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reading on page 33 the next sentence says you can cull bass on mille lacs. And early in paragraph it says a fish is in your possession once you have caught and kept it.  confusing... lol    so I read this this way.  If I have 6 gills in my bucket of water for supper and only want to keep 6, if I catch one a little fatter I can cull.  The 6 are in my possession but I am not at my daily possession limit. so to me it sounds like the only place you cant cull before you reach your daily possession limit is mille lacs walleye

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26 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

reading on page 33   If I have 6 gills in my bucket of water for supper and only want to keep 6, if I catch one a little fatter I can cull.  The 6 are in my possession but I am not at my daily possession limit. 

 

You are correct sir! Just remember if the fish being released is dead, you be busted, Again, lol,,,

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Would not release dead fish. They can’t swim very well. 

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57 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:I have 6 gills in my bucket of water for supper 

Interestingly enough though you cannot transport fish over land in enough water to keep them alive in Mn. 
 

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In the discussion of daily limits and possession limits ,  let’s say you have one walleye at home in the freezer that was legally caught and kept , and is over 20 inches , that fish is still in your possession, so that means that if you are out fishing on a later day , and on a lake where it is legal to keep one walleye over 20 inches , your daily limit that day can only be 5 walleye and none of them can be over that 20 inch mark to legally be within your legal possession limit .
 

like I stated in a earlier post our regs are so confusing , especially to a average joe that just fishes once in awhile , it becomes easily to believe that a crazy amount of illegal fishing and possession of fish are caught and kept on any given day here in Mn.

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Seems like Minnesota laws are really confusing and takes the enjoyment on of the fishing and hunting experience . 

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44 minutes ago, Bigfatbert said:

In the discussion of daily limits and possession limits ,  let’s say you have one walleye at home in the freezer that was legally caught and kept , and is over 20 inches , that fish is still in your possession, so that means that if you are out fishing on a later day , and on a lake where it is legal to keep one walleye over 20 inches , your daily limit that day can only be 5 walleye and none of them can be over that 20 inch mark to legally be within your legal possession limit .
 

like I stated in a earlier post our regs are so confusing , especially to a average joe that just fishes once in awhile , it becomes easily to believe that a crazy amount of illegal fishing and possession of fish are caught and kept on any given day here in Mn.

 

I personally don't find the regulations all that confusing. Maybe the initial discussion about eating fish on the ice. But for the average joe that fishes once in a while, these regulations rarely if ever come into play. If they fish 3-4 times a year they probably A. Aren't going to be catching their limit on a regular basis or B. Have tons of fish back home in the freezer.

 

Does anyone have a suggestion for a better way to address daily limits and possession limits that would be less confusing?  You have to account for what people have back home in their freezers - or some folks would have chest freezers full fillets.

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They are not that confusing if you sit down and read them IMO...each of us learn differently but it is not that confusing. 

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5 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

LOL

Thanks for all the substance you’ve added. If I’m wrong, please show me. You won’t, because you can’t. 

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