CDFG News Release - Multiple Hooks

[bus kid]

Originally Posted by FISHIONADO

This is a good one to know, you can't have multiple hooks on a single pole when fishing for lingcod or rockfish. I caught a legal size lingcod in season once on a leadhead plastic I was using as a weight for my sabiki rig. I didn't realize I was violating the regulations at the time, fortunately someone told me, I wouldn't do it again knowing the rules.


Answer: You may fish for sanddabs with as many hooks as you like on a single rod, unless rockfish, lingcod or salmon are on the vessel or in possession, in which case special restrictions apply (Fish and Game Code, Section 28.65).

What you said was;
"you can't have multiple hooks on a single pole when fishing for lingcod or rockfish."

that info is out dated.

the answer you received from a Biologist was ;
You may fish for sanddabs with as many hooks as you like on a single rod, unless rockfish, lingcod or salmon are on the vessel or in possession, in which case special restrictions apply (Fish and Game Code, Section 28.65).

take note of the phrase, "special restrictions apply"

No disrespect to the author of the page you linked, but she is a Biologist, not a Warden. She does not directly answer your question but refers you to the CDFG code. If a direct answer is what your looking for then no your ling was not legal, unless your sabiki had only 1 hook and the lead head had a hook.