Judy in Texas 150 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Texas just passed a law making it illegal to lie about the size of the fish you caught. http://www.gofishn.com/ned/reports/11236-texas-passes-bill-making-lying-about-your-fish-illegal"This comes on the heels of one pro angler trying to win a $55,000 fishing boat in 2009 by adding lead weight to his bass. He was caught and thrown in jail for 15 days.The new law extends to both freshwater and saltwater tournaments. A violation would be a Class A misdemeanor, unless the tournament prize offered was more than $10,000, in which case it would be a third-degree felony, punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.Cheaters never prosper, and now, they're going to have to pay."Seems like there are better things for the State Legislators to work on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Judy in Texas 150 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Sorry. Double post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BouncingTiggers 98 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Seems like there are better things for the State Legislators to work on.What a waste of tax payer money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I think many of us may lie about the size of "something else". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I think many of us may lie about the size of "something else". :rofl2: Change that to MOST of us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BRDof3...Rob 40 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Seems like there are better things for the State Legislators to work on.I'd rather they spend all their time debating things like this. It keeps them from spending the time screwing up other things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wak648...Bill 94 Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wak648...Bill 94 Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 As long as they dont jail you for lying about the size of your.... umm.... Fishing equipment, ya thats it fishing equipment, then I will be safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 What do you mean there's a size limit on my fishing rod?!? :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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