Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
Here in California we have daily bag limits. A limit is a limit, it doesn't matter what method of take. And there are minimum size limits on several species. A daily bag limit means that is the maximum amount of game allowed in possession at one time including what's back home in the freezer. I never violate that law, or any F&G law for that matter.
I spear fish on scuba. I also spear fish while freediving.
Generally I only take a few fish either way. I like to use scuba to get deep scallops. There's a limit on those too, ten a day.
I like to go deep and be selective when I hunt big lingcod. On scuba I have the chance to be a little more selective by examining the fish to make sure it's of legal length and not guarding a nest. While Freediving I am more apt to shoot the first one I see since my bottom time is very limited.
I have no reservations or political bias either way. A limit is a limit, and most of the time I never get a limit.
Just for information, hook and line rock fishing is closed winter and spring. It opens in July and closes in December (I think). Spearfishing while diving is open year around.
They have concluded that both scuba and freediving spearfishermen have very little impact on our coastal fisheries. Hook and line fishing, charter fishing boats and commercial fishing impact the fishery a lot more.
Oh, and they also allow fishing off the rocks hook and line year around.
I spear fish on scuba. I also spear fish while freediving.
Generally I only take a few fish either way. I like to use scuba to get deep scallops. There's a limit on those too, ten a day.
I like to go deep and be selective when I hunt big lingcod. On scuba I have the chance to be a little more selective by examining the fish to make sure it's of legal length and not guarding a nest. While Freediving I am more apt to shoot the first one I see since my bottom time is very limited.
I have no reservations or political bias either way. A limit is a limit, and most of the time I never get a limit.
Just for information, hook and line rock fishing is closed winter and spring. It opens in July and closes in December (I think). Spearfishing while diving is open year around.
They have concluded that both scuba and freediving spearfishermen have very little impact on our coastal fisheries. Hook and line fishing, charter fishing boats and commercial fishing impact the fishery a lot more.
Oh, and they also allow fishing off the rocks hook and line year around.