landing net requirement

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by james92026

doesn't exactly say easy reach, but immediately available


No person shall take finfish from any boat or other floating device in ocean waters without having a landing net in possession or available for immediate use to assist in landing undersize fish of species having minimum size limits; the opening of any such landing net shall be not less than eighteen inches in diameter.

Sometimes research can provide you with legitimate answers that contradict the illegitimate information that others may provide. Last I checked a kayak is a floating device. Good research!!

[maui jim]

I got a minnow net for those biting squid basturds... I hate when they grab ya and try to take your fingers off....

[lbsurf2ca]

Originally Posted by maui jim

I got a minnow net for those biting squid basturds... I hate when they grab ya and try to take your fingers off....

lol, they are mean little f@#$er's. I hate it when they grab me.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Sometimes research can provide you with legitimate answers that contradict the illegitimate information that others may provide. Last I checked a kayak is a floating device. Good research!!

Yep last I checked my kayak floated as well. I think that's kinda the idea

I don't think Sasha was questioning the fact that kayaks float or that they have to according to the law carry nets.

He was just trying to figure out if it had to be in "Easy Reach" or out on deck.

The law states that the "landing net in possession or available for immediate use"

Note that that's an "or" not an "and"

Anything on or in your kayak is in your possession. Even if you find a Warden that's anal enough to check for a nets, I certainly do not think that a warden is going to cite anyone for having their net in a hatch or not having their net on deck.

Jim

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by Jim Day

Yep last I checked my kayak floated as well. I think that's kinda the idea

I don't think Sasha was questioning the fact that kayaks float or that they have to according to the law carry nets.

He was just trying to figure out if it had to be in "Easy Reach" or out on deck.

The law states that the "landing net in possession or available for immediate use"

Note that that's an "or" not an "and"

Anything on or in your kayak is in your possession. Even if you find a Warden that's anal enough to check for a nets, I certainly do not think that a warden is going to cite anyone for having their net in a hatch or not having their net on deck.

Jim

True but these days I would prefer to not wait and find out, I can't afford to play the 'what if' game.

[mrJB]

I carry a $1.00 mesh laundry bag as a "net". If they don't like it we'll go to court.