Keeping Fish Separate

[jyhwker]

This may be a dumb question, but I have been unsure about this so I figured this would be the place to ask. If you are fishing in a boat without a livewell, and are just keeping your fish on a stringer, do you have to keep your fish separate from your partners or can they be on the same stringer? I certainly don't want to come off the water after a great day just to have "the man" waiting for me. Thanks!

[huntcapn]

Check out Slabby Joe's most recent post...may give you the answer you're lookin for

[no1son]

Most states allow one to party fish, meaning that as long as your party is together it is the total of your combined limits that counts. You then have to divide them at the launch when you pull out so that each must only have his own limit when you go your separate ways. They can all be on one stringer until the party splits up.

I quit using stringers for panfish years ago. A basket keeps them alive much better and the quality of your meat goes up.

[LBM]

The regulations vary from state to state.