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Am I Legal?

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Sorry to give you the wrong impression Deadhead, but I only get up to the lake a few times in the winter and don't own a portable. I'm older, have diabetes and can't tolerate the cold in my hand hands and feet. But I enjoy fishing and consider myself an ethical fisherman and steward of our lakes and fish. I am only able to catch an occasional northern in the area my tip-ups are located and always try to release them unharmed. I have a radio transmitter attached to each tip-up and am always in eyesight of the windows facing the lake. I think I can get to a flag as fast as anyone in a permanent house who usually don't have the sight lines that I have. I'm just trying to enjoy fishing as long as I can but want to be legal.

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Maybe I can be of Help. By searching on the DNR's Website and looking at page 60 of the MN fishing regulations for 2007-2008. Anglers must be within 200 feet of your yout tip up. Here is a copy and paste of the Regs for you to read. can be found here

MN DNR Fishign Regulations 2007-2008

2007 Minnesota Fishing Regulations

ICE ANGLING AND

SPEARING

General Regulations

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Two lines may be used through the ice (other than on designated trout lakes and streams).

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Anglers must remain within 200 feet of their tip-up.

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Using an artificial light to lure or attract fish, or to see fish when spearing, is unlawful. Exception: While angling, a person may affix to the end of a fishing line a lighted artificial bait with hooks attached. Any battery that is used in lighted fishing lures cannot contain any intentionally introduced mercury.

Hope this helps answer your question.

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LefsaLad, I apologize if you got the impression that I was implying that you weren't an ethical angler. That wasn't my intention. I should know better than anybody that angling is a sport that should be enjoyed by all people, regardless of any physical or mental impediment. I should be better about promoting this sport than chastising other anglers who don't share the same views as me. After thinking about your earlier post, I suppose a tip-up is akin to settting a furbearer trap, and that is still considered sport. Sorry.

I'd still check with a CO about the legality of the situation. I think with the newer remote electronic alerts on the tipups, that it may be considered legal.

Next time you are in the area fishing, give us a post here, I'm sure one of us here are more than willing to give you hand and share some fishing stories.

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Lefse --

My guess is that the transmitter is in a grey area and that it will be up to each CO on how he reads that. Might be a call from the gut.

But, in my opinion, technically it would be against the law.

If you have followed this site at all I run into the law quite a bit and that is my best guess.

Hope that helps, I am sure Dead will get back to you

Hitman

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I talked to the CO in Hennepin county and he told me that it would not be a problem. A friend talked a CO from the fergas falls office and the CO said it is a gray area but as long as I was attending my lines and not out of sight, that I was ok. What do you think?

I'm not fishing for meat but still love the thrill of seeing a flag go up or a bobber go down.

You boys run wesbite that is fun, respectfull of our natural resources and welcoming to all particpants. Keep up the good work.

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