Post by: atfulldraw on August 07, 2013, 08:02:55 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on August 07, 2013, 08:06:20 PM
So I'm fishing the Skagit and Snohomish this weekend. The way I'm reading the regs is I can use barbed hooks and trouble hooks. Am I missing something? Thanks for help. :tup:
Treble hooks?
Post by: atfulldraw on August 07, 2013, 08:11:46 PM
Yep they are trouble if you hook yourself. :chuckle:So I'm fishing the Skagit and Snohomish this weekend. The way I'm reading the regs is I can use barbed hooks and trouble hooks. Am I missing something? Thanks for help. :tup:
Treble hooks?
Post by: ICEMAN on August 07, 2013, 08:15:43 PM
Post by: Goldeneye on August 07, 2013, 08:17:49 PM
Anti-Snagging Rule Except when fishing with
a buoyant lure (with no weights added to the
line or lure), or trolling from a vessel or floating
device, terminal fishing gear is restricted to a
lure or bait with one single-point hook. Hooks
must measure ¾" or less from point to shank,
and must be attached to or below the lure or
bait. Weights may not be attached below or less
than 12" above the lure or bait.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on August 08, 2013, 12:19:59 AM
fish on!
Post by: Goldeneye on August 08, 2013, 12:00:11 PM
if your corkies float, its good also. and remember float doesn't mean on top, it just has to be buoyant :tup:
fish on!
"Buoyant with no weights added to the line" is the rule. So drift fishing a corky would not be legal with a treble hook because in order to get it down into the water you need a little lead on the line.
Post by: X-Force on August 08, 2013, 12:24:56 PM
The weight is technically above the hook and sometime above the lure and definitely less than 12"
Post by: 7mmfan on August 08, 2013, 12:27:11 PM
"Buoyant with no weights added to the line" is the rule. So drift fishing a corky would not be legal with a treble hook because in order to get it down into the water you need a little lead on the line.
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THis is correct. The lure with the hooks on it must float under its own weight to be considered a bouyant lure.
Spinners, spoons, driftfishing outfits, jigs are considered non-bouyant lures and must have a single hook.
Really the only thing you can run trebles on is a plug because they float under their own weight with hooks attached and don't require extra weight to submerge.
Post by: Goldeneye on August 08, 2013, 12:33:46 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on August 08, 2013, 01:25:41 PM
The way I understand it jigs or weighted lures are just fine as long as they are a single hook. If the lures have a treble, convert them over to a siwash hook.. I've converted most of my plugs over even though I didn't have to since I seem to get better hookups with them.
I agree with the above statement as well in regards to plugs. A single siwash off the back will keep more fish hooked then almost any treble, plus its so much easier to unhook fish that you want to release, and trebles are a NIGHTMARE in the net.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on August 08, 2013, 01:49:44 PM