KAGE (Spear) GAFF

Are these legal in CA?  $45 is a decent price.

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these are not legal for use on halibut, I know that.
pretty much the only fish you can legally use a kage on in Ca are sharks and rays.

these are not legal for use on halibut, I know that.
pretty much the only fish you can legally use a kage on in Ca are sharks and rays.

Thanks for the update, gaff and net are working good so far.

If you jump in the water they are legal. 

Would be great as a toothpick for GWS

If you jump in the water they are legal. 

this is true

if you are in the water, you are spearfishing and can "take" any fish that is legal to spear.
If you are aboard a vessel ( kayaks count) and you are line fishing, spearing as a method of take is illegal. Net or curved hook gaff only are allowed.

yup, those regs make perfect sense .

Think about how bad ass that would be. Bring a barn door PAC butt to the boat then jump out of the yak and spear it with a kage.

Think about how bad ass that would be. Bring a barn door PAC butt to the boat then jump out of the yak and spear it with a kage.

Hell yeah!!!

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

It's technically illegal to spear fish while floating on the surface too... damn lawyers! (also can't spear fish while standing on the bottom) You have to be actively swimming or underwater...I think...

It's technically illegal to spear fish while floating on the surface too... damn lawyers! (also can't spear fish while standing on the bottom) You have to be actively swimming or underwater...I think...

WTF?

Show me the regs bro! That's just crazy.

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Found this:

1.76. SPEARFISHING. The taking of fish by spear or hand by persons who are in the water and
may be using underwater goggles, face plates, breathing tubes, SCUBA or other artificial underwater
breathing device.

28.90. DIVING, SPEARFISHING. Persons who are floating or swimming in the water may use
spearfishing gear and skin or SCUBA diving equipment to take fin fish other than giant (black) sea bass,
garibaldi, gulf grouper, broomtail grouper, trout, salmon or broadbill, except that:
(a) No person may possess or use a spear within 100 yards of the mouth of any stream in any ocean.
(b) When spearfishing for or in possession of federal groundfish or associated species as authorized
pursuant to sub-sections 27.25(c)(4), 27.30(c)(4), 27.35(c)(4), 27.40(c)(3), 27.45(c)(4) or 27.50(c)(3), in an
area or during a season closed to the take of these species, no fishing gear except spearfishing gear
may be aboard the vessel or watercraft.

28.95. SPEARS, HARPOONS AND BOW AND ARROW FISHING TACKLE. Spears, harpoons and
bow and arrow fishing tackle may be used for taking all varieties of skates, rays, and sharks, except
white sharks.

Seems to me that I can float and blast away.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

I was kinda joking there...kinda 

 

When spearfishing for or in possession of federal groundfish or associated species as authorized
pursuant to sub-sections 27.25(c)(4), 27.30(c)(4), 27.35(c)(4), 27.40(c)(3), 27.45(c)(4) or 27.50(c)(3), in an
area or during a season closed to the take of these species, no fishing gear except spearfishing gear
may be aboard the vessel or watercraft

Jim
Sounds like you can go out rod & reel fishing and then switch over to spearing or vice versa. Another bummer brought to us by the DFG

When spearfishing for or in possession of federal groundfish or associated species as authorized
pursuant to sub-sections 27.25(c)(4), 27.30(c)(4), 27.35(c)(4), 27.40(c)(3), 27.45(c)(4) or 27.50(c)(3), in an
area or during a season closed to the take of these species, no fishing gear except spearfishing gear
may be aboard the vessel or watercraft

Jim
Sounds like you can go out rod & reel fishing and then switch over to spearing or vice versa. Another bummer brought to us by the DFG

Kirk, that only applies when hook and line is closed for a species...so, for example, if I'm shooting rockfish and Lings during the winter when you guys can't fish for them I can't have a rod and reel in my yak and say I was just targeting perch...

But once H and L is open for RCG/Lings then I am allowed to bring the rod and reel out in case I get tired diving and then switch over. 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Think about how bad ass that would be. Bring a barn door PAC butt to the boat then jump out of the yak and spear it with a kage.

Could of done this with Racinrobs cali halibut at last years PIF