OVERBORED
Well-Known Angler
Moratorium? Doubtful
But they do have the power to implement an emergency closure.
As for circle hooks, I'm not sure everyone complies with that rule especially when snagging bunker.
That said, I probably experienced 1/3 of my fish gut hooked even using circle hooks with live bait. Very few gut hooked on chunks.
The worst thing I see is how fish are handled especially bigger fish over 30lbs. The odds of survival when removed from the water for a.picture go way down. Ok won't even bring up the survival rates for Bass released from the deck of a PB!
But they do have the power to implement an emergency closure.
As for circle hooks, I'm not sure everyone complies with that rule especially when snagging bunker.
That said, I probably experienced 1/3 of my fish gut hooked even using circle hooks with live bait. Very few gut hooked on chunks.
The worst thing I see is how fish are handled especially bigger fish over 30lbs. The odds of survival when removed from the water for a.picture go way down. Ok won't even bring up the survival rates for Bass released from the deck of a PB!
