Meat lines are certainly not illegal and are an incredibly efficient way to fish. I use them almost exclusively while fishing out in MA11. Using a meat line does enable one to use a “spread” and fish two different lures easily, which is entirely legal as long as each lure only has one hook.

Some wardens will ticket for this but I know several people that have fought it and won. I don’t personally enjoy fishing a spread. Too much work.


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