Same thing happens everywhere, not just fishing boards. I got a week long ban from a truck group for a joke a guy made the exact same joke about two days later and got like 40 likes. The mods there always seemed to come down harder on new guys while the old regulars could post whatever. It's like once you're in the club the rules stop applying, and the people running these places honestly don't even see it. That trout thing sounds dumb too since you had video of the release, but I guess a pic is all it takes for some mod on a power trip.