Legal to have two lines in water?

[getin]

Two questions regarding hook/line regulations

1) How may hooks are legal anyways? The hard lures have uo to 3 treble hooks (equivalent of 9 single hooks? but I have never used more than two single hooks on a line. Did look at the regulations with not clear discussion of this matter.

2) I think it should be OK to have two lines in water, if one does not have any hook attached to one of them and is for marking a spot with a slip bobber and a sinker (say to mark the spot you have chummed for carp?)

Any feedback on both is appreciated.

 

[staffman]

You are allowed to fish up to 4 hooks on a line a treble hook not attached to a lure is treated as a single hook. As for your second question I'm not sure how the MNR staff could say you were fishing a second line if no hook was attached to that line , but I personally would not do what you are suggesting.

 

[blair]

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[NADO]

seems unecessary to mark a spot with a rod if you are close enough to it that you arent worried about your red getting stolen.

 

[Joel52]

Buy a mark. Problem solved.

 

[getin]

Buy a mark. Problem solved.

I am casting from shore. If you mean those marks you throw from boat, not my option. Not sure if there is something for marking from shore.

 

[staffman]

If you are casting from shore to a baited area , then I cannot see any need for a marker of any kind. Using a second rod as you are describing will cause you problems if you hook into a large fish , because the fish will get tangled in your second line and pull your second rod into the water.