grascal
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Tape the antler/horn well. Will keep from bleaching out the color. The skull will whiten nicely
DFO rules on shellfish bait
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Tape the antler/horn well. Will keep from bleaching out the color. The skull will whiten nicely
There horns not antlers, you just take them off.
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mbowers
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Had a nice conversation with DFO at the Victoria Boat Show. I showed the officers the link and was informed that there is no such rule against using chicken or even freezer burned fillets in the actual law. The officers were reasonably concerned about the error and I think will be trying to get it removed from the regulations. Very impressed with the response.
ryanb
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Internet Saints never waste anything, do anything wrong, make mistakes etc.... Don't worry, you're not alone.
Another meaningless regulation.... Don't loose sleep over it.
Chasin' Dreams
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Have been boarded, full inspection by DFO after coming in from fishing/prawning/crabbing. Had Ling Cod and Salmon spines/fins/parts on board in my fridge and still pieces in my crab trap bait bags. They didn't give one **** about any of that stuff. Just wanted to see my numbers/sex of crab, size/species of salmon, and number of prawns caught (this was pre reg about female egg baring prawns but we didn't keep any females anyway so they liked that), also checked us for all our safety stuff on board even though we were currently tied up to a marina just after coming in when they checked us and we had everything we were supposed to have on board, even two of some of the safety items so they were very pleased. All the years of fishing on the ocean I've never heard of any DFO giving any fines out whatsoever for using fish carcasses for bait and that's on both sides of the border cause I fished out of Point Roberts a lot a while back. Can't remember if it's written BS like that in the USA regs but they never gave a **** either if it was.
But do as you please and interpret it how you see fit. You're boat, your gear, so no one should take law advice from guys on the internet anyway. If you are that worried about it call DFO, get a name of who you talk to, ask for an email with a reply to your questions and keep it on board with you. May give you the peace of mind you are after about it. I've done this in the past for example with the packaging/transportation reg interpretations..
But do as you please and interpret it how you see fit. You're boat, your gear, so no one should take law advice from guys on the internet anyway. If you are that worried about it call DFO, get a name of who you talk to, ask for an email with a reply to your questions and keep it on board with you. May give you the peace of mind you are after about it. I've done this in the past for example with the packaging/transportation reg interpretations..
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I'm glad there is a discussion on this topic. When I first read the regs I was convinced that any salmon parts, other than guts, were prohibited. As far as I knew, offal was guts and that's all. Around the harbour, all seemed to agree that once the fillets were removed, the rest was ok for bait.
So... I pulled up an on line dictionary and read the definition. Yup... Anything left over after butchering is considered to be offal. Seems I've been using the word wrongly for a very long time.
So... I pulled up an on line dictionary and read the definition. Yup... Anything left over after butchering is considered to be offal. Seems I've been using the word wrongly for a very long time.
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