BearClaw,
Did they change the law on bait fish? It has always been legal to use game fish as bait on rod and reel as long as you did not exceed the limit. Bream have been a popular bait for catfish until the perch showed up and the Striper fishermen in the Saluda loved to use live trout. Can't use them on a trot lines, but can on rod and reel. It may have changed but I sure did not know it had.
SeaRay