Alabama Rig Legal In Indiana - For A While
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Fatman
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Some pro's are gonna be really ticked when tournaments they go to it's illegal to use. Bass Tournament Trail has already canned it.
hunter7711
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They work real well on Crappie. Been single polin with a 3 arm rig, and have caught a couple of doubles.
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quivira kid
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Just once, I wanna troll one or two of those rigs through a school of white bass...
Fatman
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The first thing I thought of when I saw Paul Elias fishing it on the FLW was - What the heck is the hook minimum in that state!!!!!!!!
Here in Vermont you can have 2 poles out with 2 hooks per line (and there are a few lakes and ponds with special regs on them where you can only have one line). So the only way for the Alabama Rig to be legal here in Vermont is:
The Alabama Rig does not constitute a "lure" in and of itself, since it is hookless. As such, it can be
construed as nothing more than terminal tackle, such as a wire leader, except with 5 strands of wire instead of one. The Alabama Rig does not become a lure intended to catch fish until hooks are added. As such, the Alabama Rig is legal to use in Vermont provided no more than two lures with hooks intended to catch fish are attached to it.
Additionally, if an angler were to attach hookless attractors to the remaining 3 wire strands, such as rotating blades (i.e. spinnerbait blades), or hookless soft plastic baits, it would also be legal to fish in this manner.
So I'm curious as to what other states rules are on this!!!!!!!
Here in Vermont you can have 2 poles out with 2 hooks per line (and there are a few lakes and ponds with special regs on them where you can only have one line). So the only way for the Alabama Rig to be legal here in Vermont is:
The Alabama Rig does not constitute a "lure" in and of itself, since it is hookless. As such, it can be
construed as nothing more than terminal tackle, such as a wire leader, except with 5 strands of wire instead of one. The Alabama Rig does not become a lure intended to catch fish until hooks are added. As such, the Alabama Rig is legal to use in Vermont provided no more than two lures with hooks intended to catch fish are attached to it.
Additionally, if an angler were to attach hookless attractors to the remaining 3 wire strands, such as rotating blades (i.e. spinnerbait blades), or hookless soft plastic baits, it would also be legal to fish in this manner.
So I'm curious as to what other states rules are on this!!!!!!!
Fatman
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Nope Doc that's right from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife site
Fatman
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With the confiscation laws for fishing and hunting violations in Vermont!!!!!!!! Ain't losing my toys!!!! LOL
stanger1944
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I'll tell you what is radiculous, and I am not going to name this Mann's brand, but the price charged for the system. I saw a package with three or four swimbaits with jigs for $13, the Alabama rig itself was another $25. Never see me fishing that lure at those prices.