TunaTime

Don't forget bowfishing ...

Thanks for all the comments. Just to be clear, I agree that commercial fishing is much more "harmful" than recreational. I worked on trawl boats with my uncle growing up and have seen first hand the by-catch that is discarded. The amount of small flounders (just one example) that were caught and kil...

[quote]So the idea is to spotlight reds in shallow water at night and shoot them with a bow? Where's the sport in that? Just go shoot paper targets and leave the reds alone. At least with live bait and artificial lures there's a bit more even playing field. Plus, you can catch and release. ...

[quote]You are part of the problem. Congrats! The steam against bow fishing in Louisiana is picking up steam and it’s glorious.[/quote] You're right, in a few years they will outlaw it, that's why I believe they instituted the bowfishing permit. They are trying to have a paper trail before outlawin...

[quote]No. None of those are comparable to destroying marsh.[/quote] So if that's the argument, which seems to keep changing, then wouldn't banning airboats be a better option? Or ban surface drives all together? What's stopping people from driving around in them during the day destroying marsh, or...

[quote] That's a terrible argument. I've been bowfishing before. Limits are a sure thing if you don't suck, the marsh destruction going on is ridiculous, undersized fish get shot[/quote] You also didn't really explain how what he said was a terrible argument. He made two valid points and you didn't...

[quote]Thanks for your perspective.[/quote] Same to you, I admittingly don't fish the venice area as much as Grand Isle/leeville area, and the two fisheries, although similar, are also very different. ...

[quote]#1 buck is pretty safe at night or so I’ve been told.[/quote] Agreed, which goes back to the fact that deer are naturally nocturnal and I haven't read anything saying redfish are, so comparing the two don't make a lot of sense to me. ...

[quote]I don't get how nighttime bow fishing is any different from shining for deer. It's the proverbial shooting fish in a barrel.[/quote] I think there are a few differences here. One is deer are naturally nocturnal, whereas redfish are not, they are more influenced by tides. And yes I know deer...

[quote]Congrats ol baw ,,, 166 is big anywhere really big for sw miss.[/quote] As a fellow SW MS hunter, I'd have to agree. We have a "it's brown it's down problem" with some of the members. Which I know someone is gonna drag me for saying that based off of threads I've been reading this week but o...