South Carolina Code 50-13-635. Permissible fishing devices and methods for recreational fisherman of nongame fish
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A recreational fisherman may use the following fishing devices and methods for taking nongame fish but only in those waters in which the type and quantity are allowed:
(1) archery equipment;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-13-635
- Cast net: means nonbaited circular webbing having a weighted peripheral line which is thrown by hand and retrieved by a central line connected to radiating tuck lines attached to the peripheral line. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Fish: means finfish, shellfish including mollusks, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, whelks (conchs), turtles, and terrapin or products thereof. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Fishing: means all activity and effort involved in taking or attempting to take fish. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Gig: means a device used to spear fish by hand; to take fish by hand by use of a prong, spear, or similar device and includes bow and arrow. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Gill net: means a net which is designed to hang vertically and capture fish by entanglement usually of the head, gill covers, or preopercles, and does not include gill net for taking shad unless specified. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Trotline: means a single line or wire having numerous hooks or baits and is also called long line. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
(2) cast net;
(3) not more than five crayfish traps;
(4) not more than two eel pots;
(5) gig;
(6) one gill net not more than one hundred yards in length or not more than three gill nets, none of which exceeds thirty yards in length;
(7) hand grabbing;
(8) not more than one hoop net;
(9) not more than fifty jugs;
(10) minnow seine;
(11) not more than five minnow traps;
(12) not more than one pump net;
(13) not more than one seine;
(14) not more than fifty set hooks;
(15) not more than one skimbow net;
(16) spear;
(17) not more than two traps;
(18) not more than one trotline with fifty hooks maximum;
(19) any lawful game fishing device;
(20) landing net (dip net).