Bryan Schmitt -- (5) BOW graphs in 2024 ..whats up Randy!?

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PA Pittsburgh 3 Rivers BASSMASTER CLASSIC
NY Tournaments on multiple bodies of water by every MAJOR tournament organization.
CA Steve K SKFISHING had to release multiple giant bass hooked outside the mouth with a big swimbait, BASS

No offense but I didn’t say they didn’t have any. I said that’s two states out of many that have no such rules or that aren’t enforced because they aren’t rules focused on black bass

They don’t even go to Cali anymore so it’s kind of moot. I agree with mark it’s a dumb rule for bass anyway. When you foul hook a bass on a jerkbait, it was attacking your lure. You got him to react, I could give a crap less if he has every hook in his mouth and I’m thankful my state doesn’t have antiquated rules for salmon that make me throw back bass lol

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No offense but I didn’t say they didn’t have any. I said that’s two states out of many that have no such rules or that aren’t enforced because they aren’t rules focused on black bass

They don’t even go to Cali anymore so it’s kind of moot. I agree with mark it’s a dumb rule for bass anyway. When you foul hook a bass on a jerkbait, it was attacking your lure. You got him to react, I could give a crap less if he has every hook in his mouth and I’m thankful my state doesn’t have antiquated rules for salmon that make me throw back bass lol

It's all GAME fish regulations, not any single species, with the EXCEPTION of rough fish, non GAME fish.

Well, if you go with Mark's generalization SNAGGING bass with a jerkbait while using FFS is a thing, just like ripping a multi hook spoon through a school of bass, or ripping a blade bait around pilions in tidal water during the winter!

MANY MAJOR bass tournaments in CA!

Again way more states that have "must be hooked in the mouth" than do not, might want to check your own state's regulations.

[Spot-a-saurus]

It's all GAME fish regulations, not any single species, with the EXCEPTION of rough fish, non GAME fish.

Well, if you go with Mark's generalization SNAGGING bass with a jerkbait while using FFS is a thing, just like ripping a multi hook spoon through a school of bass, or ripping a blade bait around pilions in tidal water during the winter!

MANY MAJOR bass tournaments in CA!

Again way more states that have "must be hooked in the mouth" than do not, might want to check your own state's regulations.

None of the states around me have that regulation as I fish tournaments in all of them lol
And actually yes some of those regulations were made with specific species in mind. Because they are actually vulnerable. But I’m not gonna change your mind. Hopefully we can one day have it where only fish hooked in the top of the mouth count. Throw those fish back that have it in the bottom lip I say. Just if it saves one fishes life

[JAZII]

None of the states around me have that regulation as I fish tournaments in all of them lol
And actually yes some of those regulations were made with specific species in mind. Because they are actually vulnerable. But I’m not gonna change your mind. Hopefully we can one day have it where only fish hooked in the top of the mouth count. Throw those fish back that have it in the bottom lip I say. Just if it saves one fishes life

I don't care either way if it was specific or not. Why is it illegal to keep a bass not hooked in the mouth while site fishing?
Since everyone says FFS is just like sight fishing are bass caught on multi hook lures NOT hooked in the mouth legal while using FFS?

Give me a general area of where you fish tournaments and I'll do the leg work to look up the specific regulation for "not hooked in the mouth".

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I don't care either way if it was specific or not. Why is it illegal to keep a bass not hooked in the mouth while site fishing?
Since everyone says FFS is just like sight fishing are bass caught on multi hook lures NOT hooked in the mouth legal while using FFS?

Give me a general area of where you fish tournaments and I'll do the leg work to look up the specific regulation for "not hooked in the mouth".

it’s illegal to keep a bass while sight fishing outside the mouth because it is vulnerable. It’s not intent on taking a lure because it is trying to spawn. The rule is to keep people from jabbing a sitting 5lber with a weight and treble like good old Mike Long. Just like the rules with salmon in the north west. They are vulnerable for a certain portion of the year when they run.
I never said FFS was sight fishing because the field of view on FFS isn’t a laser beam but a cone of vision. You could be feet away from your target. I have and use FFS lol
Dude give it a rest lol I know the laws in my state and the surrounding ones as well as all of the tournament directors for BASS and MLF in the divisions I fish in. They only have a rule for bedding sight fish end of story.