Creel Limit - limit per person per day

Possession Limit - limit a person may have total in their possession

If there are three of you in the boat, you are allowed 3 limits, but each must be kept seperate and each angler must be able to claim which are his or hers.

Also, one of your buddies can give you his limit of fish to take home as long as it's kept seperate and he has written his name, address, phone number, and signature on a piece of paper stating he has done so. In doing so, you would have your possession limit (your limit plus his). Now if both buddies give you his fish, then you would be in violation because you would have 3 limits in your possession.