Texas Fish Report
Can you keep a legal-sized Sturgeon if it is caught with a barbed hook?
by CDFG
2-1-2013
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Question: If a legal-sized white sturgeon is caught accidentally on a barbed hook (e.g. while fishing for striped bass), can it be legally kept as long as the angler possesses a sturgeon report card and tag?
Answer: No, even if accidentally caught, barbed hooks are not an unauthorized method of take for white sturgeon. Thus, even legal-sized white sturgeon caught on a barbed hook cannot be kept.
Answer: No, even if accidentally caught, barbed hooks are not an unauthorized method of take for white sturgeon. Thus, even legal-sized white sturgeon caught on a barbed hook cannot be kept.
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