ME TOO! Was wearin one when we beat TX in the tourny.

Bullet, I think that the point could be argued on posession as well. The stringer is not used to catch the fish at all. It is however used to posess it, just as in any other form of fishing. Seems to me that this one would get thrown out of court faster than a short bass out of my boat!

Again, you are not using the stringer to land the fish or catch it. No different than wading for rod and line. you reel the fish in and take it off the hook. then its in your hand. At this point we are at the same point as having a fish pulled and in your hand. Both fish are placed on a stringer. Are we saying that the stringer was then used in landing the wading fish, no it was used to posess it. Same in noodling.

So are we saying that as soon as we grab the fish it is caught or landed then you can string it. I just want to make sure what i do is not gonna land,me a big fat ticket.

I think once you drag the fish out of the hole and have him under control you can use the stringer to keep the catfish in your possession. I don't think a game warden would argue that point at all. Best thing to do would be to call your local gane warden and get his opinion. Since this is a new deal for both fisherman and wardens.

I just know off-limits goes off tomorrow and as soon as that tournament is over I'm going to go get my hands bit :-)

I'm not the game warden. I'm just letting you know what a couple of them told us at the tournament. I will tell you I will have a stringer on me everytime.

Well the game warden was asked by jeb225 today and he said no stringers. Hes one of the game wardens in our area. So i guess im just gonna play it by ear

Just to clarify, I called and talked to the game warden where we fish. He said he will still not hassle me over a stringer. He also told me to call the commission on Monday morning and talk to the cheif of wardens. I will be doing this on monday morning. When he makes his decision I will let him know that I will be posting on this forum. I will then post and everyone will know either way. I will also give his name and contact, in case you guys run into any problems out there. Again, in my opinion and everyone elses in the fishing world. A stringer is a device used to posess fish, not catch them. My game warden agrees but he can't override your game warden. That's why I will call the cheif on Monday. I'll let you guys know then.

That ain't no stringer Mr. Game Warden,.....That's a redneck belt to keep my britches from falling off!

LOL. Actually done that before when the button on my shorts decided to go awol!

To noodle do you need a regular fishing lic or do you have to have a certain noodling tag..

Just a fishing license. Make sure you have a freshwater license.

Here is V with a couple goodens. Man I'm glad you guys missed this one!

What you can do in 6 hrs once you have it figured out. 912 lbs on 5/1/12

That is insane ! Im ready to get my hand bit,hope its not by a beaver the very first time I try it.