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[bassboogieman]

I just checked, and in MN, an artificial lure counts as one hook, regardless of how it is configured. So I guess the Alabama Rig would be legal in MN.

I don't know the MN law nor am I a legal beagle, but I really love nit-picking, and playing devil's advocate. Twisting and picking apart a particular piece of statements as they are written. So:

The ALABAMA RIG is not a lure. It is a device (RIG) to which lures are attached. Therefore the Alabama "rig" is a device that uses 5 lures - as originially designed - and I believe a violation of he MN law. There have been alterations to the Alabama rig to make it conform to other State F&G laws to make it legal - cutting off a couple arms of the rig to allow the attachment of 3 lures as an example. The MN law -as quoted - specifically states "LURES", since the Alabama RIG will not catch fish alone, as it lacks hooks, my contention is that it cannot be considered a lure. If it were considered a LURE, I'd love to watch some idiot attach two or three Alabama rigs to his line and attempt to fish it.