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Topic: Hook regs for ocean salmon  (Read 903 times)

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I know that no more than 2 barbless circle hooks, no more than 5" apart, may be used while mooching (I think) but what about trolling? Treble hooks okay? Barb or barbless. Searched the regs and only found the mooching info.
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There's some other links in the forum - cruise past conversations and you'll find them. It's my understanding that the barbless hooks apply ONLY to rigs with bait (dead or alive). 2 hooks, barbless - they have to be circle hooks also? However, to be safe, I go barbless on everything while salmon fishing, even on the giant rapalas and spoons...
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Quote from: Fishing regulations
27.80. SALMON.
(a) Methods of take:
(1) General Provisions. Only by angling as defined in Section 1.05. No sinkers or weights exceed-
ing four pounds may be used, except that a fishing line may be attached to a sinker or weight of any size if such sinker or weight is suspended by a separate line and the fishing line is released automati- cally by a mechanical device from the sinker or weight when any fish is hooked. See sections 28.65 and 28.70.
(2) Barbless Hooks. No more than two (2) single point, single shank barbless hooks shall be used in the ocean north of Point Conception (34° 27’00” N. lat.) when salmon fishing or fishing from any boat or floating device with salmon on board.
(3) Other Hook Restrictions. When fishing with bait in the ocean between Horse Mountain (40°05’00” N. lat.) and Point Conception, if angling by any means other than trolling, then no more than two (2) single point, single shank, barbless circle hooks shall be used. The distance between
the two hooks must not exceed five inches when measured from the top of the eye of the top hook to the inner base of the curve of the lower hook, and both hooks must be permanently tied in place (hard tied). A circle hook is defined as a hook with a generally circular shape, and a point which turns inwards, pointing directly to the shank at a 90 degree angle. Trolling is defined as angling from a boat or floating device that is making way by means of a source of power, other than drifting by means of the prevailing water current or weather conditions. See Section 28.65(g).
(4) One Rod Restriction north of Point Conception. Salmon may be taken by angling with no more than one rod in ocean waters north of Point Conception. See Section 28.65(e).
(b) Statewide Coho (silver) Salmon Restrictions: No coho (silver) salmon may be retained.

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Hooks must be barbless. No trebles. And they s/b barbless circles when mooching w/bait.
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