Halibut Fights Back! Kayak Fishing Fail (Video)

Well that’s an interesting interpretation that seems to make sense at face value.

I just searched the regs for the word “snagging” and it shows up as illegal for stripers, too.


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Totally. This can be taken a lot of different ways- would be nice for clarification. Loved the Video though Baron. Every time I get one of those things on board its like the whole circus showed up just in my kayak haha.

You arenÂ’t limited to angling in the ocean except for salmon and sturgeon, which you also arenÂ’t allowed to foul hook.

28.65(d) is the general regulation that covers snagging, defining any hook used to take a fish other than in the mouth is considered a gaff.

We free gaff Hitchhiker lingcod all the time, and lingcod arenÂ’t treated any differently in the regs than halibut for method of take.  You can jump in and spear one if you want to.

Makes sense to me. reads as do what every you want to it if its legal size I guess.  Thats where i think ethically and sportsman like "I just hooked this thing in the ass, am I really gonna snip its gills and put it on the stringer?"  I guess for me its case by case because like you said, i have also free gaffed lings

Yeah, I tend to agree with you on the ethical/sportsman-like aspect. I’ve never “free gaffed” a lingcod myself, but I know it’s allowed. (Not trying to rag on those who do, I just happen to prefer smaller lings for the table as opposed to the big mommas that tend to hitchhike.)

Well, sorry if I offended anyone with that first comment. No harm intended!


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Well that’s an interesting interpretation that seems to make sense at face value.

I just searched the regs for the word “snagging” and it shows up as illegal for stripers, too.


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I think the full list of no snag fish in the ocean are salmon, sturgeon, striper, and trout.  Other than that, if its a legal fish you can snag it, retain it if foul hooked, etc. 

You guys are high if you are saying you wouldn't take that home because it was hooked the wrong way

You guys are high if you are saying you wouldn't take that home because it was hooked the wrong way

The fun part for me is the challenge of locating fish and convincing them to bite my offering, so foul hooking fish doesn’t really give me any satisfaction. Knowing what I know now re: regs I guess there’s a chance I’d keep it if my fish supply was seriously running low, but otherwise I would have released it and kept fishing. Just wouldn’t feel right to me, but to each their own...


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You guys are high if you are saying you wouldn't take that home because it was hooked the wrong way

Most of these guys are high anyway.

You guys are high if you are saying you wouldn't take that home because it was hooked the wrong way

Most of these guys are high anyway.

Ha! Gotta have that fish whistle with you on the water to call the fish.


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Hey y’all just got back from a long day on the water! Looks like I missed all the action on here though. Thanks to everyone who lol’d at my expense. [emoji23]

Thank you Crash for that regulation clarification. I’m also ethically against snagging but if the fish is going to die I would rather be able to take it than waste it’s life, just my perspective! [emoji2369]


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Well, we can't keep them all. Also, thanks for sharing, not many would post that clip.

Nice flat water you were on.

Dude that is just too funny!  the hat?  I kept yelling at you to use your net!!

Bushy

Hey Baron
I SO MUCH appreciate the entertainment with my morning coffee! I love laughing at myself TOO and I am very good at supplying material.
Best and have a great day.

This was Hilarious!! Nice Post.. I think I have that same jig bait.. gonna try it soon

great post that made me laugh

I was with Bush yelling the net the net! but that took some skill jigging up your hat!

I was with Bush yelling the net the net! but that took some skill jigging up your hat!

Same - great moment. Snagging the hat without actually snagging the hat, and then catching it on the drop... Skills.