Pinfish traps legal in SC ??

[tprice]

Buddy of mine was headed to coast next week for fishing vacation

He was asking me about bait in IOP area. He mentioned (grew up fishing inshore/nearshore in FL) he had couple pinfish traps


For some reason I was thinking pinfish traps were not legal in SC or at least used to be. Never could figure out why

[duckcrazed]

Not sure why but they are not legal.

[BOGSTER]

It’s only a problem if you do it in an area where some ass hat would call the law on you for using it.

I feel confident enough in my faith that Jesus doesn’t care about pinfish traps, so I would use one if I had it

[2thDoc]

its just a crab trap that accidentally catches fish

[Highstrung]

2th eats pinfish

[tprice]

Not sure why but they are not legal.

Thanks for confirming that , not sure why it was in back of my mind when he mentioned it

I use a crab trap and always wondered what damn difference was


He has rented a place with dock, told him not sure why anyone would even notice or care

[Goin Coastal]

If he's not particular, he can get all the menhaden he wants with a cast net in the waterway.

[DG34YF]

Coal trestle pilings across from Remley ramp hold them, sabiki rig with tiny bits of shrimp on the hook.
...or a sabiki rig @ the channel markers.
Don't waste time on them if no bites move to the next buoy.
Have a spinning rod with a circle hook ready incase ya see a cobia around.
41004 almost always holds bait but I wouldn't run that far without trying in close first.

[tprice]

If he's not particular, he can get all the menhaden he wants with a cast net in the waterway.

What I told him