Law application

[kevfish1]

Ok, I just got this sticker at the DMV and was told I have to put it on my boat. After reading it I am thinking of ways to apply the new rule changes. Looks like I cannot have any lake water anywhere in my boat when I leave the lake. So what do I do with the minnows????

It states that I cannot throw them out in the lake so I have to bring them home. But I have to dump the water. So do I have to pick the minnows out of my bait well??

If I am going to switch lakes then what??? And another question I thought of is can I fill my livewell at home with tap water for the minnows and leave the lake with this same tap water still in the livewell???

Just trying to think of pratical ways to abide by the new law changes

[Nick Kuhn]

My take on this would be keep a bucket with water from home (and probably some ice as well) for the minnows and just scoop them from the bait well into the other bucket.

[kevfish1]

So how about some water from home and leave it in the livewell recirculating??

[JohnMickish]

So how about some water from home and leave it in the livewell recirculating??

That is a no no. If the boat is in the lake, ALL water must be drained from the boat. That is very clear in the reading.

It will be real easy to transport minnows from lake to lake. All you need is a container of water in the truck, take the minnows out of the boat and put them in the other tank for transport.

[kevfish1]

I wonder why you cannot have tap water in the boat when you pull out of the lake. I suppose if you have a cooler in the boat with water in it you are going to need to put the water in your truck?? I thought the purpose of the law was so that people are not putting water from lake A into lake B

[kevfish1]

So when you get to the next lake and have the minnows in the back of your truck it will be interesting to see what people do next.

!. Put boat in lake

2. fill there livewell

3. Carry minnows from pickup and put them in livewell

4. Carry bucket back to truck

All this while the line to get in the lake gets longer. Outa make for an interesting opener at the landing.

[littlebear]

You would have a hard time proving your "tap water" is from the "tap" when you're getting off the lake, and you get checked. Luckily when I'm fishing, I usually stay on the same lake without switching, but if I did, a screw top jug with water in the truck and some ice would probably be the route I'd take to keep the bait alive, or depending on what kind of bait you have, a couple extra sealed bottles of water in the cooler.....

[kevfish1]

I think it would be just as hard to prove the water in your truck is not from the lake

[fivebucks]

Yea they probably can't prove the water in the truck is not lake water but they are allowing you the option to have water in your truck for your minnows to comply with the law so that's what a person needs to do if they want to keep their minnows. Any water in your boat, no matter where it came from, must be reomoved before leaving the access.

[harvey lee]

I have been using a cooler in the back of my pick up with an aerater with tap water for the past 2 years. I pull my baitwell container out of the livewell and dump my bait into the cooler. I have had no issues with transporting my bait to and fro the lake or from lake to lake. I typically have some ice in a cooler and if it is warm, I dump some in my cooler to lower the water temp if it is very hot out.

Takes me a few minutes to do this. I load my boat, pull it away from the ramp and then do what I needf to with the boat to lessen the waiting time for others landing thier boat.

Really pretty simple.

I believe for most lakes water, one could tell the difference between slightly dirty stained lake water and the tap water that is clear in my cooler.

[Comit 2]

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If I am going to switch lakes then what???

Your kidding, right?

[reinhard1]

this is what is says in the regs on page 12 of the 2011 regs:

"you must exchange water in bait buckets with tap or spring water prior to leaving any INFESTED WATERBODY to prevent the spread of invasive or fish diseases."

so if your on designated infested water you must change the water. good luck.

[Comit 2]

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I wonder why you cannot have tap water in the boat when you pull out of the lake. I suppose if you have a cooler in the boat with water in it you are going to need to put the water in your truck?? I thought the purpose of the law was so that people are not putting water from lake A into lake B

It is a matter of enforcement and getting it ingrained into people minds that this is what needs to be done.

As you might aware of, some people just don't get the Lake (A) to lake ( thing. So no water at all is the way it has to be.

We need to set a good example.

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this is what is says in the regs on page 12 of the 2011 regs:

"you must exchange water in bait buckets with tap or spring water prior to leaving any INFESTED WATERBODY to prevent the spread of invasive or fish diseases."

so if your on designated infested water you must change the water. good luck.

I do believe he is referring to laws that are going in effect in a year or two. The DNR has been handing out stickers at landings that go near your trailer hitch for a couple of years now. Along with a survey. Soon you will need them. No excuse!

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...cal#Post2802857

[IamZombie]

I wonder if the rule would apply to your food cooler.

Say you're planning a day out on the lake, and you bring some drinks and food, and put that in a cooler with ice.

Over the course of the day, that ice melts.

You don't really think much about it, but when you get checked, they ask about the water.

Can they hit you for that?

[Comit 2]

Just put the cooler in your car.

[SkunkedAgain]

If you don't think that most folks can tell the difference between lake water and tap water...I don't know what to say.

Just keep a jug of water in your boat/truck. When you pull your boat out, drain everything. As the minnows are flopping in your livewell, scoop them out, put them in your bait bucket, and fill the bucket with your gallon of tap/store water.

This isn't complicated unless you intentionally make it to be! Kind of like when you tell your kids to clean their room and they come up with a bunch of excuses and objections.

[TruthWalleyes]

They have no way to test if water is "Lake water" or Tap/Spring water so expect to receive a ticket when guilty or innocent based onthe perception the CO has on the water.

I've brought this up before, and Harvey will just say "Change your water more frequently" but if i leave minnows at home for 1 week, and then travel to a lake...that water looks suspiciously like "lake water". So, one must protect themselves by always having pristine clean/clear water for their minnows to swim in.

[YumYum]

This isn't complicated unless you intentionally make it to be! Kind of like when you tell your kids to clean their room and they come up with a bunch of excuses and objections.

Except for the fact that; although I may do a room inspection, I'm not doing it because I'm looking for an excuse to smack my kids up the side of the head.

[harvey lee]

They have no way to test if water is "Lake water" or Tap/Spring water so expect to receive a ticket when guilty or innocent based onthe perception the CO has on the water.

I've brought this up before, and Harvey will just say "Change your water more frequently" but if i leave minnows at home for 1 week, and then travel to a lake...that water looks suspiciously like "lake water". So, one must protect themselves by always having pristine clean/clear water for their minnows to swim in.

I have NEVER had any issues and I have was checked twice last summer.

I think we are worring way too much about the water. Just get the bait out of the boat and my bet is that you will be just fine. I don't even worry about this as I have done everything I can.

The water in my livewell from home does look different than lake water. But, I fill my livewell before I leave home with tap water so I never have any lake water in my livewell unless I turn my aerator on. The cooler in the back of my truck has clean water in it so, no issues. This is not that hard too do.

Seems some believe that the CO's are out there to get you and your water. Do your best have have clean water along and I highly doubt you will have any issues.

I hope the CO does not check my empty pop cans for any dirty lake water.

[Scott K]

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The water in my livewell from home does look different than lake water. But, I fill my livewell before I leave home with tap water so I never have any lake water in my livewell unless I turn my aerator on. The cooler in the back of my truck has clean water in it so, no issues. This is not that hard too do.

You cant transport your boat with water in your livewell. You have to remove the plugs from your boat, and that includes for the livewell.

[harvey lee]

You are correct Scott. My bad. I mean't to say that the water in the cooler is the tap water. I have in the past just dumped the cooler right into the livewell so my bait does not have to go from one temp water to the other.

[JakeJ_Mn]

If keeping bait, you must exchange water in bait buckets with tap or bottled water prior to leaving any waterbody to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species or fish diseases.

"From page 12 of the 2012" regulations.

Display an Aquatic Invasive Species Rules decal, issued by DNR, on

watercraft before launching, entering into, or operating on any waters

of the state.

Under "REQUIRED" actions on page 15 of the 2012 regulations.