I think it's measured by an unmutlated fish. Please check the FSS laws to be on the safe side.
Whyme
MakomyDayo

 

Whole condition means whole condition. You may gut them if you so desire.

 

No. The regs are clear.

 

Whole And you should always gut fish as soon as caught. They will last longer and taste better. It only takes minutes after death for the digestive fluids to migrate into the meat.

 

What??? How does that work? Im on board with cooling the core, but digestive fluids migrating to the meat is quite a stretch

 

Reed Unless it has Changed and I could be Wrong As long as you Have the fish Carcass so they can Measure it For a Legal Fish it was Okay, Having a Whole Fish Does Not Change the Length Maybe the Weight but not the Length!!

 

Redfish that is not correct. Fish must be landed in "whole condition".

http://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_guides/tampa_bay/pages/fishing_regulations.html

 

I HAVE taken home a Grouper that was bitten clean through almost by half by a shark. OBVIOUSLY a keeper before he was bitten through.

I'd take my chance with a judge on that kind of fish. But I agree Whole means Whole.

Jim

 

I cannot imagine a FWC officer waiting around while you match filets to carcasses.

How many people can you fish on your boat? 2 fish per person, 6 people, is a big cooler, but if you fill it with ice before you go, you can exchange ice for fish pretty much 1 cubic foot for 1 cubic foot.

Jim

 

I cannot imagine a FWC officer waiting around while you match filets to carcasses.

Sorry, if you have room for a carcass, you have room for a whole fish. Throw ice in the trash bag.


Jim

Jim I,m Not going to Fight with you But It say,s HEAD FIN's Tail, Plus I have had a Few FWC People Tell Me That,s How The Law Read,s, And If every Carcass I Have Is LEGAL Then What The hell is the Problem BTW REED Asked a ? I was Just Trying to Tell HIM What I Know!!! No I Don,t Clean My Fish While I,m Fishing But This is Also Why They SELL BOAT GRILL,S

 

If you want to keep to the letter, I'd make sure what ever the regs say on a particular species- stick to it. BUT.... to keep things simple, if you can, keep your catch whole until you get to shore. JMHO

 

BTW JIM Don,t Care about a RD fun to Catch on Lite Tackle But could Care Less about Eating so My Cooler will have None unless The People That go Fishing with Me and Want that BS Fish I Keep NONE!!!

 

Reef Fish
68B-14.006 (4) All fish harvested from Florida or adjacent federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall be landed in a whole condition. The possession, while in or on state waters, on any public or private fishing pier, on a bridge or catwalk attached to a bridge from which fishing is allowed, or on any jetty, of such fish that have been deheaded, sliced, divided, filleted, ground, skinned, scaled or deboned is prohibited. Mere evisceration or “gutting” of fish, or mere removal of gills from fish, before landing is not prohibited. Preparation of fish for immediate consumption on board the vessel from which the fish were caught is not prohibited.

So, you can legally clean them if you are going to eat them on your boat. :thumbsup:

 

That's hard to argue with, no matter how many exclamation marks you use.

 

You better have the grease or grill warm before starting to clean Them.

 

There are exceptions to the rules. Tuna, Swordfish and sharks can be cord but must meet the cord length. The first thing that happen when a tuna or swordfish is bought aboard is stomach removed along with gills and head. Then a bleeding then stomach packed in ice. Meat will be separated from touching water YF only. Most trips we have a fish monger (Brad) aboard.

 

Rules are rules.
I have to bend them sometimes. For example, I sometimes clean my fish at zekes marina at the end of the pier, but I launch at boggy point or cotton bayou, so if I were to get stopped in that 1/4 mile distance , I would have a hell of a time explaining my filets on ice. Which I'm sure the law enforcement officer would understand, yet he is there to enforce the rules, and I would be breaking the rules. Easy as that.
Keep that in mind CCC...
I'm sure the fine would be hefty also, so I need to rethink what I do sometimes myself.
Stay safe out there

 

I don't think FWC cares what u do in Ala.


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