New Striper hook rules in Maine

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I can only think of one lure that actually benefits from having 3 sets of trebles so it seems like a good proposal.

[Nebe]

Kudos to Maine! They got it right.

[piemma]

Hell, 20 years ago most of us took the rear treble off all our lures and replaced it with a single Siwash.

Thanks god there are still sensible people in this world. As Nebe said "Kudos to Maine"

[numbskull]

I suspect it will be two hooks/plug rather than two hooks and a siwash.

Lots of classic plugs balance better with 3 hooks, but certainly there are ways around it and well worth the benefits if coupled with a ban on more deadly hooks used in bait.

I'm curious what the eel guys think, however. Is an octopus a true circle hook? Might they be banned as well?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by numbskull

I suspect it will be two hooks/plug rather than two hooks and a siwash.

Lots of classic plugs balance better with 3 hooks, but certainly there are ways around it and well worth the benefits if coupled with a ban on more deadly hooks used in bait.

I'm curious what the eel guys think, however. Is an octopus a true circle hook? Might they be banned as well?

I used Circles with eels 8-9 years ago and didn't like the results so I switched back but saw I was gut hooking a lot of fish again. 3-4 years ago switched back to Circles and I'm satisfied with results.

Very, very satisifed with the very high amount of fish hooked in the corner of the lip, quick releases, significantly few gut hooked (can't think of any at the moment).