Bait Ban Poll

[timeout]

Yes Steve I agree with you this is going hurt the income of the bait harvester and dealers, seems the goverment concern of the
working people is nil.

[irongimp]

i was under the impression that our bait came from up north?

[Steve aka Fishmaster]

Lake Erie is where 90% of minnows come from ...

[Greenfisher]

Hi Steve
I support the position that bait should be allow to be harvest, sold and used within the same watershed and bodies of water from which they are netted -harvest.
I believe there is a rule- regulation that bait cannot be transported over a 50 mile radius which should help the various local bait shops (USE TO BE?) IT IS THE REASON THAT I BUY MY BAIT FROM LOCAL SOUCES- where I am fishing.
I could not find mention of this in 2006 regulations - which if the Ministry dropped then they are also partly at fault for the problems we have.
Time to finally go ice fishing and post some good results(hopefully).
Fish On
Greenfisher

[rys]

You have my support Steve.

[CLofchik]

I'm not a big user of live bait (the occasional garden hackle, can't remember last time I bought a minnow), but the proposed COMMERCIAL[/I] bait ban belongs in the same steaming pile as helmets for kids tobogganing or Durham County banning Harry Potter books in schools for promoting witchcraft.

[blr]

You have my vote Steve

[doc]

I don't do any ice fishing at all so i don't watch this site as close in the winter as I do in the summer, so thanks Steve for the email. IM sure the MNR means wll an are trying to do the right thing, but there needs to be more comunication.......or somthing like that.

[Mr Hoss]

Mostly use artificials or roe - the odd minnows I catch myself - and I largely stay in the Niagara area so I don't have an opinion...

[Steve aka Fishmaster]

If they ever ban Bait your Roe will also be Baned and 90% of the bait i supplie is in the Niagara Area ...