riverhunter
9/4/2013 6:50:00 PMTreble hooks are legal when using a floating lure with no weight attached. For example a wiggle wart with no weight. Usually fished ftom boat. Otherwise extremely illegal
wussfacekiller
9/4/2013 9:24:00 PMTreble hooks are legal on any lure when trolling from a boat. When you are casting, whether from boat or shore, treble hooks are only legal on lures that float. Weights may be attached no less than 12 inches from lure.
Weekend-warrior17
9/5/2013 7:59:00 PMSo riverhunter and wussfacekiller. or anyone else who knows for sure, are you saying the two treble hooks that are normally on the wiggle warts when purchased are legal to keep on the wiggle wart and fish with in the rivers from both bank and boats ,and isn't mandatory to remove the trebles and replace with single point barbless hooks? just because its a floating lure. Just wanting a little clarification.
wussfacekiller
9/6/2013 5:42:00 AMYes, the trebles on your factory wiggle warts are legal, as far as the "anti-snagging rule" goes. I haven't looked into all of the rivers, but any of them that have the anti snagging rule in effect are legal for trebles on your floating lures. Just make sure any weight you add is at least 12 inches above the lure.