From Targetwalleye
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any nuttier on MN’s Mille Lacs Lake, CANE POLES might be required fishing tools in summer 2022…instead of conventional rods and reels.
The sort-of good news: The bill would only require it for 2 months of the year:
> “If passed, bill HF7203 would require anyone specifically angling for walleyes on Mille Lacs Lake to use a traditional bamboo cane pole rigged with no more than 24′ of line…. …in an effort to reduce hooking mortality due to heavy fishing pressure that the deeper mud flats typically receive during the months of July and Aug.”
BIll HF7203 was approved and sent to the House floor. If you do NOT support this bill, let your representative know! Otherwise welcome to this new reality.
April fools!
