trebel hooks tip up fishing

[Beegreen111]

Angling Methods

• Anglers may use only one hook. An artificial lure is considered one hook.

A treble hook, when not part of an artificial lure, is considered three hooks

and is not legal.

-taken from page 9 of the DNR handbook.

My question is if you wanted to fish with a treble hook and shiner/sucker would a red bead or something else small above a trebel hook count as a artificial lure? what are your thoughts on using a treble hook under a tip up?

Thanks

[Steve Foss]

Beegreen, Welcome to HSO. Great to have you here.

If you put a bead and tiny spinner blade above the treble, it'll be a legal "lure" in Minnesota. Some say bead only, some say spinner only. I say do both so no C.O. will have to make a judgment call that might go against you. The bead/spinner need to be within three inches of the hook eye.

And the pike don't care squat whether there's a bead and little spinner blade above the hook. Lakers don't care either. Couldn't tell you with walleyes because I never use trebles for them. I use the trebles because two hooks in dead bait hold it much better than one.

[bassmann77]

I use them all of the time. In my opinion, they are safer for the fish since I don't have to wait for them to swallow the hook. I put a d-ring above the hook and put a blade on it. I like to use the d-ring that allows you to put different blades on there to match the conditions that you are facing. I believe that anything(red bead, blade) that is put on the line would constitute being a lure.

[Fly2day]

They make what they call quick strike rigs for tip ups its a trebel hook with a leader and a small spinner type blade just above the hook. I guess im not sure if a bead would work or not, I would just go with one of the ones already set up, lots of people fish with the quick strike rig, no wait to set the hook.

[Beegreen111]

Thanks for the great input bass and Steve. I was really thinking about a big ice fishing contest coming up and would hate to catch a fish and have it not count or get in trouble for it. The blade is a nice addition that I never even thought of. Mostly fish crappie and eyes and never have needed a trebel for them. thanks agian.

[Beegreen111]

thanks fly,

I am going to get a few of those.

[Steve Foss]

BG, if you don't use trebles for 'eyes and crappies (well, why would a person?), what are you fishing for? Pike?

I make my own wire pike leaders, and I use tiny metal blades about as big as your pinky fingernail. Easy to get in bulk at the bigger tackle stores. Lots of guys use the light plastic ones that come with Swedish Pimples, but in the cold and rough handling, they tear off pretty easily. Sure would hate to have a C.O. want to check my rig only to see there's no spinner left above my treble.

We talked about this very topic earlier in the season over on the Northern Pike forum. That thread (with pics) is here.

[bassmann77]

After catching a northern, you definitely have to check to make sure that your blades are still there. I haven't had one come off while in the water, just when the northern is flailing around when I am trying to unhook.

Good Luck on your fishing contest

[pulleye16]

like others have said...you need a bead and spinner attatched to be legal in MN. it ALSO needs to be fixed within 3" of the hook!

[thedeadsea]

If you have a big bead (like the size of a pea) you would be ok. Don't put on a little bead from a walleye spinner and call it a lure.