Can somebody tell me what this is?

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Originally Posted by MootWorm

Agreed! I'd just make sure it's legal to own first :)

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Everything is legal to own...

As long as nobody knows ;)

On a more serious note, nothing is legal to own anymore... :(

I would really love to own it. Looking up the laws, I couldn't find anything from an 'official' site, but word on the street is that they're only legal if they have documentation proving that they were harvested before 2003. 2003 is when the law went into effect that made them illegal to posses. (in the US) Any before then are grandfathered in.

That being said...idk...this is just something some dude picked up. You should have seen the rest of the yard....covered in antiques and old junk. I'm thinking maybe they just found in in an auction lot or something.

Honestly, I believe it to be vintage. I plan on inquiring about it, and if he'll give it to me cheap, I'll see what can be done about getting the documentation. :)

The River Monsters that features them was very good. They are really interesting fish. If I were you, I'd contact my local wildlife management and ask them about it. Tell them you found it at an antique store and want to buy it. They should be able to tell you if you can or not.

Gale

Down here in Florida there is a program that requires you to notify fwc if you catch one and give them its stats. It's so they can track them and try to get a rough idea of how many we have in the area. They've been caught frequently at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.

Sent out an email to our fish and wildlife department. Thanks for the suggestion!

Semi off topic here, but I watched an episode (pretty sure it was River Monsters) the other day where the guy caught a freaking huge stingray. I couldn't believe the size of it.

ALriiight talked to a Lt. on the phone in the F&W department, and he said I was all good. :D So my nose is clean. If I was ever to get in any trouble, I'll just go point at him, haha.

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Semi off topic here, but I watched an episode (pretty sure it was River Monsters) the other day where the guy caught a freaking huge stingray. I couldn't believe the size of it.

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Yeah, the dude catches giant fish. Some of them are absolutely ridiculous.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/11/amuqe7ym.jpg
He is the only show that is on animal planet that I will watch, although he ha caught just about all the real "monsters" so his recent episodes aren't as exciting. Still, his first couple of seasons are on Netflix, and they are sweet!

Okay, going to inquire about it now...I really hope he'll sell it to me for $20-40. I'm seriously doubting it, considering it's worth $1000. Still...:rolleyes:

I have to try, right?

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Originally Posted by Anya

Okay, going to inquire about it now...I really hope he'll sell it to me for $20-40. I'm seriously doubting it, considering it's worth $1000. Still...:rolleyes:

I have to try, right?

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You never know if you don't try. :)