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Charles wrote:Years ago (late '70s?) I knew a guy that had a whole wall in his living room covered with biiig bass he took out of Lake Jackson using live shiners. He was kind of a friend of a friend of a friend, think I only ever met him twice. Once was at his house. He used a cane pole and dough balls to catch wild shiners before he went bass fishing. Said store bought shiners weren't worth a damn because they were too small and died too quick. The wild ones were tougher. He also said shiners up to 12" long weren't too big.
MrGreenJeans wrote:I am pretty sure that using bream as bait is not illegal providing you catch the bream in the same body of water.
I have heard that in some states, including Georgia, that it is legal to use bream as bait if they were caught on hook and line. I do wonder what the facts are about bream as bait in Florida.
To fish, or not to fish, . . . those are the answers.
Black bass, peacock bass or any part thereof may not be used as bait.
Live goldfish or carp may not be used as bait.
Whole pickerel or bream (e.g., bluegill, redear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier, warmouth) or parts thereof may be used as bait for sportfishing by he angler who caught them.
Whole pickerel or bream or parts thereof may not be used as bait for trotlines or bush hooks or any method other than by rod and reel or pole and line."
Black bass, peacock bass or any part thereof may not be used as bait.
Live goldfish or carp may not be used as bait.
Whole pickerel or bream (e.g., bluegill, redear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier, warmouth) or parts thereof may be used as bait for sportfishing by he angler who caught them.
Whole pickerel or bream or parts thereof may not be used as bait for trotlines or bush hooks or any method other than by rod and reel or pole and line."
I think I get it that "Any game fish taken by these methods [ nets, seines, traps] must be released immediately." means that bream, a game fish, can be used as bait by the angler who caught them on hook and line only; right?
To fish, or not to fish, . . . those are the answers.
Charles wrote:Years ago (late '70s?) I knew a guy that had a whole wall in his living room covered with biiig bass he took out of Lake Jackson using live shiners. He was kind of a friend of a friend of a friend, think I only ever met him twice. Once was at his house. He used a cane pole and dough balls to catch wild shiners before he went bass fishing. Said store bought shiners weren't worth a damn because they were too small and died too quick. The wild ones were tougher. He also said shiners up to 12" long weren't too big.