WOW, I looked at the pic and your all worked up over that ? amazing and yet unbelievable. A fish caught is a fish caught and should be treated as nothing more or less. Amazing, big boats using big nets that catch anything in its way and just because a hook is facing in you think it shouldn't be in my freezer. Steve, nothing is needing explaining here for this pic. Thanks for letting us know what was used for bait. Maybe Opi you should be on a green peace boat chasing tuna fisherman. I had better stop here, this is not something I want to get going on as we all have our opinions. enjoy letting your fish go when you want and don't tell me I can't put one in the freezer just beacuse you think it may have been hooked in and not out. I'll be sure to post a sign on my hook next time for the fish to read how to properly attack a bait.

Ok real quick before i go to work....

1.... Apparrently this isnt about one fish , anymore. Since ya'll are postin you do it too, at the mouth counts as in the mouth for most that are replying to my comments .

2...This was never about the one fish, thiswas about my subscription, i dont want pics of dirty poachers in the mag i pay good money to subscribe to.

3..... The difference between a good fisherman and a great one shouldnt require a game warden/conservation officer to enforce the rules that clearly state "in the mouth"

4 ....The easiest way to look like a retard is to argue with one but you wouldnt know anything about that would ya fishalot, hey make sure i get a pic of that hook sign, your mommas been wanting new inner thigh ink.

5....If i'm such a dirty tree hugger why is it i'm the one point out the laws in this string? Still waitin for offical answer on the fate of that fish or was it just a product placement picture? Lets keep an open line! pfft

Gosh All I wanted was to say that I enjoyed the article and How it gave me some good tips for lakers and browns in my area. Sorry it got so many people worked up. Now if anyone has some comments about What they got from the article I would sure like to hear them.

using non traditional methods!
How the water temps affect fishing!
etc etc.
No offense to those who already did this.

Brian

Hi all:
I just got back from the big tackle show and found this thread. What a great discussion. I love it when the back-and-forth centers on fishing, like this one does. Just too bad it got a little goofy at the end there.

Couple of things: First, you can bet your life that we observe fish and game laws to the letter. There's just no other way to do it, right? Second, yes sometimes photos are staged a bit, not so much for product placement as someone wrote, but to best illustrate vital facts and information for the readers. Finally, I encourage Opit and anyone else to watch the show (http://www.fishingclub.com/video/ar...r-salmon), then come back and tell me what you think.

Hey, MrBill--you hurt my feelings. Well, not really, but you do make me wonder when you write, "you might get lucky and Kurt will see this and bring it to someone's attention at the mag." Check out the editorial masthead on your last issue of North American Fisherman. It might also change your mind about needing luck to get a response from the Club.

Thanks everyone.

kurt thank you for your response and of late i have been seeing things to start looking up for the better on the site-- this one and the hunting clubs.

Yes Kurt thanks for the response. Keep articles like this coming. Even though I don't fish the great lakes the info still was relevant.

Brian

So the answer is that the fish was caught by legal means and this was really just a picture? The video doesnt clarify but for what i could see it looks as if the hooks were all good, granted i dont know which fish was which. But if just a photo op i can understand its just that it seems your spreading bad info to show a pic like that as if it were a fair catch. This could lead to more people thinking they have fair catches as well when in fact they dont. Also seems like maybe we need a mag covering the laws, maybe just the basics , to clarify the actual rules.
From reading your responce i conclude that i am right about the hook placement in this situation, that if you state NAFC follows all laws and this was just a pic then if the fish had come aboard hooked as in the pic it would have been illegal to keep, am i correct? and if others notice this tiny detail would it also spread misinformation in fishing that it is ok to keep fish that are hooked this way? I mean lets face it , how many responded in this post stating they do it as well, with as many members as the NAFc may have, alot will follow suit. This isnt good, this shouldnt be risked for the sake of the fish.
Onelast thing while i post,can we get more info on vhs , snakehead , asian carp. More info, mooooooore . and lets get some info rolling on the death toll in the gulf and what bp plans on doing for restocking , if possible.
Thanks again, i might renew.

also , i know this isnt NAFC related but anything fishing related in North America seems to fit the bill. Was watching Nat geo recently about the world record halibut and they told the story as to how the man who caught the fish thought he had snagged the bottom, so his buddy touched his rod and line to see and states he had one massive fish on the line and wasnt snagged, this was stated by both people in question and ran in the story nat geo did , IFGA rules state

The following acts will disqualify a catch

2. The act of persons other than the angler in touching any part of the rod, reel, or line (including the double line) either bodily or with any device, from the time a fish strikes or takes the bait or lure, until the fish is either landed or released, or in giving any aid other than that allowed in the rules and regulations. If an obstacle to the passage of the line through the rod guides has to be removed from the line, then the obstacle (whether chum, floatline, rubber band, or other material) shall be held and cut free. Under no circumstances should the line be held or touched by anyone other than the angler during this process

Thought i'd share, seems this should be looked into but granted not NAFC . Not your mistake , only posting to share info. could someone pass this along to nat geo? not out to dethrone anyone of world records, just seems , well , fishy.