Rockfish season opens Monday 4/1
![Beerchug](images/smilies/mfr/beerchug.gif)
One of my favorite fish to hunt and eat.
https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive...ions#gsc.tab=0
The new DFW Regs are not officially published yet so the old 2023 Regs are applicable till then.
![Confused](http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/images/smilies/confused.gif)
It looks like the main changes in the new 2024 Regs will be that we have to be in possession of a descending device and the limit on Reds is reduced to 2 fish and only one Copper
![Mad](http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/images/smilies/mad.gif)
IMHO it looks like another case of "bad science" on the reduction of the Reds, just as it was with the Boccassio a few years back.
The DFW isn't specific on the descending device, so a large inverted hook with the barb filed off or a weighted crate should both be acceptable along with the fancy descending devices.