Laws Pages 37-41

Question 1

What is a cast net?

Answer 1

A net that can be hand-thrown over an area.

Question 2

What can a cast net take in freshwater?

Answer 2

Nongame fish and shrimp

Question 3

Cast nets are no grater than ___ feet in diameter.

Answer 3

14

Question 4

Game fish may be taken only by _____ and _____.

Answer 4

Pole and line. (Rod and reel)

Question 5

True or false.
In freshwater, it’s unlawful to take fish with a hand operated device held underwater except that a spear or spear gun can take game fish.

Answer 5

False. Only nongame fish.

Question 6

What is a dip net?

Answer 6

A mesh bag suspended from a frame attached to a handle.

Question 7

A dip net may be used on game/nongame fish?

Answer 7

Nongame

Question 8

What is a Gaff?

Answer 8

Any handheld pole with a hook attached directly to the pole.

Question 9

True or false.

A fish landed with a Gaff may not be below the minimum, above the max. Or within a protected length limit.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is a Gig?

Answer 10

Any handheld shaft with single or multiple points, barbed or barbless.

Question 11

What is a Jugline?

Answer 11

A fishing line with five or less hooks tied to a free floating device.

Question 12

You can use a Jugline in..
Freshwater only
Saltwater only
Both

Answer 12

Freshwater only

Question 13

True or false.

Lawful archery equipment can be used to take nongame fish.

Answer 13

True.

Question 14

A minnow trap may not exceed __ inches.
A) 20 B) 22
C) 24 D) 26

Answer 14

C) 24

Question 15

True or false.

Perch traps are for use in freshwater only.

Answer 15

False. Saltwater.

Question 16

Perch traps can not exceed ___ cubic feet.
A)16 B)18
C)20 D)14

Answer 16

B)18

Question 17

True or false

Pole and line (rod and reel) can be used to take game and nongame fish.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or false.

A sail line is used in freshwater only.

Answer 18

False. Saltwater only.

Question 19

True or false.

Sharks may be taken with a sail line.

Answer 19

True.

Question 20

What is a seine?

Answer 20

A sections of non-metallic mesh webbing with the top edge buoyed upwards by a floatline and the bottom edge weighted.

Question 21

A seine may be no longer than \_\_ ft.
A)18
B)20 
C)30
D)36

Answer 21

B)20

Question 22

What is a shad trawl?

Answer 22

A bag shaped net which is dragged along the bottom or through the water to catch aquatic life.

Question 23

True or false.

You can use a throwline in freshwater only.

Answer 23

True.

Question 24

What can be taken by trot line?

Answer 24

Nongame fish, channel catfish, blue catfish, and flathead catfish.

Question 25

True or false. | Trotlines may not be used with metallic steaks.

Answer 25

True.

Question 26

True or false. | Troines in saltwater is limited to one per fisherman.

Answer 26

True.

Question 27

Umbrella nets can catch:

Answer 27

Crabs and nongame fish.