DEC proposes mandatory use of circle hooks for recreational striped bass fishing with bait
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DEC proposes mandatory use of circle hooks for recreational striped bass fishing with bait
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States Weighing Striped Bass Regulation Options for 2015 - On The Water
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Circle Hooks Now Required for Stripers in Massachusetts - The Fishing Wire
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Circle Hooks Required Jan. 1 for Striped Bass
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STRIPED BASS CIRCLE HOOK REGULATION IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1 - The Fisherman
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Are Striped Bass Doomed? Maybe - Flylords Mag
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N.Y. DEC Proposes Circle Hooks for Stripers - The Fishing Wire
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