{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-660.351","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 660.351","heading":"Recreational fishery—definitions.","body":"These definitions are specific to the recreational fisheries covered in this subpart. General groundfish definitions are defined at § 660.11, subpart C.\nBag limit means the number of fish available to an angler.\nBoat limit means the number of fish available for a vessel or boat.\nDescending device means an instrument capable of releasing a fish at the depth from which the fish was caught.\nHook limit means a limit on the number of hooks on any given fishing line.\nLong-leader gear (also known as Holloway gear) means fishing gear with the following: One fishing line, deployed with a sinker and no more than three hooks, with a minimum of 30 feet (9.14 meters) between the sinker and the lowest hook, and a non-compressible float attached to the line above the hooks. The gear may be equipped with artificial lures and flies less than or equal to 5 inches in length. Natural bait, and lures or flies greater than 5 inches in length, may not be used.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES","Subpart G—West Coast Groundfish—Recreational Fisheries"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"39ac5521b7e96023bb235e158fbe3605b072f980d9c2ef23b8c7b24db373d63a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-660.350","next":"us/50-cfr-660.352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}