I get ya LA yard dog.

Limb lines with one hook are viewed the same as diddy poles are in my area. 250 of those as you mentioned for an operation like yours would not be significant or out of control. Locally, we can run 25 of those per person provided they are all clearly tagged and ran every 24 hours. It still requires a permit, but not a comercial one. Now if these lines are left in the water, baited or not, for more than 24 hours without being tended to around here, they get cut or become confiscated by the DNR and other locals. I personally don't do this. I don't just hang my empty hooks up in the trees when I am not using them either. Seen too many examples of birds and animals that have fell prey to these "not in use" lines.

The amount of Cats and rough fish that you are harvesting are typical and common to what is being done here too. I was concerned that you may have been running 250 lines with say 1000 hooks each on them i.e. "bad local impact" in a small area just on the Arky. Glad to hear that isn't the case.

Hoops and gill nets are real common here too, and I have no qualms with those either. I like those better actually - the fish don't best themselves up near as much as with diddy poles. I have not been along setting hoops or nets in many years, but I believe we are limited to just 6 gills and 12 hoops here. Just gotta let the gamefish go that happen into those or the DNR will fry ya. Good fishin to ya, and less thieves!

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