Another point about bait fishing....I believe Parker and others when they say fish they hook on bait are not typically hooked deep....but isn't this because of the style of fishing you are doing? Drift or boondogging where the bait is moving, relatively light weight and you are holding the rod and so quickly detect the bite and set the hook. I think mortality is much higher for plunkers (stationary weight, heavy gear etc) and bait divers. I'm not proposing we make the regulations even more complicated, just an observation.