<p>Did I read properly that we can fish with multiple hooks on a line this year, up to 3? So does this mean my catfish rigs can have 2 hooks, one for cutbait and the other with crawlers? We can jig deepwater ciscos with 3 jigs tied to a dropper?</p>
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees" -Emiliano Zapata
You might have read the first statement right..
But if you actually go to page 9, it says:
just makes quick strikes and worm harnesses legal without the goofy blades and beads. No multiple bait rigs - unless you are fly fishing for trout or sunfish, multi-fly has long been legal for whatever reason
Theres grey area there, depends on individuals interpretations.
This is one of the foggy issues in the new regs. Sometimes, I'll cram two types of bait onto a single hook. For example, I use a nightcrawler, and something nibbles most of it off. I'll add a waxworm or two to compensate. Or, I'll create a kebob using corn and waxworms when fishing for carp. Does this no longer fall under the "single tackle configuration" definition? Or, is adding multiple hooks the key factor here? What if I use three waxworms, one on each hook? Or a nightcrawler harness with 1 nightcrawler plus 1 garden worm?