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Title: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: duckmen1 on September 12, 2018, 08:36:46 PM: What are your thoughts. While fishing eggs for salmon where anti snag rule is in effect is it safe to use Beau macs weighted cheaters at your eggs to keep them in the strike zone? This is part of a lure bait combo, but does the rule outlaw this approach while this is a question that seems to be unclear.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: fowl smacker on September 12, 2018, 09:02:48 PM: Call WDFW 4 different times so you can get 4 different answers. That should clear it up for ya! :chuckle:

Sorry, I don't know about the cheater in that situation.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: BigGoonTuna on September 12, 2018, 09:35:06 PM: if i remember correctly, i think your weight can't be "attached" less than 12" from your hook. what's weird, is that using a jig is perfectly legal, as it's part of the lure.

me, i'd just simplify things and use a short leader.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: duckmen1 on September 12, 2018, 09:41:04 PM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on September 12, 2018, 09:35:06 PM
if i remember correctly, i think your weight can't be "attached" less than 12" from your hook. what's weird, is that using a jig is perfectly legal, as it's part of the lure.

me, i'd just simplify things and use a short leader.

That is correct. But is that considered a weight In this situation? Or part of a lure egg combo.
If so I always here the term eggs are nutral boyant so would eggs fall under the non boyant part of the anti snag rule?
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: Jake Dogfish on September 13, 2018, 06:15:50 AM: It’s a good question.
I think if it slides on your line, then it would not be legal. If it stays attached to the bait then it might be, but probably up to the game wardens interpretation.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: Jake Dogfish on September 13, 2018, 06:18:30 AM: Quote from: duckmen1 on September 12, 2018, 09:41:04 PM
Quote from: BigGoonTuna on September 12, 2018, 09:35:06 PM
if i remember correctly, i think your weight can't be "attached" less than 12" from your hook. what's weird, is that using a jig is perfectly legal, as it's part of the lure.

me, i'd just simplify things and use a short leader.

That is correct. But is that considered a weight In this situation? Or part of a lure egg combo.
If so I always here the term eggs are nutral boyant so would eggs fall under the non boyant part of the anti snag rule?
The weight just has to be at least 12” from whatever bait you are using.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: Bullkllr on September 13, 2018, 06:38:01 AM: On a side note, throwing a gob of weightless eggs can be a very effective tactic. Learned it years ago and have almost never seen it used.

Obviously the current and depth need to be appropriate, and you need to use a spinning rod with light enough line to cast. Also a big enough cluster of eggs. It can be money when other presentations are problematic.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: 206 on September 13, 2018, 07:33:04 AM: Not needed. Also reduces and obstructs hook gap.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: WSU on September 13, 2018, 07:41:20 AM: I agree not needed. If you are fishing somewhere that you need additional weight on your leader, either fish a shorter leader or add split shot.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: 206 on September 13, 2018, 08:01:26 AM: I use about an 20" leader and a big ol egg sinker above that for kings.
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on October 01, 2018, 01:39:15 PM: Quote from: Bullkllr on September 13, 2018, 06:38:01 AM
On a side note, throwing a gob of weightless eggs can be a very effective tactic. Learned it years ago and have almost never seen it used.

Obviously the current and depth need to be appropriate, and you need to use a spinning rod with light enough line to cast. Also a big enough cluster of eggs. It can be money when other presentations are problematic.
I could not agree more Bullkllr, add the weight of a water filled Bubble Bobber and you can toss it upstream in the river to those rising Kings.....deadly!
Doug
Title: Re: Egg fishing in anti snag rule area question
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 12, 2018, 07:55:56 AM: NO!
You may not have weight within 12" of the bait.