Hypothetical question (and an entertaining story)

[CNCMike]

He was able to lift the fish from the hole upon line breakage and the fish was on the ice due to that move, which qualifies as a fishing move. Thus, the fish is down by contact. The ruling on the lake is that this is a catch. You will be charged a timeout. Fish On!

[MuleShack]

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This thread is cracking me up more each time I read through it. Nice!

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Yeah, not what I expected when I opened it, but very good thread! I'm kinda wondering if the fish might be juiced...?... That would account for his fast escape.

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Oh no....now we've opened up another can of worms (pun intended)....a juiced fish found on local lake

In a related story:

Local Walleye was "Almost" cited as in "posession" (and he told the conservation officer "Dont you know who i am?")

[Ryan M]

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I think that the catch should count. He clearly had the fish and it was on the ice. Since you let it go back down your hole it should count. Had it gone back down his hole then it would not have counted.

Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

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Absolutely it was Tony's fault! How do you let a 24 inch walleye go through your hole? It certainly wasn't because we were catching fist fulls of fish! Couting the one that got away, I think we had a total of 3!

I would love to have intstant reply on this, as then I would have record of my biggest fish through the ice...instead, I get to read about my "fumble" on FM...Tony, what a friend!

Seriously though, as Tony and I talked about it, a fish like that made the treck through the snow, 1/2 mile out, all worth while!

[slipperybob]

I suppose we can count a walleye on the ice temporarily count as caught. A crappie on the other hand that makes it way back through a hole other than released by intention doesn't count as caught.

[ameyers41]

What can I say? I "live to give." What kind of friend would I be if I didn't give you some grief for singlehandedly flipping a fish from one hole to another?

And based on feedback from other users, I'm still unclear as to if we should credit you with the catch.

[PierBridge]

Sorry guy's if there ain't a picture it's just a story.

Still a good story it's not often a 32" Walleye is caught and released that quickly.

[bigbucks]

This is clearly a question that can be answered by who's fishhouse you were in. That's a play you'd only get called as a catch on your home ice, even if you had it in possession & released it intentionally. Ice fishing is a sport known for it's "home cooking"...

[caseymcq]

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Sorry guy's if there ain't a picture it's just a story.

Still a good story it's not often a 32" Walleye is caught and released that quickly.

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Ok, now it has officially become a fish story. It went from a 24 - 26" fish in the original post to a 32 incher in four pages.

[SP180]

32" fish? I thought it was a 40" fish? Or was it a carp? No mabey it was a gil? Help I am loosing the facts on this case.

[Grant Pearson]

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32" fish? I thought it was a 40" fish? Or was it a carp? No mabey it was a gil? Help I am loosing the facts on this case.

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wasn't it a 40" 'gil? That's what I remember!!!!

[Ryan M]

Hey ameyers41 (Tony), remember that time we were out fishing on Medicine and I got that 46 inch muskie through the ice on an ultra light rod with a crappie minnow! And remember how I asked you to hold it while I got my camera and before I could take the picture you dropped it because it was so heavy, and it flopped right down your hole! And then to top it off I dropped my camera trying to grab the muskie and of course, the camera falls down the hole. Worse yet, we had a twenty dollar bet on biggest fish and you said that since there was no picture, there was no fish! Unbelievable that your 4 inch perch was the only other thing we caught that night and I was out 20 bucks.

[Shack]

Thats just wrong! I would have call the bet off.

[Blake]

Did any of you guys ask the fish??? sure ...all of you jumping to conclusions without asking ALL parties involved!!

[Sergeant Slabber]

It's definetly not a catch! You have to have total control of the fish. If it bobbles around, falls out of your hands and goes down the hole, it's a fumble...no touchdown for you! I've been trying to teach Ryan M a thing or two about fishing, but it has been a slow process. Definetly a work in progress.

[irishwalleye]

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Did any of you guys ask the fish??? sure ...all of you jumping to conclusions without asking ALL parties involved!!

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I like that one.

Ok, does it count if it's too big to get up through the hole. My brother hooked a monster sturgeon on Lake Superior last spring and the closest we came to getting it was with the belly up and the sucker at the bottom of the hole.

[Dog_Fish]

Its a catch in my book, did he buy you a new scoop? I've snaged and lost a jig or two fishing reefs on LOW.

[fishingguy]

Man, john the refs been under the hood for some time, oh wait hear he finally comes.

"The ruling on the field was a fumble, and no catch. After reviewing the play, the ruling on the field has been reversed. Yes the fish was a fumbled, but after review, it was determind that fisherman "B" proceeded to use the blade of his boot to steer the said fish of fisherman "A's" into the hole. There for the goal is disallowed, and it is ruled a catch! Further more, it was also determinded that the scoop in question was only used as a decoy, and never really went down said hole. So fisherman "A" is not required to replace fisherman "B's" said scoop!!"

[Dave]

This thread is just as funny as the free box fan I'd say the catch is legit but, that wally had to be on steroids to be that large in Medicine lake.

[ameyers41]

I had to go out and buy a new scoop, so Ryan M now must buy the bait for the next 2 times out to be even. You hear that Ryan???

And, if I didn't see it, I wouldn't have believed it on Medicine, but I've had decent luck 2 out of the last 3 times out.

[Hammer Handle]

I vote no, not a catch.

If I net a fish, and raise it to the boat and it flops out of the net...not a catch.

If you try to pick a fish out of the water...touch it...and it zooms away for it came unhooked...not a catch.

He was on the ice, but not under control. Not a catch.

[Bandit]

If it came up my hole and went down yours it's definitely a catch, if it came up your hole and went down mine then it's not a catch. Pretty simple really.

[Ironranger]

receiver bobbled fish out of bounds and did not have control of the fish, ruling stands, incomplete non-catch.

[TCon17]

My cousin and my rule when ice fishing is if it comes out of the hole, and on to the ice, it counts as a catch. however, if it is a bet, it must be measured. If in a boat, it must in the boat and in total posession. Since it went down your hole, and not the hole in question, i would say it would be a catch. Although i like the "fishing move".