Is this a snagging rig?

troutdude

• Dec 18, 2018

What the heck? This was found embedded into the rump, of a mallard. Which was taken into the good folks at, the Chintimini Wildlife Center in Corvallis. They were able to remove the hook(s). And the duck is recovering.



My question: was this used to snag Salmon? Or for some other similarly nefarious purpose?

 

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hobster

• Dec 18, 2018

Absolutely, what else could it be?

 

Raincatcher

• Dec 19, 2018

Too bad it isn't embedded in the rump of the jerk who was using it!

 

C_Run

• Dec 19, 2018

I've seen those before but not in Oregon. Might have been in Canada.

 

rogerdodger

• Dec 19, 2018

C_Run said:

I've seen those before but not in Oregon. Might have been in Canada.

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looks like they are even called 'Snagging Hooks", I did see a reference to catfish, so perhaps a legitimate/legal purpose there.

 

troutdude

• Dec 19, 2018

I had never seen one before either. So thanks for the pic Roger.

But is it legal to snag cats in Orygun?

P.S. @Raincatcher totally agree!

 

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Fred

• Dec 19, 2018

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Raincatcher said:

Too bad it isn't embedded in the rump of the jerk who was using it!

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lol

 

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Big Nigiri

• Dec 20, 2018

We used to use those in NY for snagging salmon during the Lake Ontario run. It was perfectly legal 25 years ago, not so much now. Years later I would use those hooks as my "bird dog". I didn't have a bird dog, so I would take a fishing pole with me while duck hunting. Shoot a duck that was a little too far out, cast and snag for a "soft mouth" retrieve. LOL. They use grappling hook sized snag hooks to snag paddle fish in the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers of Montana for a catch and release fishery, it's wild!!!