Geo , youre exactly right...in my mind I would think that just because I have 2 STRIPERS in the cooler, doesnt mean I cant continue fishing for WALLEYE. But I know I will more than likely hook another STRIPER. And when I hook that striper I know im going to have to unhook that fish in the water without it ever going into the net or inside the boat. By doing this I think I will be able to voice reason and logic to any law enforcement representative I encounter, no matter their interpretation of a very gray area. But to avoid any opportunities for negative interactions I just dont put ANYTHING in the cooler until im ready to go home.
I live minutes from the lake and its not a problem for me to go again tommorrow night and the next nite and so on...
But if I was driving 4 hours to fish one night I can see how this might not work.
I also feel that the COs we have on cumberland are extremely courteous, very reasonable and intelligent people, so having said that I feel like they know what is what. I just dont have any desire to test what shade of gray it is tonight lol.
But we are talking about a completely black and white issue when we are talking about catching, possessing and giving a limit of fish away....we are DONE possessing that species of fish for the day.