Post by VFR on Mar 25, 2023 14:32:08 GMT -5
New Cull Clip Requirements?
by Captain Steve Chaconas at National Bass Guide Service
To pierce or not to pierce is confusing. Potomac River tournament anglers can legally catch a limit, 5 fish over the minimum size, and then cull out their smallest fish when replacing it with another larger fish. To keep track of their fish, tournament anglers use some sort of culling organizer. Most of them consist of a metal hook, similar to the old chain stringer hooks, and either colored or numbered floats. This allows anglers to quickly identify and retrieve the fish that needs to be released. It also allows fish to be attached to a scale or a balance beam to determine the smaller fish to be released......Read more
by Captain Steve Chaconas at National Bass Guide Service
To pierce or not to pierce is confusing. Potomac River tournament anglers can legally catch a limit, 5 fish over the minimum size, and then cull out their smallest fish when replacing it with another larger fish. To keep track of their fish, tournament anglers use some sort of culling organizer. Most of them consist of a metal hook, similar to the old chain stringer hooks, and either colored or numbered floats. This allows anglers to quickly identify and retrieve the fish that needs to be released. It also allows fish to be attached to a scale or a balance beam to determine the smaller fish to be released......Read more