I wonder if this covers it?

1.05. Angling.

To take fish by hook and line with the line held in the hand, or with the
line attached to a pole or rod held in the hand or closely attended in such
manner that the fish voluntarily takes the bait or lure in its mouth.

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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As I understand it, this wouldn't be the world record because the IGFA
requires a record to beat the old one by two ounces, so it officially
would
be considered a tie

That is the way I understand it, too, and what I said in the short
article I did on it.

I wonder what standards and rules would apply under the old Field &
Stream rules where Perry's fish was registered. As near as I can tell
IGFA did not exist back then.

Not going to get into old arguments about Dottie, but a fish hooked
outside of the mouth might not be disqualified from record holding
status according to IGFA. Still I have a lot of respect for them
deciding to release the fish, and because they were sight fishing it
probably was not a qualifying catch. Just remember that "foul hooked"
is not an instant illegitimate catch or you could find yourself throwing
away tournament winning fish that you could have weighed legally. Know
your local regulations, and read your tournament rules. I personally
know three people who have made that mistake, and its happened in pro
level tournaments as well.

Hard jerkbait and topwater fish are routinely hooked outside the mouth.
Neither method is usually fished to deliberately "snag" a fish.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com




IGFA requires that the fish be legally caught in the jurisdiction it was
caught in. A fish hooked outside the mouth is not a legal catch in CA.
It's not the hook outside the mouth part that makes it a non-catch in the
IGFA's eye, it's the not legal to do that in the state in which it was
caught part.

Please show me where the Ca DFG regs specifically says that every fish
must be stuck inside the mouth.