Saturday, August 11th, 2012 | Posted by rbutler Bass fisherman takes heat for big catch
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Is it a sport Deborah Rebisz and Jeff Bane have enjoyed since elementary school.
“You never know that one day you could be looking at your personal best,” said Rebisz.
The two have to get out on the lake early in the morning before the summer heat sets in.
“Being out here and doing what you like to do and enjoying it,” said Bane. “Catching fish is just a plus.”
But anger has set in over a fellow fisherman boasting about breaking the law on the Austin Bass Fishing Forum — a website for avid anglers.
Under a screen name, 25-year-old Dustin Heathman described the best fishing trip of his life.
Click here to read original post and responses.
On June 21, Dustin wrote he “HAD A BLAST” by himself on Lake Austin and “put around 40 fish in the boat with 22 keepers.”
He attached five pictures to prove it of 15 large mouth bass laid out on the back of his boat. That’s three times the legal limit.
“Four people on a boat, twenty fish he can take home,” said Bane. “One person on the boat, five fish he can take home.”
Immediately, the fishing community started to strike back with comments like “You broke the law!”
Another tried to warn him: “…might want to get rid of the post and pictures.”
Someone else wrote, “you will continue to get a well deserved bashing.”
Dustin tried to defend himself by saying he deserved to keep that many because he usually throws fish back. He also said he had family in town to feed who wanted a fish fry. Neither excuse went over well.
“When you get a post that’s got what 600 replies to it over something you did wrong, it’s probably not a good idea,” said Bane.
Sure enough, the bragging is coming back to bite him.
Travis County Game Warden Christy Vales caught wind of the online confession after more than one person contacted the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and turned him in.
“I think the thing that upset us the most is just the total disregard for the legalities of fishing and the fish
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http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/bass-fisherman-takes-heat-for-big-catch In this story where it say's " Click here to read original post and responses" it actually takes you to the Austin forum similar to FWR where the original poster posted and bragged about his catch and the thread is 68 pages long. It is a very, very interesting look at the human condition and how people react to fishermen that keep above their limit and break the law.
I found it quite an interesting read, especially the 68 paged thread on the Austin Bass Fishing Forum of which I've only so far read 10 pages. Just goes to show that one should always use their head for a little more than a hat rack and always, always obey the laws that govern our waters.
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