reasons:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
He was finding picture online of fish (with no angler) claiming he was the one that caught them. For example if a fish was on the ground with a hook in it's mouth and no person was in the picture, he would claim it was his fish. (Really weird...huh?) -
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
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Fishing is a weird activity to me. When it is for food, I get it, I love some grilled sea bass. But for sport, I'm lost.
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@IRJ said:
@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
Yes it is illegal. Chartering a boat requires a captain's license which is not only expensive, but requires a difficult test.
So it would be legal if they did it legally? It's not chartering per se that is illegal, you are just saying that obviously these people are not captains?
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@scottalanmiller said:
Fishing is a weird activity to me. When it is for food, I get it, I love some grilled sea bass. But for sport, I'm lost.
To me, it's troubleshooting on steroids. The entire day out on the water, you are troubleshooting and trying to figure out the pattern.
Does this color work today?
Are they shallow, are they deep?
Is my retrieve too fast, or too slow?
Do they want fish or shrimp imitations today?
Each of those questions takes many casts to answer. Sometimes you will be out all day and NEVER find the answer.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
Yes it is illegal. Chartering a boat requires a captain's license which is not only expensive, but requires a difficult test.
So it would be legal if they did it legally? It's not chartering per se that is illegal, you are just saying that obviously these people are not captains?
Correct. Charter Fishing is a HUGE industry in Florida. It is very common to charge about $800-1000 a day to fish with 3-4 people . The price usually depends on the experience of your captain
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@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
Yes it is illegal. Chartering a boat requires a captain's license which is not only expensive, but requires a difficult test.
So it would be legal if they did it legally? It's not chartering per se that is illegal, you are just saying that obviously these people are not captains?
Correct. Charter Fishing is a HUGE industry in Florida. It is very common to charge about $800-1000 a day to fish with 3-4 people . The price usually depends on the experience of your captain
Okay, that makes more sense. It seemed odd that chartering as a thing would be illegal. That it is rigorous makes sense.
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@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
Yes it is illegal. Chartering a boat requires a captain's license which is not only expensive, but requires a difficult test.
So it would be legal if they did it legally? It's not chartering per se that is illegal, you are just saying that obviously these people are not captains?
Correct. Charter Fishing is a HUGE industry in Florida. It is very common to charge about $800-1000 a day to fish with 3-4 people . The price usually depends on the experience of your captain
That is offshore. Fishing inshore (where you can see land is about $400-600).
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
Yes it is illegal. Chartering a boat requires a captain's license which is not only expensive, but requires a difficult test.
So it would be legal if they did it legally? It's not chartering per se that is illegal, you are just saying that obviously these people are not captains?
Correct. Charter Fishing is a HUGE industry in Florida. It is very common to charge about $800-1000 a day to fish with 3-4 people . The price usually depends on the experience of your captain
Okay, that makes more sense. It seemed odd that chartering as a thing would be illegal. That it is rigorous makes sense.
Yeah. The laws are pretty strict because it is a safety thing. You want to make sure the captains that are taking these boats out are experienced. Things can get hairy quickly on the water and experience is very important.
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@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
He was running an illegal fishing charter (charging people money to fish)
Illegal as in against the law, or against group rules?
Yes it is illegal. Chartering a boat requires a captain's license which is not only expensive, but requires a difficult test.
So it would be legal if they did it legally? It's not chartering per se that is illegal, you are just saying that obviously these people are not captains?
Correct. Charter Fishing is a HUGE industry in Florida. It is very common to charge about $800-1000 a day to fish with 3-4 people . The price usually depends on the experience of your captain
Okay, that makes more sense. It seemed odd that chartering as a thing would be illegal. That it is rigorous makes sense.
Yeah. The laws are pretty strict because it is a safety thing. You want to make sure the captains that are taking these boats out are experienced. Things can get hairy quickly on the water and experience is very important.
Absolutely. You don't want some yahoo going all Christopher Columbus with you on his boat and sailing aimlessly for a week and landing on Cuba and telling you that you've been dropped off in Canada.
