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Originally Posted by Yakin
When I was out fishing on the islander, I would fish for hali and rockfish on the same rig to save space. I was fishing 350' and 400' of water, so yeah being in kept and maybe 200' of water MAX, you will have enough. You have to remember there is always that chance of that HUGE toad swimming by and maxes out your line and your going for a slay ride with around 200'-300' of line out, you will feel a lot more comfortable having atleast an extra 100-200 feet of line to back you up.
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unless I'm reading this wrong if you were fishing anything deeper than 360' you were fishing illegally.
Rockfish
The recreational fishery for rockfish (
Sebastes sp.) is
open to divers2 and shore-based anglers year-round. The fishery is
open to boat-based anglers from March 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 (see important NOTE at the end of this section). These species may only be taken or possessed
3 in waters
less than 360 feet (60 fathoms) deep*. The daily bag and possession limit is 10 fish in combination of all species within the RCG Complex (includes all species of Rockfish, Cabezon and Greenlings) per person, with a sub-limit on
bocaccio (2 per person, minimum size limit of 10 inches total length, also included in the 10 fish RCG Complex aggregate limit).
Yelloweye rockfish,
canary rockfish, bronzespotted rockfish, and
cowcod may not be retained (bag limit: zero).