Black Sea Bass
Gulf State Waters
Minimum Size Limit: 10" total length
Daily Bag Limit: 100 pounds per person
Atlantic State Waters
Minimum Size Limit: 13" total length
Daily Bag Limit: 7 fish per person
Other Regulations
Gear Requirements:
Legal Gear: hook and line, spears
- Gulf: non-stainless-steel, non-offset circle hooks; dehooking device
- Atlantic: dehooking device and as of Jan. 1, 2021, non-stainless steel hooks in all state waters, and non-offset circle hooks N. of 28 ° N. latitude.
Federal Regulations:
Federal Gulf of Mexico: 10" TL and 100 pounds/person/day
Federal Atlantic: 13" TL, 7 fish per person
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