PROPOSAL 95 - 5 AAC 55.xxx. New section. Define sport fishing gear for finfish in Prince
William Sound to prohibit electric downriggers as follows:
Sport fishing gear for finfish in the PWS Management Area will consist of a fishing rod that is a
tapering, often jointed, rod equipped with a hand grip and line guides, upon which is mounted a
hand powered reel used to deploy and retrieve the fishing line. A downrigger may be used in
conjunction with a fishing rod but a downrigger may not be used in conjunction with a troll gurdy.
A downrigger is defined as a device designed to be used with a fishing rod to deploy a line to a
selected depth and retrieve the downrigger line and weight. A hand powered, electric, hydraulic or
power assisted downrigger is not legal sport fishing gear unless it is used in conjunction with a
fishing rod and the fishing rod is used to retrieve the fish. Sport fishing gear shall be operated in a
manner conforming to its basic design.

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