In stead of talking bans, how about pursuing something like the crab trap cleanup? It works and would work on abandoned trotlines.

I don't think it will be back anytime soon. Bowfishing is drawing a lot of heat from some state representatives right now.

That is great idea problem is only a Game Warden can legally remove them. It would have to be organized with TP&W.

I support it. I love bowfishing, love bowfishing for stuff I can eat. Right now tilapia are pretty much the only thing worth cleaning that you can bow fish. When catfish were legal to take with a bow we shot a hanfull every night, maybe 4 or 5, it was nice to be able to shoot some good eating fish.

Redchevy, I have had people tell me grasscarp was actually very good. Have you tried it?

Im a trotliner and if I see stuff that is not current and not fishing I pick it up. Ive don't more trash pickups in my life than I can count. Who is lazier, the guy who leaves his trotline out or the guy who leaves his bucket of worms and pile trash on the bank? Do more kids get hurt by trotlines or broken bottles thrown and left?

Banning trotlines insnt the answer. Some folks ought to reconsider where they go swimming.

More have died from trotlines! Not saying banning is the answer. Cleaning up is good. Leaving trash is bad period!

I have tried common carp, buffalo, and gar. Gar is ok but mushy, makes better fish cakes than anything else. Carp was a no go for me, buffalo is on the verge of ok if it wasn't for the bones. Cant say I have eaten a grass carp specifically but I doubt I will try.

I have not tried any. Did eat spoonbill once and it was horrible! Tried it everyway I could think of!

Buffalo don't have bones if they are cleaned right..however mine always have bones lol. I'll clean a three foot needle nose in a minute and cook them up with my catfish.

Truthfully I don't see the problem with bowfishing catfish, it's just another method like trotlining or jugs...but there's no lines or jugs...

Don't forget grennel, supposedly their caviar is good to eat??

Well....how about only barbless hooks? That way if someone accidentally catches one of those people that don't like others fishing's fish it can be released without showing signs of trauma.

How's that? Lol

Ridiculous

I should have mentioned that I've only set hoop nets and wire nets on private property, not that I'm against using it on public waterways....just wanted to let people know I don't catch all of their fish

LOL it's legal in Louisiana so don't worry about what anyone thinks. The fish population is good or the state would ban it.

Last summer there was a gill net across the trinity river south of the 380 green belt park. I called the game warden to tell him about it and he gave permission for my son and I to remove it. We set the surviving carp,bass, gar,turtles , and blue gill free. we drug the dead fish into the woods, cut up the gill net and disposed of it. The game warden only wanted to know who I was and my location so I didn't get arrested dragging it out of the woods. I think It does more harm to leave stuff like that than to just make a call and take care of it. The wardens are short handed to go clean up every abandoned trot line or net loaded with dead fish. I don't care if its illegal to touch a net you discover. I will destroy it first and ask forgiveness later.

Nothing wrong with it as long as the limit is honored. But it's always the same thing, some one screws it up.