Alabama Rigs

[Dave33]

What are the regs for Alabama rigs in Ontario? Anybody tried one yet?

[prov1900]

Don't quote me exactly, but Ontario is pretty much one lure per rod. Alabama rigs won't cut it there. Nice thought though. Imagine casting one of those across a productive point? Dynamite would be less effective.

[prov1900]

So...I just looked at the regs after my 1st post. One could say, based on the ability to have 4 hooks on one line per one lure...that the Alabama Rig is one lure. I know my answer to be as vague as my interpretation of the rules

[Dave33]

Usually catching a lot of fish is not that tough up there but when it is that rig might make the difference. We've caught two smallies on the same lure before but 4 at once would be more weird than fun.

[Cheers]

my guess is that an Alabama rig is many lures and that would not be legal

[Igor Drackenwolf]

Minnesota has a similar one hook/lure per line rule, and the A-Rig is definitely NOT legal here.

[leftfield]

So you're saying a lure with four treble hooks is not legal in Minnesota?

[leftfield]

So you're saying a lure with four treble hooks is not legal in Minnesota?

[Igor Drackenwolf]

So you're saying a lure with four treble hooks is not legal in Minnesota?

A lure is considered "one" unit. The law is, one hook per line, or one lure.

But when the issue of Alabama rigs; or "Umbrella" lures; came up, they ruled "No". They consider that multiple hooks on a line, not a single lure. I suppose the tenuous logic being that each swimbait on an individual hook of an A-rig is an individual lure.

Last year, the law was as it is, without specifically naming A-rigs as illegal, but if you inquired with the DNR, they would tell you no way.

This year, they are mentioned specifically as illegal.

[thatoneguy]

Why on earth would you ever need to throw an umbrella rig in Canada?! If you do, you need to fish a different lake because you found the only bad one in Ontario.

[Dave33]

No "need", just wondering. With some #5 Mepps and mister twister jigs you can catch almost anything that swims up there. Although there are tough days on every lake.