881 lb Tuna!

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by addicted2sp33d

So if you somehow (accidentally of course) foul-hook a barn door, or foul-hook a 60-lb YT with a surface iron... and no-one is looking, do you throw it back?

He got all his permits and even called-in his catch with complete honesty. I don't think the malicious intent was there... but you're right. Let's see if DFG does the right thing here.

Yes, there is a difference. If I'm fishing for halibut and I 'foul hook' it its a legal catch. Why? Because it was my target species

If I'm hooping for bugs and I get a 15" sculpinin in my net its 'bycatch' and its illegal to keep.

There is a difference between a foul hook and bycatch, this tuna was bycatch.