FEDERAL CIRCLE HOOK REGULATIONS
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Effective
January 1, 2007, a new Federal regulation requires anglers fishing from
HMS permitted vessels (and vessels that should be permitted) to use “only”
non-offset circle hooks when deploying natural baits or natural bait/artificial
lure combinations in Atlantic billfish tournaments. This regulation allows
the use of “J”-hooks witartificial lures in tournaments. There
are no recreation circle hook requirements outside of billfish tournaments.
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MORE ON THE RULE, 24 PAGES http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/Amendment2/FEIS%20chapter8.pdf |