I had no intentions of breaking any regulations I was just trying to think of a way to catch the fish. He ate it, I didn't foul hook or snag him. I mean he was aggressively attacking the weight. On one cast, I actually casted 3 or 4 feet beyond the bed, and as soon as my rig hit the water, he darted at the weight and attacked it. I could reel the fish for a good 4-5 seconds before it came out , because there was no hook on it at that time. Ive had bass clear my lure from the bed before, but its much more relaxed, they nose down on it slowly and just gulp it up. This was an aggressive attack. I mean... if he was just clearing the bed, why was it that when I used a tube he would just swim off, clearly not interested in my tube laying in the middle of its bed. For some reason he was attracted to the weight, I can't think of any reason why but that is sure what it seemed. Anywho, no harm was intended, just trying to adapt. Thanks for all your input!

I had no intentions of breaking any regulations I was just trying to think of a way to catch the fish. He ate it, I didn't foul hook or snag him. I mean he was aggressively attacking the weight. On one cast, I actually casted 3 or 4 feet beyond the bed, and as soon as my rig hit the water, he darted at the weight and attacked it. I could reel the fish for a good 4-5 seconds before it came out , because there was no hook on it at that time. Ive had bass clear my lure from the bed before, but its much more relaxed, they nose down on it slowly and just gulp it up. This was an aggressive attack. I mean... if he was just clearing the bed, why was it that when I used a tube he would just swim off, clearly not interested in my tube laying in the middle of its bed. For some reason he was attracted to the weight, I can't think of any reason why but that is sure what it seemed. Anywho, no harm was intended, just trying to adapt. Thanks for all your input!

Brother, I don't see much difference in your rig and a regular snap rig (aka, jika rig) without a soft plastic attached. If it enticed a gamefish to take it up into his mouth, and you set the hook; then that's no different that what every single one of us does every time we go fishing. If I somehow got on a bare-hook pattern, you bet I would be fishing with a bare hook. Your rig would be perfectly legal in Louisiana and Arkansas, where I hold licenses, but I am unsure about NY. In my experience, if you can think of it, if it works, or if it's fun; it's probably illegal in NY and CA.