I just can't sit out on this one!
I "only" fish in the sound for Lings, nothing else!
The problem is we have a bunch of IDIOTS! in the WDFW.
They guess and make up changes as Gooose stated.

#1- I fish w/a 5 ft tuna rod. A spreader bar, 8 to 20 ozs of weight, 14 inch herring and in areas salmon are scared to venture! Common sense isn't in the WDFW!

How in the world can you hook and hold a 40lb ling in the rocks and currents with bardless hooks? I catch alot of lings (11 last Thurs) and I don't see it happening.
What they are doing are forcing us to break rules due to lack of common sense on their part.
I for one, will continue to use barded hooks for lings. Screw them!
They can read this, *Finger* I don't give a rats a**.
I'm getting sick and tired of their silly a** rules. What's next guys, No Bait??

They cut our limit down to 1 ling because they say there are not enough lings out there, BULLSH**!
Our boat caught and released 32 in two days!
Where are they fishing, Bellingham harbor?
Like I said, THEY are turning law abiding sportsmen into outlaws!