Fishin' DC's
Participating Member
- City
- Gainesville
- State
- FL
New equipment regulations go in effect June 1 in Florida requiring in-line circle hooks, venting tools, and dehooking devices for all reef fishing. Here's info from the FWC website and the link....
"New rules for state and federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will require all commercial fishers and recreational anglers fishing for any Gulf reef fish species to use circle hooks, dehooking devices and venting tools. These new rules will become effective on June 1, 2008 in all waters of the Gulf of Mexico and affect all reef fish species including groupers, snappers, amberjacks, triggerfish, porgies, sea bass, hogfish, and tilefish......"
New Reef Fish Gear Rules
"New rules for state and federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will require all commercial fishers and recreational anglers fishing for any Gulf reef fish species to use circle hooks, dehooking devices and venting tools. These new rules will become effective on June 1, 2008 in all waters of the Gulf of Mexico and affect all reef fish species including groupers, snappers, amberjacks, triggerfish, porgies, sea bass, hogfish, and tilefish......"
New Reef Fish Gear Rules
