Our visit to the Bass Pro Shop

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It's well worth the visit for sure. I just hope I get to the mail before my better half does when the Visa statement comes in :oops: :oops:
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:D I went down with my wife today. Great store and good selection. I picked up the basket that you carry vs the shopping cart to try and slow down the spending...Made it out a mere $200 later.. stashed the stuff in the truck and checked out the rest of the mall with Carole. But wouldnt ya know it I had parked the truck on the other side of BPS so I had to pass through again... only $40 to get to the other side.. :lol: But I still buy local.. my floater suit came from the local shop along with much of my day to day tackle. There were items at BPS that you dont find in the local shops..thats what I look for.
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Hey you guys, you are almost driving past our front door and you don't stop in for a visit? If you are coming down this way let us know - love to see ya!!!!
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A question, out of curiosity.... is it legal for them to have game fish in an aquarium like that? I'm assuming they have some sort of license? And where did they get a 13 lb largemouth bass? They would have had to import it live from Florida or some southern place like that. I thought that was a no-no.

Like I said, just curious.
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Yes it is legal for them to have game fish in an aquarium and I beleive that they imported the fish from one of their other stores.
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While it is legal to have game fish in an aquarium in Ontario- it is ILLEGAL to release them back into the wild. :shock:

In other words, once a fish is in an aquarium, it will always live in an aquarium...

unless someone breaks the law. :lol:

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Does it count towards the owners possesion limit! :shock: :?:
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If you read the regulations it does. Also says you can't transport live fish from one body of water to another without special MNR permission. I wonder if an aquarium is considered a body of water.
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The human body is mostly made up of water and most of my fish are transported to that body of water. Never thought of that as illegal. :shock: :lol:
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My guess is they would've needed special permission just to bring them into Canada :!:
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