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wassachu · 04-07-2008, 04:28 PM

Gaffs are illegal in some States. I blunted the point on my gaff and put shrink tubing over the blunted point to further protect the fish. Then I carefully raised the fish by the gill. I prefer to use a net though. Is my modified gaff still a gaff and legal. When the fish is too big for my net, I use the modified gaff like with my 5ft 2in Sturgeon caught in San Pablo Bay, California.

04-07-2008, 04:28 PM	#9
wassachu Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Berwick, Maine Posts: 32	Gaffs Gaffs are illegal in some States. I blunted the point on my gaff and put shrink tubing over the blunted point to further protect the fish. Then I carefully raised the fish by the gill. I prefer to use a net though. Is my modified gaff still a gaff and legal. When the fish is too big for my net, I use the modified gaff like with my 5ft 2in Sturgeon caught in San Pablo Bay, California.