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Dangling things attract fish. If he was wiggling his fingers, fish might well come to investigate.

Tickling trout is a well-established (though generally highly illegal) freshwater fishing method.

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Why would that be illegal? You'd think it's the taking that's illegal, not the method?

I think because it's a way of concealing poaching (no artifacts besides your bare hands) so it's extra harshly punished, but it's just my guess.

Possible that it's not considered "fair chase"? In North America, a lot of conservation ethics are hard-codified into law.

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Why would that be illegal? You'd think it's the taking that's illegal, not the method?

I think because it's a way of concealing poaching (no artifacts besides your bare hands) so it's extra harshly punished, but it's just my guess.

Possible that it's not considered "fair chase"? In North America, a lot of conservation ethics are hard-codified into law.

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