![]() Reel up the fish and repeat often (hopefully).įor crappie and perch, I prefer using a 24" light action rod, spooled with 4lb mono. I then tighten the drag reel up any slack and set the hook. ![]() To set the hook I pull some line out and remove the rod from the STD. Once the rod is ready to set in my STD I loosen the drag so when I get a hit the rod goes down the flag goes up and the fish can take line. I put the slip bobber knot at the tip of the rod so after I catch a fish I just drop the line back down to the knot and have my lure at the exact same depth. I use my locator to set the spoon 9" off the structure I'm fishing. ![]() I put a small split shot sinker 9" above the spoon. I will also tip them with spikes or waxies. Depending on how aggressive the fish are. cast masters and or Swedish pimples tipped with a rose red minnow behind the dorsal fin or only the head. To start the rig set up I put a slip bobber knot on the line that can be slid up and down that i use as my depth marker. Thank you for your recommendation regarding the ‘ice Fishing’ section of the fishing regulations summary, we will keep that in mind when we begin the development of the 2015 summary.For Crappie, Perch, White Bass, Bluegill and Walleye I Start with a 26" ultra-light Fenwick Night Hawk rod with a Pflueger reel that has 4lb mono ice line on it. You are correct that the fishing rod under tension type devices may be used in the winter as well, so long as there is no other mechanical spring involved. I would suggest that the wording for the ice fishing section be changed on the next revision to be the same as the wording under 'General Probitions' Once confirmed I will, with your permission, do what I can to sort out the confusion re this issue among anglers on fishing forums. Hence I thought that maybe the 'rod under tension' was legal in normal open water fishing but not for ice fishing, that using rods with downriggers was legal but that ice fishing devices sometimes called 'slammers' sold on-line, for example, were not.įrom your e-mail I now understand that devices that use a 'rod under tension' can be used in winter as well. The wording under the ice fishing section does not specifically exempt 'the fishing rod under tension'. (2) Under "Ice Fishing" on page 11 the wording is:"Any spring-loaded device which sets the hook for the angler may not be possessed within 30 m(98 ft.) of any waters. (1) Under "General Prohibitions" on page 8 the wording is: "A spring gaff includes any device which uses a mechanical spring, other than the fishing rod under tension, to set the hook for the angler My uncertainty re the legality arose from 2 different wordings: ![]() Thanks very much for that quick response. I hope you find this helpful, please let me know if you have any additional questions. A fishing rod is considered a key piece of equipment required for angling and is not a spring gaff unless connected to some other piece of equipment with a separate mechanical spring under tension that sets the hook for an angler. A spring gaff includes any device that incorporates a mechanical spring to set the hook for an angler. We have adjusted the wording in the 2014 Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary to clarify the legal interpretation of the definition of a ‘spring gaff’ in the Ontario Fishery Regulations. ![]() In the past there has been many inquiries from anglers regarding various mechanisms that are used (often in other jurisdictions) to set the hook for an angler as well as what constitutes a ‘spring gaff’. Your question regarding the clarified definition of spring gaffs in the 2014 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary was forwarded to me and I’m pleased to respond. I intend to carry a copy of the e-mail exchange with me just in case a CO is not quite 'up to speed". Nothing like getting it in writing: Here's an edited version of an e-mail exchange I had with the MNR(It started with a phone call to a district office). ![]()
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