Are trailer hooks legal in Minnesota?

[LazyIke]

The regulations book says a treble hook is legal when part of an artificial lure, but does not mention if a trailer hook is considered a legal addition to an artificial lure.

[BuckKiller]

Yes I believe they are legal. I've used them.

[Bass Whacker]

yes as long as he second hook is part of the lure you are alright thats how lindy rigs are legal and the have two hooks

[half-dutch]

As long as the trailer hook is in the main bait, it is fine, but it may not carry its own bait.

[ikeslayer]

is this lure legal then?

[Cecil]

Should be! Have you ran it in the water yet? I would think the smaller one would run odd due to larger one in front...

[ikeslayer]

yeah i have ran it - has some pretty unique action but i think the reason they got rid of it was that it is pretty easy to have fish come unbuttoned. how about this rig

on each hook one of you favorite plastics. Is this considered one rig because the ball bearing swivel encompasses it all?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Ike, that would be legal if you only use 1 hunk pf bait or plastic.. but if you have 2 separate lures then no, it would not be legal..

If would be legal in WI.

[bemidjibasser]

Ike- where did you get that Mann's bait form? That is pretty neat looking! It is more or less a funky swimbait. Probably be good around schoolers that are busting baitfish on the surface or have them pinned to a shore line.

On a side note- It would be nice to be able to use a jig as a carolina rig weight wouldn't it? Double up on some of those deep humps in late summer...

[ikeslayer]

so if i took a 8 inch senko ripped it in half and put a half on each hook i am golden?

loop hole?

[katoguy]

If you rip a worm in two, then you have two separate worms.

[Cecil]

That was deep!

[Tman2]

so if i took a 8 inch senko ripped it in half and put a half on each hook i am golden?

loop hole?

Nope- I would say not legal. If you took one senko, and embedded hooks in each end with the set-up you previously showed, that would be legal.