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Originally Posted by Lundawg
Well I really am curious I know For hunting it’s where you shoot it and if you shoot something on public land then it runs into private you are in the right to go retrieve it. But unsure about fishing. I don’t have foot pedals like a hobbie just a paddle so I imagine the kayak could drift quite a ways depending on the current let alone the fish pulling you during a 20min battle with a nice wsb or yellowtail.
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I hear you, its a grey area. I would say no yellowtail or seabass should take that long to fight unless it gets hung up in the kelp or foul hooked. If you're fishing by the reserve, its like skrilla said, you just hammer down and get it up quick.
Based on stories Ive heard, it would be up to the warden's discretion, which would most likely mean you would be cited. That being said, it's not like you can just cut it off. Leaving 150' of line dragging from a fishes mouth is not cool either. I would say get it up as quick as you can, and probably don't hold it over your head hooting and hollering.