Slammer tip ups?

[Neiko]

Does anyone know why these are illegal in MN? I have never seen one but saw in the Cuffs & Collars section of Outdoor News it states it is illegal to use in the first paragraph of the 1/7/05 issues.

[efgh]

I have fished for 60 plus years and never heard of a slammer tip up. What is it and how dose it work? what is illeagel about it? I must not be keeping up on ice fishing gear. most of the time.

[Duffer]

a slammer tip up basicly sets the hook for u hers a pick it might describe it for u. the reason that it is illegal is that it sets the hook for u:

[Kidd]

I bought one of these bad boys but have yet to use it. I am going to call the DNR and ask if they’re illegal if they are rigged to not set the hook. I have set it up to release the rod but not set the hook and I'm thinking that should make it legal. I have my doubts that I'll get a satisfactory answer from whomever I talk to at the DNR so I may just use it and test the court system if need be.

PS. Do a search on Slammer and someone posted the actual DNR rule. What I'm questioning is the interpretation of the rule. It say's you can not have a setup that hooks the fish for you so if I modify this thing to not set the hook I should be able to use it. Heck, I can rig a tip up to set the hook and we all know they’re not illegal.

[Neiko]

It did mention sometihng about using a ring release makes it illegal so you maybe good to go if it doesn't it set the hok for you.

[ZapBranigan]

Hmm.. I'm going to have to look futher into this cause Ibought a couple of kits to build my own. They do the same thing a Downrigger would do. A downrigger is not illegal in Mn. So I question that they are illegal. Is there another system that would allow you to open your spool on a reel and trip a flag then allow you to set the hook your self out there? And I would imagine if you did this with this kit then they may be legal. Needs more definition and clarification before I am buying they are totally outlawed.