DNR Catches Angler With 400+ Fish Over State Limit

[RumRiverRat]

Jarrid i bet that smallie tasted great?

You need to brush up on your fish identification.

[BEEFEATER]

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[Feathers Rainin]

So why did my post get deleted?

All I did was answer a question with what they do with their fish which is a fact. They grind them up to make fish sauce. I know many Hmongs and fish with some of them and they told me that is what they do.

What is wrong with stating how one eats his catch?

[lookincalifornia]

wow, he is apparently a terrible crappie fisherman.

[abcnerdd]

So why did my post get deleted?

All I did was answer a question with what they do with their fish which is a fact. They grind them up to make fish sauce. I know many Hmongs and fish with some of them and they told me that is what they do.

What is wrong with stating how one eats his catch?

To my knowledge, not all Hmong grind fish up to make fish sauce. Most Laos and Vietnamese grind up fish for fish pastes and sauce. Mr. Tran is Vietnamese, if you didn't know.

Thumbs up for State Conservation Officer Rick Reller for catching a poacher!

[mrklean]

So why did my post get deleted?

All I did was answer a question with what they do with their fish which is a fact. They grind them up to make fish sauce. I know many Hmongs and fish with some of them and they told me that is what they do.

What is wrong with stating how one eats his catch?

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[AwesomZZ]

Why does anybody need that many fish? I don’t understand that. I seriously doubt hmong people take those fish and turn it into fish sauce. I would know, or at least heard of it, cause I’m hmong. On the flip side, we do eat fish with fish sauce, haha.

[reinhard1]

i use fish sauce as well [make my own peanut sauce which has fish sauce in it for example] and i'm pure German. dont work well with sourkraut though . good luck.

[Craigums]

So what exactly is this "fish sauce", it sounds horrible

[AwesomZZ]

So what exactly is this "fish sauce", it sounds horrible

I know, just thinking about "fish sauce" sound horrible. You may think a paste or sauce that smells and taste like fish, but I can assure you of the many fish sauce I've tasted and had, it tastes nothing like that. In fact, you can't even tell that it came from fish or other sea creatures. For many years, I assumed it was just a name and didn't really come from fish. Its sort of like a sweet/sugary and salty sauce. Its mainly used as an ingredient or a condiment, never eaten or drank alone cause that's just weird. It goes well with spicy foods and often associated with a hot chili pepper dip. Its also good for soup based entree's. Usually see it as a condiment in asian restaurants and usually in a glass or plastic bottle. Fish sauce can easily make or break a meal and you probably couldn't find an asian fridge without a bottle of it, haha.

[thatoneguy]

Fish sauce is an irreplaceable part of many asian recipes. I cook a lot of Thai food, and always have at LEAST a couple of bottles of fish sauce in the house to make sure I don't run out.

[Craigums]

How is it made?

[reinhard1]

it's a long proccess. including fermenting. i've never made it and dont expect too. but you can look it up. i use it for making kimchie and peanut sauce and other dishes that call for it. i seen the proccess in an episode of Bizzare Foods on the travel channel when Andrew was in Vietnam doing a show. good luck.

[247outdoors]

_ +1............Not to many people understands the culture diversity, they just assume that he was Hmong.

[mnviking28]

So, back to the original topic...anyone hear what happened when he had his court appearance?? It has been almost 2 weeks since he was scheduled to be in court. I have searched on line a couple of times and haven't found anything. I found the court log listing the charges, but I can't imagine that this is going to be something that plays out over a course of six months or a year. Is there a trial date set or is he just going to plead to being a greedy poacher and pay or ...??

[fisherman-andy]

_ +1............Not to many people understands the culture diversity, they just assume that he was Hmong.

+1. Hmong dont grind fish to make sauces or fish patties. Although you can find plenty at the Asian markets. Fish patties are generally used in soups or dishes. Fish caught are generally left intact, not filet and prepared as soups, fried or baked dishes. Little meat is wasted in preparation.

Fish sauce is used in a large array of Asian dishes, many dishes you likely eat at your favorite Asian buffets or restaurants may contain fish sauce.

Since Hmong people make up the large Asian community here in MN one can understand such assumptions made for the wrong reason. Fish do make up a good percentage of their diet when readily available.

This becomes an increasingly and difficult subject of conversation when speaking of Asian minority caught in illegal activities. As with most minority it gets blown out of proportion and blamed on a group as whole by some. It becomes bad when you read or hear about it in the paper that the fish & game advises the general public to not call TIP everytime they see a large number of Asian anglers fishing a certain lake area. Stereotypes get blown out and leads to unnecessary actions and portrayal.

Let me remind you that FM is made up of a very diverse community of anglers and sportsmen, many of them Asian of Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese descent that practice conservancy and follow the rules & laws etc.

So when one plays the blame game the outcome isnt pretty. Instead of condemning the individual for the consequences whole communities get blamed instead.

Thats why you guys see the FM MODs delete threads to keep things on topic and fair for everyone.

On subject, the indvidual caught in the incident is of Asian ethnic, Vietnamese as said.

I can assure many minorities understand laws and regulations, if one chooses to break the law its of their own choice. There is no excuse in that.

[Feathers Rainin]

_ +1............Not to many people understands the culture diversity, they just assume that he was Hmong.

[247outdoors]

Regardless of what race you are, as a reminder, we are fortunate to have so many beautiful lakes and rivers in Minnesota that we can fish, practice more catch and release so that one day our kids can enjoy what we have.

[rough_rider]

So why did my post get deleted?

All I did was answer a question with what they do with their fish which is a fact. They grind them up to make fish sauce. I know many Hmongs and fish with some of them and they told me that is what they do.

What is wrong with stating how one eats his catch?

I am Hmong and my favorite way to eat fish is to fillet it(yeah, fillet), batter in milk and eggs (yeah, batter), breaded in panko crust, cornmeal or some pre-made fish breading, and deep fried. The sauces I use for dipping are ranch and vinegar. Deal with it.

Hmong people very rarely if ever use fish to make fish sauce. That is a southeast Asian recipe but not of Hmong origin and who the hell makes it? I introduce to you, the grocery store. I don't care how fish is prepared, I have and will eat it: pickled herring, raw sushi, cooked whole, filleted, boiled, grilled. Keep this dump on topic: it's about a poaching incident, not about a man being Asian.

[Jim Uran]

Quote:

I am Hmong and my favorite way to eat fish is to fillet it(yeah, fillet), batter in milk and eggs (yeah, batter), breaded in panko crust, cornmeal or some pre-made fish breading, and deep fried. The sauces I use for dipping are ranch and vinegar. Deal with it.

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! Best post on here so far!

Keep this on topic, this isn't an anthropology thread, this is about a guy that was overharvesting and got busted. There is another one in the Lake of the Woods forums, go check that one out too.

[Feathers Rainin]

^ Rough_Rider. LOL! Sorry for stating facts that I was told by multiple H mongs.

Gimme some of that Sauce son!

[Stick in Mud]

I would be willing to bet that these gross overlimits are not all that uncommon for panfish. I can't be the only guy who knows a few old fellas who keep just about every decent sized fish they catch...and then fill up the freezer with them. Heck, my grandpa (now dead) used to have, man, TONS of panfish in the freezer. And he was a Norwegian.

[Gordie]

I can't be the only guy who knows a few old fellas who keep just about every decent sized fish they catch...and then fill up the freezer with them. Heck, my grandpa (now dead) used to have, man, TONS of panfish in the freezer. And he was a Norwegian.

My grand parents were Bohemian and when you opened the freezer it was full of old milk cartoons. Yep frozen fish and also a good supply of pickled pike on the self.

They always made sure that they had a ample supply of meat, fish and other goods like carrots, potatoes, and onions in the cellar to last the long winters.They also didnt have a Cub food store in every town so they grew and canned alot of veggies.

They didn’t have the snow removal equipment like they do now a days and they sure didn’t want to be caught with no food in the house.

That’s the way they were raised. stock up build a food supply for the winter months.

I miss those days when they would fire up the kitchen for the canning of veggies. and preparing for the winter.

We got it easy compared to them in those days.