By Major League Fishing Communications
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TULSA, Okla. - In an effort to further tighten its already strict fish-handling rules, Jack Link’s Major League Fishing has updated its penalty governing how caught fish are landed. The league now insists that anglers not only keep fish off the carpet, but away from their bodies as well, Major League Fishing Commissioner Don Rucks announced today.
Under the new rule, an angler cannot allow a fish to touch any part of his body other than his hands or forearms.
In an initial effort at improving fish care, Major...