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Hello my Gopher brethren. I'm from Wisconsin, but I'm thinking of tying up a Tackle Buddy full of pike leaders for my brother in law's upcoming birthday. He's from Burnsville and fishes most often in Minnesota.I tie quick strikes for here in WI, but I'm pretty sure they aren't legal in MN. Are circle hooks legal in MN? I've never used them on tip-ups before but I'm going to give it a shot this season. Can someone please clear up when you can use a treble and when you can't. Do I need to tie everything for him with single hooks? Any other screwy regs that I should know about concerning tip-up rigs for pike in MN? Thanks Guys.
What exactly is a circle hook?
If you're making quick-set rigs, all ya need to do to make it legal is put a small spinner blade on the leader, and it's considered a lure. I've found that a sucker w/ a hammered nickle blade will out-produce a sucker w/ just a plain single hook 90% of the time.
Just outta curiosity, where are ya planning on going for pike? I'm from Brooklyn Center (northwest metro), and fish alot of good pike waters all of MN. Gimme a holler if ya feel like tusslin w/ some nice gators!