i was thinking of using a galf when i know the fish is legit size to help get them up on the breachway. but i was told by other fishermen that its a big NO NO?
what is everyone's opinion on this?

Its against the law for one!:smash:

Only fish i gaff is one that im gonna keep.

Still illegal!:smash:

SO is bait shops selling gaffs, kinda like headshops selling waterpipes???:confused:

It ain't illegal in RI.You'll find no referance to gaffing being illegal in the full RI Saltwater abstract.

Check it out at www.state.ri.us/dem.

what the foksa galf?

I gaffed every @#$%^^& Bluefish I caught yesterday //they were too big to left in ====then I went right up tight at Castle hill,, and thru them to the people on the rocks ,they just about killed each other trying to get too then ,, the smaller ones either I give to the lobster boat next to me ,or the go into my eel trap /that then becomes my green crab trap [[which someone cleaned out last week of over 200 green crabs///
no more BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOfish will leave alive again /////////////////////////////:smash: :smash:

:) I only use the gaf when the fish is "TOO!!!!" "TOO!!!!" big to lift into the boat!!!!:laughs: :laughs:

I can not understand people gafing fish that they are not going to keep!!!!:af: :af:

Never heard of gafing being illegal in Mass. ;) :cool:

Originally posted by BigFish
Still illegal!:smash:

show me where it says it's illegal

I have gaffed fish from a boat many times. Not anything I am going to release though.

If I fished from a jetty more I would make a jetty gaff.

illegal? never heard of that!!

Its certainly not illegal in NJ.

I never use a gaff.

It's not illegal and I lip gaff almost all the bigger fish I catch.

I believe its illigal in Conn =but so is ChrisL :rolleyes:

"galfing" elminates the fun of walking down a breachway to retrieve the fish....

:laughs:

Thats funny.:D

Very strange....

It used to be listed on the Mass Div of Marine fisheries website, and the saltwater fishing guide that gaffing of striped bass is illegal. I just went on line to check and it is no longer listed in either the guide or the regs? I decided to call the EP's to see if the law was changed, and from what they said it was. You cannot gaff a fish less than 28 inches, and you cannot gaff a fish you intend to release. They did say if it was a legal sized fish you can use a gaff.

Does anyone have a copy of last years saltwater fishing guide? I'm almost positive it was listed in there.

Anything over 30#'s now gets the gaff, this will make life a lot easier:-)

EP's # is (800) 632-8075 if anyone wants to confirm...

They did take the gaffing restriction off....

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/recreationalfishing/stripedbass.htm

They also changed the commercial wording to "hook and line only" from "rod and reel only".

Its illegal in NY but not in RI.

Originally posted by MakoMike
Its illegal in NY but not in RI.

Is anything illegal in RI;-)

Does RI still let people kill stripers with spearguns?

Im being removed from the Ct rolls ! they found out Ive been here illegally ( thanks clamm rake ) . now Im moving to warwick RI . can you believe RI doesnt have any laws banning me from their borders .. I cant !

whos your neighbor ?

there is no galfing in Ct unless its on an approved course .

SJ,
I don't know of any state where its illegal to spear legal size stripers. OTOH I ain't a spear fisherman.

good thing for my human spell checker :)
now i can win that spelling BEE i was after ;)



Originally posted by beachwalker
what the foksa galf?

When I am Commercial Bass fishing I gaff all that is leagle as there is no time wasted on landing a fish!!

But I very rarely gaff a recreation fish !!

Years ago when I use to fish the canale I made a gaff 10 feet long so i would not have to crawl down the rocks to get my fish.

Originally posted by MakoMike
SJ,
I don't know of any state where its illegal to spear legal size stripers. OTOH I ain't a spear fisherman.

It's illegal in Ma, just confirmed...

gaffing and spearfishing stripers are both illegal in CT.

We also do not have a commercial fishery for stripers.

Clammer,

I thought you used the gaff for a blu)(*&(*&^%$#$$(&(*&fish hook.

Mega --I thought you were gonna call me ===========unfortunitly i<ve had a relaps /with all these @#$%^&*(@#$%^&* BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOfish around ///ordering a 4 blade prop. so I have a 33% more chance of chopping more fish :mad: :happy:

Gaffing is now legal in MA...

it is still inethical in my opinion...buy a proper net


Spearing ANY S-B in Ma is very illegal