The Banana is Back

[buddha]

Originally Posted by socal_matt

The law states you cannot have more than 10 Rockfish in your possession per day. By the time I caught my last fish, all the cut up rockfish was gone, I basically released it, just in multiple pieces. Overall, if that rockfish were to count, then the other few small ones I threw back would've counted too. Its about how many you keep, not how many you happen to hook, and I didn't keep that cut up rockfish. At no time on my kayak today, did I have more than my legal limit of rockfish. Sorry for the long winded explanation, I just don't like being told that I'm breaking the law, nor would anyone else like being told that either.

I am not a game warden but to me that just doesn't sound right. Lets say it was 10 fish that you cut up but didn't keep. You only kept 10. That makes it sound a lot worse but in your logic you would be legal.

Whether it is one fish or 10 extra that you killed or cut up, to me that should count toward your limit.

If anyone knows differently please educate me.

[socal_matt]

Originally Posted by buddha

I am not a game warden but to me that just doesn't sound right. Lets say it was 10 fish that you cut up but didn't keep. You only kept 10. That makes it sound a lot worse but in your logic you would be legal.

Whether it is one fish or 10 extra that you killed or cut up to me that should count toward your limit.

If anyone knows differently please educate me.

If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. I'll admit my error. That was just my perception of the law.

My feeling is that you live and learn; and if I'm wrong this was a good learning experience and will hopefully keep me out of trouble in the future.