I'm trying to picture how this would go before the judge or in court.

Judge: "What is the length restriction on the lake for which you are charging Mr. Mulligan (I like the new name)?"

Officer: "There is a 14-24 inch slot, Your Honor. "

Judge: "And how long were Mr. Mulligan's fish when you measured them?"

Officer: "Well, I didn't actually measure them. I didn't actually see them in person. But eyeballing them in the video I would say they were about 19-23 inches long."

Judge: "You are 'eyeballing' and 'estimating' the length of fish from a video? Is that all the evidence you have for making this charge?"

Officer: "Oh, no sir. Not by a long shot. The guys on the Texas Fishing Forum eyeballed and estimated they were short, too."

I suggest we go ahead and get a rope.

I'm trying to picture how this would go before the judge or in court.

Judge: "What is the length restriction on the lake for which you are charging Mr. Mulligan (I like the new name)?"

Officer: "There is a 14-24 inch slot, Your Honor. "

Judge: "And how long were Mr. Mulligan's fish when you measured them?"

Officer: "Well, I didn't actually measure them. I didn't actually see them in person. But eyeballing them in the video I would say they were about 19-23 inches long."

Judge: "You are 'eyeballing' and 'estimating' the length of fish from a video? Is that all the evidence you have for making this charge?"

Officer: "Oh, no sir. Not by a long shot. The PROFESSIONALS on the Texas Fishing Forum eyeballed and estimated they were short, too."

I suggest we go ahead and get a rope.

I'm trying to picture how this would go before the judge or in court.

Judge: "What is the length restriction on the lake for which you are charging Mr. Mulligan (I like the new name)?"

Officer: "There is a 14-24 inch slot, Your Honor. "

Judge: "And how long were Mr. Mulligan's fish when you measured them?"

Officer: "Well, I didn't actually measure them. I didn't actually see them in person. But eyeballing them in the video I would say they were about 19-23 inches long."

Judge: "You are 'eyeballing' and 'estimating' the length of fish from a video? Is that all the evidence you have for making this charge?"

Officer: "Oh, no sir. Not by a long shot. The guys on the Texas Fishing Forum eyeballed and estimated they were short, too."

I suggest we go ahead and get a rope.

I'm trying to picture how this would go before the judge or in court.

Judge: "What is the length restriction on the lake for which you are charging Mr. Mulligan (I like the new name)?"

Officer: "There is a 14-24 inch slot, Your Honor. "

Judge: "And how long were Mr. Mulligan's fish when you measured them?"

Officer: "Well, I didn't actually measure them. I didn't actually see them in person. But eyeballing them in the video I would say they were about 19-23 inches long."

Judge: "You are 'eyeballing' and 'estimating' the length of fish from a video? Is that all the evidence you have for making this charge?"

Officer: "Oh, no sir. Not by a long shot. The guys on the Texas Fishing Forum eyeballed and estimated they were short, too."

I suggest we go ahead and get a rope.

I'm trying to picture how this would go before the judge or in court.

Judge: "What is the length restriction on the lake for which you are charging Mr. Mulligan (I like the new name)?"

Officer: "There is a 14-24 inch slot, Your Honor. "

Judge: "And how long were Mr. Mulligan's fish when you measured them?"

Officer: "Well, I didn't actually measure them. I didn't actually see them in person. But eyeballing them in the video I would say they were about 19-23 inches long."

Judge: "You are 'eyeballing' and 'estimating' the length of fish from a video? Is that all the evidence you have for making this charge?"

Officer: "Oh, no sir. Not by a long shot. The guys on the Texas Fishing Forum eyeballed and estimated they were short, too."

I suggest we go ahead and get a rope.

He is not breaking the law if the fish are of legal size.

From TPWD site:

Can I catch fish in public water and take them home to stock my pond?

Fish that are legally harvested from public water may be stocked in a private pond. “Legally harvested” fish are caught by someone who holds the required fishing license, observing all applicable length limits, daily bag limits, and gear restrictions. For more information on licenses and regulations, see the Texas Outdoor Annual.

So now his followers come out to support him. Ray Charles could see those were slot fish, plus breaking the clean, drain, dry law...... carry on M.Fers as he calls you all....

I'm not a supporter. I just find the idea of a cop writing a ticket without actually seeing and measuring the fish funny.

LOL.... Is your real name Frank or is it "the Tank" ? asking for a friend.

Not saying you specifically, but I think this is what the vast majority of the people that hate on youtubers cant wrap their heads around. Older people are barely catching up (to even slightly understanding how social media works) and hear things like, "clicks, views and likes" and seeing that from a early social media perspective where "clicks, views and likes" were literally just for ego.....but in 2021 if you have enough follows or subscribers each and every single one of those clicks, likes and views literally has a dollar value.

Yea sure, one of use common folk catches a giant and posting about it and getting 100+ likes is doing nothing but a ego check......these youtubers catch a giant and make a video literally makes them hundreds and likely thousands of dollars...JUST off the video. Not even factoring in the promo deals they get from sponsors (miliken and 6th sense is a good example).

Thats why it was borderline asinine when all the hate for Miliken+Zark was happening and people were complaining about them livewelling fish for "likes," when in reality, sure the "like" is the vehicle that accomplishes their goal(money)...but they didnt livewell a fish for "likes" they livewelled the fish because they make a very good living off those "likes." In the same thread you had a local mention catching a giant. livewelling it and getting paid several thousand dollars since it was on tourney day....and that was PERFECTLY fine from some peoples perspective, while what Miliken did was not....even though miliken has and is making more money than a few thousand off of his fish from his week at Ivie.

All the hate for the youtubers is mostly due to a fundamental lack of understanding for how things work in 2021....in my opinion. With the moving of sponsor dollars we have seen in the last 2 years especially, with the Ike's saying "F it" to tourney fishing.....that really shows how youtubers are gonna be a big part in the future of fishing any way you slice it. How many fisherman do you know under 21 years old? Next time youre around them ask them if they watch any youtube fishing videos....i can guarantee 100% say yes to that question 🤔🤷‍♂️

You know, us older folks can understand all that, and despise it even more right??

I doubt the majority fully understand how much these boys are making......despite what they may tell you they understand 🤔🤷‍♂️