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#665308 - 02/23/11 01:16 PM I Was Just Curious(A Poll)
Bigjim Offline
will always be a Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 11/15/06
Posts: 708
On fishing closed waters this year? I noticed alot of talk with this and am really interested in a rough percentage. So I made a poll to see the percentages of people who fish closed waters vs. the never wills.
Closed Waters
Only one choice allowed (156 total votes)
Yes, I have been for years. - 18 (12%)
This is my first year due to the closures. - 0 (0%)
I am not sure if I will or will not this year. - 3 (2%)
I will not comment. - 12 (8%)
I will never fish closed waters. - 123 (79%)
Voting on this poll ends: 03/02/11 01:15 PM

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#665309 - 02/23/11 01:21 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Bigjim]
Driftfishnw Offline
Steelhead Hitman

Registered: 02/10/09
Posts: 2026
are you asking if people poach?

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#665312 - 02/23/11 01:24 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Driftfishnw]
Brant Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 12/09/03
Posts: 399
Loc: Seattle
Are you the guy I saw plunking at the mouth of the Sultan River on Sunday?

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#665315 - 02/23/11 01:34 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Brant]
Rocket Red Offline
River Nutrients

Registered: 02/14/06
Posts: 2540
Loc: Elma
2 summers ago I mis-read the regs on the Entiat river and spent a morning fly-fishing for trout below the deadline. (Not far below, but below).

After c-n-r a few beautiful fish I though to myself. "This water is absolutely incredible, these fish are absolutely aggressive, and I am having waaaaay to much fun. . . I must be poaching."

Sure enough after a quick re-read of the regs, I figured out I wasn't high enough in the river, and drove up to the open area, where the fishing sucked and the fish were small.
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#665339 - 02/23/11 04:03 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Rocket Red]
STRIKE ZONE Offline
GOOD LUCK

Registered: 08/09/00
Posts: 12107
Loc: Hobart,Wa U.S.A
Why would any one fish closed waters???????.It's so bad ya need your lawyer to see if something is open or if your legal these day's.I try and read the reg's the night before I hit a different system then the norm.Good luck,
SZ

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#665344 - 02/23/11 04:14 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
Man of logic Offline
Spawner

Registered: 12/20/10
Posts: 962
Loc: the moon
Are you trying to see if we are above the law? I think we should all vote that we fish closed waters, and see if he does. And see if that parker guy does it too. Why would it matter? Are you influenced by other peoples poor decisions? Will it make it right if we do? Feel free to give us a poaching report.




Oh and everyone wears pink g-strings beneath their waders, so you should too.
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#665355 - 02/23/11 05:06 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Man of logic]
banki Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 10/12/00
Posts: 373
Loc: Montesano, WA
???
+1 vote for retarded poll of the year.

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#665362 - 02/23/11 05:21 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: ]
Dave Vedder Offline
Reverend Tarpones

Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 8587
Loc: West Duvall
Too many dumb things here to discuss. One is WTF would you vote "Will not coment" an anynomous poll?


I really hope that the six folks who said they have been fishing closed waters for years were just funning us.
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#665379 - 02/23/11 05:52 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Dave Vedder]
Coho Offline
River Nutrients

Registered: 03/09/99
Posts: 2682
Loc: Muk
Like RR--I unintentionally have fished closed waters. 1 time not till after the fact did I realize the mistake-but I did remove a hatchery brat from the system. The second an Ole Timer informed me and a buddy. I pulled anchor and went down river to open waters.

Moral--read the regs. It aint worth it. No Cheating.

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#665383 - 02/23/11 06:02 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Dave Vedder]
Bigjim Offline
will always be a Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 11/15/06
Posts: 708
First of all, I do not do this. I have not fished since the closures. I was just curious as i am hearing more and more of this talk in this forum. It was a simple question, I am not looking for any justification.

I am not asking for anyones advice on this topic. What this poll is for is plain and simple. Just a rough estimate of how many of the PP folks believe they are above the law. I am not naming any names, period.

I learned a while back that everyone on this board or any other board is just another guy. Whether you have fished for 2 months or 40 years. Whether you have zero posts or wrote and published books. Whether your the president of a conservation group or a guy who litters everywhere he goes. The point is, for me to justify any actions based on a poll is completely foolish.

As far as my ethics go? I do not fish closed waters, probably why half of gear hasn't even seen a river this year. I have the WDFW on speed dial, and have tipped at least three times in the last year. Do not begin to assume my ethics because of an information-gathering poll.

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#665384 - 02/23/11 06:05 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: ]
Sol Duc Offline
April Fool

Registered: 06/18/01
Posts: 16138
Originally Posted By: Chuck S.
Originally Posted By: Driftfishnw
are you asking if people poach?


+1

dumb poll Jim ...

Just sayin' wink


This.
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#665386 - 02/23/11 06:06 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Brant]
Bigjim Offline
will always be a Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 11/15/06
Posts: 708
Originally Posted By: Brant
Are you the guy I saw plunking at the mouth of the Sultan River on Sunday?


Plunking? Seriously? I fish spoons and spinners alone, and everything I fish I videotape. Video of me fishing closed waters isn't the greatest idea.

But if you did see that guy, did you call in on him?

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#665428 - 02/23/11 08:19 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Bigjim]
Man of logic Offline
Spawner

Registered: 12/20/10
Posts: 962
Loc: the moon
Originally Posted By: BigJim
everything I fish I videotape.


hahaha. do you use your footage to examine your form?
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#665461 - 02/23/11 09:51 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Man of logic]
McMahon Offline
Spawner

Registered: 05/27/08
Posts: 652
Loc: Bellingham/Socialistic Idaho
I only fish closed waters. I find the fishing to be far more productive than open rivers, plus you don't have to compete with other fishermen! Plus, it's easier to bonk nates on closed rivers because no one else is around.

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#665467 - 02/23/11 10:10 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Man of logic]
Bigjim Offline
will always be a Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 11/15/06
Posts: 708
Originally Posted By: Jgrizzle
Originally Posted By: BigJim
everything I fish I videotape.


hahaha. do you use your footage to examine your form?


And for you JGrizzle, a nice [censored] you.

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#665468 - 02/23/11 10:11 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Bigjim]
Bigjim Offline
will always be a Juvenile at Sea

Registered: 11/15/06
Posts: 708
Awwww.... it censored me.

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#665469 - 02/23/11 10:11 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Bigjim]
tinyelvis Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 12/14/09
Posts: 313
Loc: WA
What else do you videotape besides fishing? just curious....I think we should start another poll.
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#665479 - 02/23/11 10:30 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: tinyelvis]
fish4brains Offline
Dah Rivah Stinkah Pink Mastah

Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 6866
Loc: zipper
Originally Posted By: tinyelvis
What else do you videotape besides fishing? just curious....I think we should start another poll.


At first glance I thought the thread title was "I was just Bi curious (a poll)" but then I realized it didn't say that. doh
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#665481 - 02/23/11 10:35 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: fish4brains]
Sol Duc Offline
April Fool

Registered: 06/18/01
Posts: 16138
rofl
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He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

- Albert Einstein.

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#665486 - 02/23/11 10:46 PM Re: I Was Just Curious(A Poll) [Re: Sol Duc]
Justfishin Offline
Parr

Registered: 02/28/01
Posts: 48
Loc: Bellevue
This post is what I would expect to see on gayfishin forum, but not on here

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