|
|
Posts: 92
Location: chicago | In Wis. is it ok to use a crappie as bait to catch a musky?Like the pic on the Front page? How many guys actually fish like this? |
|
| |
|
Location: SE Wisconsin | Eric Hataaja does... He caught a 54" out of Okauchee two years ago with that method, only on a bluegill.
I don't, too time constraining.
Edited by Sam Ubl 5/27/2009 11:53 AM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 393
Location: Hopefully on the water | If I am not mistaken it is legal to do as long as the bait fish was caught from that lake and 2 the bait fish becomes part of your bag limit for panfish.
I myself have not taken the time to do it. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 462
Location: Antioch, IL | check the state rules and regs. Go to the source, it's not worth the risk. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 8835
| IN WI, you are allowed to do this provided that the fish is of legal size, in season, caught by legal means, and counted towards your daily bag limit. I've done it a few times, but for me it's worth waiting until fall to fish with live bait. Gives you a reason to actually look forward to those days when it's 37 and raining...
|
|
| |
|
Location: SE Wisconsin | I think I see what could be a crappie in that things mouth, but how can you be sure? |
|
| |
|
Posts: 264
| i'm pretty sure that you cant use a gamefish as bait. |
|
| |
|
| yes, ea is correct.
you can find the regulations for WI online. google it.
panfish are not gamefish. they are panfish. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 413
Location: Madison WI | Well I was the one that caught that fish on a crappie and the crappie was caught out of lake Wingra that day, it is also legal to use gamefish as bait as long as it is of legal size, caught on same body of water it is used and considered part of your daily limit. I fish from shore and don't move around alot so I always have 2 livebait poles out, normally they have bluegills on them but if I can catch a perch or crappie then those get put on. I have caught and my friends have caught lots of fish in the last couple years using bluegills, and they are a heck of a lot cheaper then suckers. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 462
Location: Antioch, IL | We run Bluegills on quick strike rigs off of tip ups all winter. Catch a ton of northern, some monster bass and had some good muskie action. Just make sure you are in compliance with the states rules and regs. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 462
Location: Antioch, IL | We run Bluegills on quick strike rigs off of tip ups all winter. Catch a ton of northern, some monster bass and had some good muskie action. Just make sure you are in compliance with the states rules and regs. (all of these fish were caught using live bluegills)
(corey with a nice bucket mouth.JPG)
Attachments
----------------
 corey with a nice bucket mouth.JPG (24KB - 101 downloads)
northern.JPG (24KB - 100 downloads)
eric.JPG (31KB - 96 downloads)
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 169
Location: Houlton, WI | I looked it up in the regs and its legal, I dont do it though |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1504
Location: Oregon | I am amazed you guys can run live bait out there still...............been outlawed in the west for 20 years.
RM |
|
| |
|
Posts: 392
Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | ya the west is a little behind. maybe if there was not so much catch and kill. |
|
| |
