07-10-2012, 06:14 PM
The bank fishing ettiquette thread made me think about what I've done on numerous occasions and I'm wondering...... Am I breaking the law. If so, I will quit.
Here is an example. The other night I casted my line out into the water and put a bell on the end of the rod. The rod was about 10-15 feet at the most from where I was in the tent. During the night I heard the bell ringing, got up caught a fish, re-baited, and casted it back out. Does this qualify as legal by this definition:
[indent]Attendance of Fishing Gear: You must attend to your gear while fishing. This means being able to watch your rod at all times and be able to react to a potential strike.
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Is "watching" a visual act, or is it a figurative statement. If it is literally "watching at all times" as stated, then looking away while the rod is in your hand would be against the law. Trolling in a boat as a single person would also be against the law as you couldn't watch the rod and steer the boat appropriately "at all times". What do you guys think?
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Here is an example. The other night I casted my line out into the water and put a bell on the end of the rod. The rod was about 10-15 feet at the most from where I was in the tent. During the night I heard the bell ringing, got up caught a fish, re-baited, and casted it back out. Does this qualify as legal by this definition:
[indent]Attendance of Fishing Gear: You must attend to your gear while fishing. This means being able to watch your rod at all times and be able to react to a potential strike.
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Is "watching" a visual act, or is it a figurative statement. If it is literally "watching at all times" as stated, then looking away while the rod is in your hand would be against the law. Trolling in a boat as a single person would also be against the law as you couldn't watch the rod and steer the boat appropriately "at all times". What do you guys think?
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