tank85
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Post by tank85 on Jun 3, 2024 14:33:41 GMT -5
I know it’s been discussed before but I have spoke with 2 fwc officers and they said if your home port is in state waters( every port in Florida) then your limit is 5 per person. I was wondering if anyone has come in with 10 per person cuz they were out in federal waters and got stopped by FWC and not had an issue. But officers I spoke with did not seem very confident in their explanations.
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Post by Zif on Jun 4, 2024 7:57:21 GMT -5
Using that standard, I suppose they would also tell you possessing 10 mangrove snapper per person is also illegal. I always understood it that if you caught the federal limit, you must not stop to fish in state waters. Just keep running the boat with no lines in the water and you're good. Wouldn't be the first time misinfo was spread from an authoritative source.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 4, 2024 11:39:27 GMT -5
Easy enough to prove that you were fishing in federal waters and came straight in.
Just have them check your chart plotter.
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fsu11
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Post by fsu11 on Jun 5, 2024 13:56:13 GMT -5
Easy enough to prove that you were fishing in federal waters and came straight in. Just have them check your chart plotter. How do they check your chart plotter if you don't have your tracks turned on? |
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Post by conchydong on Jun 5, 2024 14:27:22 GMT -5
Just don’t stop on the way in. The burden of proof is on them. Most FWC are decent people but there’s always an asshole every now and then.
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Post by catseye on Jun 5, 2024 17:39:54 GMT -5
IMO not very many doradoes are caught in state waters in south Fla. i never have even seen a doradoe in staee waters offshore of Miami Dade or the keys. Since state wates only go out three miles from land in the Atlantic.
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Post by conchydong on Jun 6, 2024 4:12:46 GMT -5
IMO not very many doradoes are caught in state waters in south Fla. i never have even seen a doradoe in staee waters offshore of Miami Dade or the keys. Since state wates only go out three miles from land in the Atlantic. The "three miles from land" is the tricky part. For instance Sand Key off of Key West is where the three miles begins. There are a series of intersecting arcs delineating the boundries off of the Keys. These arcs are made from the main Keys or reefs exposed at low tide. |
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tank85
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Post by tank85 on Jun 6, 2024 17:33:19 GMT -5
I fished today, 3 miles off PE is in 650ft of water. I caught 2 shorts inside there today. I normally fish further out, I just hit a small line on the way in.
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