Whats a tip up?

[davetclown]

I beleive what is meant here is,

you cant set a tip up in place and run accross the lake or back home and come back every hour or so.

you should always be were you can look at it, if at least to open a door or a peep hole in the shanty to see if the flag is up. this way you can attend to the needs of your line.

I think is what is ment here is that placing a set line in place and coming back in a couple hours is the same as setting a trout line. in michigan setting of trout lines is prohibited. any thing similar to a trout line is also prohibited.

for further understanding, look at lawfull methods of catching snapping turtles in the michigan fishing guide. (provided they havent changed it)

when you combine the three, tipups trout lines and lawful methods of fishing for snappers you get an understanding of what is ment by un attended.

it is just good pratice to be in a position where you can land your fish at a moments notice, you dont want a undersized fish to swallow the hook and die because you were not there to set the hook at the right time.
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