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OK, but the reason I specified "rough fish" was for an example as the original post mentioned spear fishing for bass and I didn't want to see him get himself in any hot water if it was illegal to...

Notice: legal for rough fish, not for gamefish such as bass and sunfish in the original post. Get caught spearing anything like that here can get you a fine. In fact, taking of gamefish here is...

In Ohio its only legal for rough fish such as carp and suckers and you DO need a license to do it !

Make sure its leagal to spear bass and sunfish - most states allow spearfishing for rough fish but not for gamefish !