Caught: Any fish taken by hook, swallowed by a larger fish, taken by net, harpoon, snagged as in foul hooked, taken by hands only, i.e. ( I grabbed that SOB by the tail as it went by.) While only the first method would be considered sporting, fish taken by the other means, by definition still qualify as caught. Which method is legal depends upon the laws governing the waters where you caught the fish.
Landed: Any fish taken by any of the above means, which is brought into the boat, or onto the bank, or dropped into the creel. Now a fish that jumps into the boat with you would not qualify as landed, but definitely qualify you as "one lucky SOB" !
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Sounds good. Any dissenting opinions?
New Formulas:
1. Your hook & fish's butt or other anatomy besides mouth = foul hooked,
but still caught and dinner on the table.
2. Your hook & the fish's mouth = fair hook-up, but 'legality' still is not
completely established.
3. Your hook, stringer, and snap-thru-the gills halibut = lucky catch, no
record, dinner on the table-maybe, story on vfb,
legal in the eyes of G&F IF of legal status/season/ etc. Philosophy
unestablished.
DonO
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