Fun discussion about using live minnows, real life stories wanted:

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[quote wormandbobber]Thank you...this we can debate! I would argue that the problem is that we open up a can of worms where fishermen will look to keep bait alive--whether it is in a live well or a cooler. The problem, as I see it, is that some of those same fishermen may forget to dispose of those live baitfish once they leave the fishery. Ultimately, whether by design or not be design, those baitfish end up being released in a new body of water. That is a can of worms I don't want opened. Again, I can think of several waters that I love to fish that have been ruined over the years because someone let their live bait go...golden shiners, mountain suckers, utah chubs, goldfish etc. [/quote]

[#0000FF]Thankfully, not all of the laws we live by are influenced by the "what if" factor. If that were the case nobody would be allowed to drive, because "what if" they got in an accident? Or nobody could buy matches or a lighter, because "what if" they started a fire?...ad nauseum.
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[#0000FF]There seems to be a hardcore group of scofflaws that seems determined to deliberately challenge every regulation on the books...fishing or otherwise. It makes no difference what we forbid because they do what they darn well please. But it also seems unfair to punish or restrict the general (law-abiding) populace just to try to thwart the stupidity of the few.[/#0000FF]
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