Sue Cocking from the Miami Herald writes about the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on June 12 in Lakeland, Florida and that commissioners voted to move forward with a measure to ban a popular gear used to catch tarpon, drawing praise and condemnation.
After listening to nearly four hours of emotional testimony from scores of speakers, commissioners voted 4-3 to move ahead with a controversial proposal that would effectively ban a popular type of tournament fishing gear used to catch and release tarpon in southwest Florida’s Boca Grande Pass.
If the rule receives final approval in September, competitors in the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series — as well as other anglers — would be prohibited from using jigs attached to the bottom of circle hooks for targeting tarpon in the Pass. Read more.
