Good luck proving theft for an object you have never possessed. You will find yourself with a needle in your arm if you rely on that. I hate to see people provide information like this. Someone with little knowledge of the subject may believe it and kill someone over a fish.

Here is the proper statute than can be applied by the game warden. Special attention to

c) No person may intentionally interfere with another
person lawfully engaged in the process of hunting or catching
wildlife.

http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/PW/content/htm/pw.005.00.000062.00.htm#62.0125.00

Please allow me to point out another not-so-well-known law of
trotline rules and regulations......

It says, to wit.........."Be ye therefore known to all trotliners, bassers, carpmen and worm dunkers everywhere: It shall be an offense and considered punishable if any fisherman owns, possesses, borrows, carries, displays or otherwise comes in contact with a "yellow handled Barlow knife", said knife having two blades with small blade honed down to such keenness as to have the ability to cut cleanly through quarter inch staging line or less."

"Furthermore, any fisherman that is apprehended with the above hardware will be considered in violation of Chumbucket Law 90387.6 and responsible for all fines, court fees and jail time that ensues."

This is a little-known law and often overlooked by even the most
conscientious flinger of baits or stirrer of chum!

this is crazy ... once the fish gets on a line, the fish belongs to the person who owns the line ... you really can't be serious here ... or can you?

wow sigmar ... 2 great posts ... & you took the time to read the regs ... i am impressed ... good job!!!!!

Actually it was a very good question. I posted above why it is unlawful to take a fish from another persons line but if it were not for that statute, everyone would SOOL. It may be your line but it's not your lake and it's not your fish until you possess it. Luckily, there is already a statute to protect anglers from being interfered with while fishing.

theres a legit answer. i think thats as close as we are gonna come to a clear explanatation. this whole topic was posted cause i felt there was a loophole in the laws. your above post gets the point i was trying to make " its not your fish cause cause its hooked on your line."

it would be considered interference though. kudos.

and yes, albert king, i was serious

First off the fish is still public property until properly landed...

Second off DEADLY force does not apply to property outside of your home or vehicle. The use of deadly force is only justified in the case where you or your family are threatened. So if you would like a charge of Murder in the first degree with the possible risk of death penalty PLEASE feel free to continue making your childish threats.

The KEYWORDS in this is LAWFULLY, and noone has even remotely talked about removing legal devices.

Only thing I will tell you is, if I catch you running my lines. Then your going to get several holes in your boat!! I carry a 410 snake charmer shot gun and BELEIVE ME, NEIGHBOR. I would shoot your boat. Like you said. Proove it was me that ROBBED YOUR LINES. Well proove it was me that shot up your boat and shunk it. I would just throw the gun in deeper water.

really? you would shoot up someones boat over a catfish? just seems a little extreme. go to prison over a catfish? really?

really? you would take a chance on getting your boat shot up over a catfish? just seems a little extreme. get holes shot in your boat over a catfish? really?

well Jimbo i guess we are wrong ...a according to smart ones here it ain't stealing ... i know if MT speaks it's gotta be gospel



ain't you a hoot ... all your doing is repeating what somebody else done typed



best not STEAL any of my fish just the same ... i'll give you just about anything i have if you ask BUT don't steal it

no, i wouldnt.

read my earlier posts. i try to express that i dont do this, plan to do this, or condone doing this. im asking legality issues. not moral issues, or common sense issues.

i run my own lines, catch my own fish. half the time i dont bother taking them home, i just release them or give them to some old timer at the boat launch. i have no desire to take someone elses fish, it just caught my interest with everyone talking about taking the law into their own hands.

OOOPPPSSSSS now with this admissable written quote of guilt one only has to review these notes to find evidence in more than one punishable offense