Yes but if the sunfish wasn't put on the hook to use as bait then imho it wasn't being "used" as bait, it just ended up as bait. I think the fish wold be legal to keep assuming it was of the right size and in season.Quote:
Sorry can't use game fish as bait and That is what the situation was you have to Hook the quarry you are after in the mouth with a hook to be legal
i can not believe this thread is still going on, get a life.
Oh not a civil discussion on a fishing topic on a fishing forum how terrible!Quote:
Originally Posted by fishing1
After 1 month and 11 days I finally received an answer from the MNR concerning this debate:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry.
After consulting with Fisheries Policyand Enforcement we have found that it would be legal to keep the pike in yourscenario so long as it was within the legal limit and the sunfish wasn'tintentionally used as bait. If a Conservation Officer had reasonablesuspicion that you were letting the pike eat the sunfish then it would beconsidered as bait. In this case the pike would be illegally harvested assunfish are not a listed live baitfish species.
We hope you have found this informationhelpful. If you require further assistance, please contact the NaturalResources Information Centre at 1-800-667-1940.
Regards,
NRIC web reader - CG"
The end. Amen
common sense prevails.
Glad to see this but didn't they initially say it was illegal to keep that fish... referring to your earlier inquire post 39....
Does it really depend on who is on the other end of the line when the inquiry is being made.... what a shame...
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Originally Posted by seabast
Well, yes most of the time it does but really it's not that bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri
People on the other line are not trained to answer difficult question. So in this case, the first answer was base on someone little knowledge, than I mentioned that because of this and that it didn't make sense so someone else got involved.
Interesting thanks for getting to the bottom of this!
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Originally Posted by seabast
What if the hook is down the throat of the pike? Not in the mouth still legal? Im just joshing...id say personally for me it would depend on the circumstance for example if i felt the pike was not going to make it if i released it i would most definitely keep it but if i was able to release the pike without any issues id let it go...legal not legal id say my personal morals are more important than a fine. Having said that i in no way endorse poaching or fishing illegally in whichever respect you care to mention. But wasting a meal for my family when so many others struggle to get by doesnt seem like the right thing to do. Also if the fish is in season whats the harm you are not targeting them with a sunfish it just happens. Tight lines