Don't Be St*pid!!!!

[Handymansd]

Originally Posted by Hamachijohn

Sad. Up here in norcal, if you read the court reports on abalone poachers, these guys are usually multiple offenders. Some of them were arrested twice in one week. They do minimal jail time, can't afford to pay fines, and continue poaching... If stiff penalties are not a sufficient deterrent, maybe more jail time?

http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2011/0...n-three-weeks/

I have heard that the nor cal jails serve a mean abalone and lobster dinner.

[JOSER85]

The ticket for short Lobster it just over $1000 overall doesn't matter the amount you have plus 25 hours of community service. But i'm pretty sure for 132 lobsters it may change.
How do it know...........I was a victim about 6 years ago and not proud of it.
I was young (20), stupid and didn't really care. But know I'm not really into keeping and eating fish. Catch and release is mostly what I do now pretty much only keep when the parents ask for it.
Lobster's I may do it a few times a year but I now respect the limits and the sizes, and I am proud to say that I have let some BIG mommas go (8+ lbs)
very tempting to take home and show off but they look just as good in a picture. They don't taste as good either as your 2-5 lbers.

[JOSER85]

I also got 3 year probation that I couldn't fish that beach/area.