Live sucker rig

[catman71]

I hung a large sucker under a bobber this weekend looking for some Mississippi muskies. Before I went I made a trip to a large sporting goods store for a big bobber and some hooks. They had a bunch of differnt sucker rigs, leaders, hooks, even some that included a bobber. Most of them had several hooks including treble hooks.

I thought that wasn't legal? (live bait and a treble hook)CAn anyone chime in on this?

[MuskieMojoTackle]

Treble hooks are only legal in MN if they are part of an artificial lure. You can make one of these rigs legal by adding a bead and a small spinner blade within 3 inches of the bait.

When fishing live bait for muskies, please use one a quickstrike rig (the ones with multiple trebles). It is the safest way to catch and release a musky on live bait.