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Yes....I looked over a few models of automatic rigs for fishing. Yes, the models where a flexed rod (like a downrigger) is used are legal here in Canada too. But there have been models that used pre-wound springs, motors, bungee cords etc and those are illegal in Canada.A bunch of years ago, I saw a spring loaded hook. This was not a homemade thing either...it was manufactured. The way it worked was that there was a small baited hook linked to a trigger mechanism and when a fish bit the baited hook, he triggered a large spring loaded hook that slammed down on the fish (or up) and hooked it from the outside of it's mouth. After the big hook was tripped, the harder the fish pulled, the harder the large hook would dig into the fish. Very ingenious....very unsporting.Also a bunch of years ago, (this was before jigs were popular) for walleye fishing, we used a lure called a Canadian Wiggler. It's a lure shaped like a J-Plug and has a very erratic action that walleye love. Anyway, this lure had a rear treble hook and at the belly, there were 2 treble hooks on small outriggers just like those found on the old Flatfish lures. These outrigger hooks have been replaced with a single treble hook at the belly of the lure. I haven't seen any outrigger hooks in a long time. I guess that there were too many complaints concerning the use of these hooks.
Yeah, a true sportsman would use a regular tipup so the fish can swallow the bait!?!? That makes absolutely no sense. I think a tipup that would set the hook instead of the fish swallowing the bait is a great idea ... especially for people like me who like to practice catch and release. ... talk about thinking before you post. Oh and wrecking someone elses equipment is VERY sporting! What a true sportsman you are dabluz ...
BigRedonice;No need for such comments. How can you call yourself a sportsman if you'd run over a fish trap?Any where these things are legal, they can be used.Most Provinces and States in the U.S. have laws preventing actions such as you describe. "The right to enjoy (your State/Province here) resouces fish/hunt with out harassment.Enuff of the banter.I do wish you good luck fishing.
I am a grumpy old man. Grumpy old men are a thing to be reckoned with. They are short tempered, they know that they are nearing the end of their lives and don't have the time to wait around doing nothing. You will never catch them sleeping because they get up to pee about every hour. The lack of sleep makes them all the more grumpier.
That is some funny stuff Dabluz ... almost spilled my coffee (and yes, I drink coffee at noon + all day ... makes me pee a lot)
Dabluz, now we are talking fishing! Every trip I take out on the big pond and around the islands here I have the supplies with my gps is mounted right on my sled out chasing trout like a dog! All the adventure but a bit less snow than you. I only wish I the specks were like that here there is not many here on the south shore of Lake Superior. Most of our fish are native and naturally reproducing and unlike the other great lakes we have a much slower growth rate here so I am very selective about my harvest for a meal.