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Originally Posted by Eskimo
Anyway, the only legal issue I have ever run into with bait is a pet store that wouldn't sell me goldfish because I intended to use them as bait. So, if you intend to use goldfish as bait, don't bring a bait bucket into the store and make sure you tell them it's to feed your Oscars.
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the pet shop was correct... goldfish are not legal to use as bait because they are a type of carp, which are illegal to stock into NJ waters (without a special permit). do not use goldfish for bait.
the state defines baitfish as golden shiner, banded killifish, mummichog, spotfin killifish, rainwater killifish, American brook lamprey, fathead minnow, bluntnose minnow, tadpole madtom, margined madtom, all shiners, daces, minnows, chubs and the American eel. sunfish/perch/trout follow game fish regs, but you can use them as bait if you wish.
