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re: LDWF redfish meeting

Posted on 3/8/24 at 5:25 pm to
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
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Posted on 3/8/24 at 5:25 pm to
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No, it's true. Other states allow bow fishing, but none allow bow fishing of game fish which is what we're talking about - redfish


I guess someone should let the folks of MS Outdoors know that then...

MS Outdoors

As far as I know, we don't have any saltwater fish that you cannot shoot. What you posted is referring to freshwater gamefish.
This post was edited on 3/8/24 at 5:42 pm
Posted by catchyalater
Louisiana
Member since May 2023
127 posts
Posted on 3/8/24 at 6:16 pm to
Yeah I mean this is not a hill I want to die on. If I'm being honest, the MS regulations are hard as heck to read.

The link I shared says at the top "General Fishing Regulations & Requirements" and then "Fishing License (Saltwater & Freshwater)" so... I take that to mean those are the requirements for both Salt and Fresh water.

But, red drum is not included in the definition of gamefish there. So ????? must be legal to bow fish for redfish there.
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3917 posts
Posted on 3/8/24 at 6:25 pm to
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MS regulations are hard as heck to read.


Agreed. I couldn't even find a list of saltwater "gamefish" to share. Regardless, you can bow fish for reds in MS. We just don't have the extensive marsh habitat that's conducive for it. I don't care one way or the other about bow fishing, just pointing out that it's not just LA.
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30497 posts
Posted on 3/9/24 at 9:09 am to
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quote:
no guide limit
I never understood why this was allowed in the first place

40 years ago there were almost no inshore guides, around the blackened redfish craze they started increasing and an exponentially increasing rate.
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34275 posts
Posted on 3/9/24 at 11:58 am to
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MS regulations are hard as heck to read.


I'm trying to understand how flounder gigging is legal.
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
8596 posts
Posted on 3/9/24 at 2:22 pm to
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book suppository


I hope you were joking
Posted by msu202020
Member since Feb 2011
4142 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 6:31 am to
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Mississippi: "Game fish may be taken only by hook and line with one or more hooks (including rod and reel with artificial bait), trot-lines, throwlines, limblines, set hooks, free floating fishing devices(jugs), and yo-yos. Each person having a valid fishing license may use no more than 100 hooks per person."


Mississippi doesn't consider Redfish a gamefish. Only Saltwater gamefish in Mississippi is a Lemon Fish.
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