Legal Leader Length....??
Hmmm,.... Lets look at the first sentence of the Reg., and underline the applicable verbiage:
"It shall be unlawful to use any configuration of fishing tackle in anadromous waters unless the distance between the terminal hook or terminal lure and any weight attached to the line or leader, whether fixed or sliding, is less than six feet." I read this to mean the distance between the two should be less than six feet, not greater.
I believe this regulation came about in response to the practice of Salmon/Steelhead fishers of using beads on leaders that were anywhere from 12' to 18' below a sinker. So, in adopting the reg., DFW is attempting to stop the practice known as flossing.
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