Two Pole Fishing Permit

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Permalink Reply by Mark Byrne on August 10, 2009 at 7:11pm

No, BASS, one rod only. per B.A.S.S. rules.

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on August 10, 2009 at 8:40pm

Who is going to be the first to master the art of the "DFD"?

Permalink Reply by Troy Pattillo on August 10, 2009 at 8:43pm

would that be dual fag drag?

Tag Watson said:

Who is going to be the first to master the art of the "DFD"?

Permalink Reply by T Dot on August 10, 2009 at 8:58pm

Tag Watson said:

Who is going to be the first to master the art of the "DFD"?

as if one isnt enough!

Permalink Reply by Marc Marcantonio on August 10, 2009 at 9:03pm

You wouldn't believe how difficult this was to get passed, and how long it took. I officially proposed the two pole rule ten years ago, and each year thereafter as I served on the Inland Fish Policy Advisory Group representing bass anglers. Every year it was shot down because the WDFW didn't want to increase the chances of angler's catching fish. They especially didn't want to approve the rule because they didn't want salmon anglers to use two poles. The Inland Fish Policy Advisory Group finally got the WDFW to consider the rule by agreeing to limit it to waters without salmonids.

As I pointed out to the WDFW, their mission should be to "Improve Recreational Fishing Opportunity". They don't agree that this is their job. Instead they have many rules that specifically limit recreational opportunity. This is counterproductive to fish and wildlife popluations in that biologists are mainly funded from license sales, and by Sport Fishing Recreation Act excise taxes paid by manufacturers of products used by fishing and hunting enthusiasts. These funds are rebated to the state based upon the number of licenses they sell. The more licenses WA sells, the more federal excise tax funds get sent to fund biologists.

The biologists should be limiting harvest of sportfish by bag limits, not by social engineering. Rules that limit "opportunity" such as limiting anglers to a single pole, are in place simply to control the behavior of anglers. In other words, the idea is to make it hard to catch a fish so nobody can hurt the population. This is so wrong! This is a big reason for people to NOT go fishing, instead of buying licenses, tackle, food, etc. to enjoy a day outdoors. It gets too expensive to go fishing if you don't have a good chance of being successful. A two pole rule makes sense to improve recreational opportunity.

Finally, the year I step down from participating in the Inland Fish Policy Advisory Group, they decide to pass my (and others) proposal.

I believe it will produce more license sales, which means more revenue to support sport fishing in WA.

Better late than never.

ciao,
Marc
P.S. As Mark said above, bass tourneys generally state only one rod can be used; however walleye tourney's may be different!

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on August 10, 2009 at 9:17pm

As always, thank you for the excellent info, Marc.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on August 10, 2009 at 9:45pm

Thanks for the great info Marc. I'm glad it excludes Salmon waters, their numbers are so down! This is sooo cool! Now we can all be like Shaw Grigsby on TV when he hooks a fish and picks up a second rod and hooks another thats following then puts one rod between his legs... I have had times with fish following and I thought to myself, I Wonder if I could catch that fish too if I picked up a second rod and tried? but it even looks like a cluster F when Shaw does it!

PJ

Permalink Reply by T Dot on August 10, 2009 at 9:51pm

i see a potential loop hole for the frugal ppl. are all parties in the boat / group required to purchase the 2rod option? as you may see, only 1 person needs to purchase this to make it work. the other person(s) can always claim they are only using the rod in their hand.

Permalink Reply by Ron Langley on August 11, 2009 at 8:09am

Wahoo! now we can do an 8 pole trout troll! I'm going to have to get one of those "Bill Dance" back seat pole holders and a couple lawn chairs. Might even have to go as far to color code a couple poles with matching bobbers.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on August 11, 2009 at 8:46am

The first time i see "DFD" on any tourney circuit , im done! real talk !!

Permalink Reply by Mark Maderos on August 11, 2009 at 9:06am

Me, Me, Me on Banks lake during the Frostbite tourney. Stu and I can have 4 rods dragging our roadbed. Each rod will have a football head w/ drop shot combo. That means I will have 8 baits in the water. Talk about double / double hookups. That should be real fun.

Mark

Tag Watson said:

Who is going to be the first to master the art of the "DFD"?

Permalink Reply by Gary Stiles on August 11, 2009 at 11:44am

Jordon,
Thanks for the question.
Northwest Bass has no intention of changing it's "single rod per angler" rule. As always, feel free to call me with questions or additional considerations.
Take good care
Gary

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