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Does anyone know if Ohio fishing laws will ever change fishing with 2 rods to 3 rods someday?
Wish somebody could explain to me why in the South your allowed more rods (spider rigging)
but in Ohio we're only allowed 2 rods and is anyone working to change this?
Thanks for any replies :banghead
I live in North Carolina and I can run 20 off mine i also know a guy that can run 56 off of his boat
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HEY MAC,IF I WAS TO RUN THAT MANY I WOULD GET CROSS EYED,LOL.OFCOARSE ONE IS ALL I CAN HANDLE
Genec it's not that hard unless 3 r 4 goes down at 1 time then you just grab set the hook and if it gets off o well actually I run 10 off the front and my partner runs 4-6 off the back
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Welcome to the club! We can only use 2 rods per fisherman here in MA as well.
It's been talked about off/on the last few years in Ohio. As far as the progress on those talks I have no idea. It's funny they have that law since every state that touches our borders allow at least 3. It sure doesn't make sense to me. Mosquitopat...if the law bothers you why don't you start the ball rolling and contact the DNR and see what their views are and see what needs to be done to get the law changed. From some of the threads I've seen not everyone is in favor of the change but I don't know if it was a majority or a minority. Keep us posted, Thanks
If there are limits on the number of fish you can keep, what difference does it make how many rods you have out?
I was kinda surprised when they changed it from 2 to 3 rods per person here in Pa not all that long ago.Hopefully they change it for you Ohio guys soon,gives you a little more trolling options.
here in Texas many moons ago there was a rod limit if i remember correctly .....now it seems there is not a limit on rods here
we used to have a few laws here that have changed ...we can even just grab a fish with our hands now if we chose not to use any rods ....LOL
Hello: Here in Iowa they changed the law. You can use 3 rods but you have to buy a third rod license. You can buy a 3 year resident license but you have to buy the third rod license every year, seems screwey to me. I get the third rod license so I can run different baits and lures at different depths to help with finding a pattern . Good Luck this season. O - R
I see lots of fish killed when minnows are swallowed and large number of poles makes it worse . A spider rig with 8 poles and 16 hooks can gut hook lots of small Crappie .Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
I've asked the Ohio dnr people the past 2 years about a proposed change in pole limit, and they give me the same dumb look each year, I explain the surrounding states all allow more poles and as long as the current creel limit is followed whats the big deal! they always say they havent heard of any changes. I did hear that in Ohio if your boat is rated for 4 people you have to have 4 life vest on board at all times, no matter how many people are on board! There is no hope for Us Northern Spider riggers! I just bring someone along so I can run 4 poles
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Talked with DNR...they said the biggest reason for not changing the law is that Ohio's lakes and reservoirs are basically too small. He gave me an example that when 2 people are trolling with 6 rods out it can be intrusive to other fishermen (bank/dam or in boats). He also stated that not everyone is in favor of having the law changed....about 50/50. This law in NOT written in stone and that it is being discussed quite often during meetings and seminars. They also told me that if there are to be any changes in this or any other laws that the public can be informed by going to ohiodnr.gov and clicking on "fishing regulations"
Guess this will have to suffice for now. :popcorn
This guy could use a few more rods
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