A statewide regulation proposes that any fish landed with the aid of a gaff will be considered as a harvested fish and will count as part of an angler's daily creel limit. Fish landed with the aid of a gaff may not be released or culled once it is landed. This proposed regulation is to limit the release of culled fish that are injured with a gaff.
https://www.tn.gov/twra/news/2018/8/24/ ... eview.html