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here is my homemade slammer i made from an arrow and a flag holder.(Image removed from quote.)lets some of your home made tip ups or slammers!
Hey brokenline, is that made so that it sets the hook? If so, it's not legal in the land of 10,000 Regs.
I just don't see the difference except the flag... which really isn't a big deal..
YOU ARE RIGHT !!!The antiquated law states that you can't use a "spring device" which impales the hook. The state of Minnesota's "directors" consider the fishing pole held under tension to be a spring device.You CAN use a Slammer Tip-Up in Minnesota IF you either leave your reel in "free-spool" mode or open your bail on a spinning reel so there is no hook-set when the release is tripped. I don't think that would work with brokenline's device.
It's kind of like the difference between a semi-automatic rifle with rifled barrel and laser sights, and a flintlock muzzleloader with smooth bore and iron dovetail sights. Both are rifles but there is a big difference in operation and performance.
Why wouldn't free spool or an open bail work with his setup the same way
I think his simple arrow and turkey spur style release looks like it would work just fine . I think it would perform very well ,So this is a bad analogy in my opinion .
You CAN use a Slammer Tip-Up in Minnesota IF you either leave your reel in "free-spool" mode or open your bail on a spinning reel so there is no hook-set when the release is tripped. I don't think that would work with brokenline's device.
Just buy a real Slammer they work awesome. I'm gonna buy another one and some for my friends.
Not "slammin" you at all, I think your products are awesome but I too prefer to make my own
Again I ask (even beg) ....PLEASE don't use the Slammer name for something that definitely is NOT a Slammer.
it is normal for all people to use a term like slammer for these
i dont get **censored**sed.
Slammerman, the term "slammer" is used in general context to an action that some "thing" carries out. Therefore copyrights are not being infringed upon one little bit. Nor is there any maliscious intent.
The OP started the thread regarding a home made device, if he wanted to buy a prebuilt or a kit he would simply have done so. Not "slammin" you at all, I think your products are awesome but I too prefer to make my own
its not like we're trying to take you "name" away here.. just calling them slammers because they are similar to well.. "Slammers"
The word "Slammer", when referring to a rod-holder/ tip-up/ hook-setting device IS owned by me and it does refer to a particular and unique device I only had to take legal action once when a bait shop tried to refer to their "home-made" Tripper type devices, they were trying to sell, as "insert name of bait shop here" Slammers.
so i should call this a non hooksetting tip up to be politicaly correct???
if they were spelt slamers would you be mad
Slammer - Opps I said it