Its an interesting one this, is the meaning of 'lure' defined in any way in the fishing/closed season regulations, does anyone know the actual wording of the rule?
According to the OED it means "to entice, a person, animal etc (fish?) usually with some form of bait".
If you take the literal meaning then any form of bait, maggot worm, pellet etc. could be termed 'a lure'. I remember years ago it was always interpreted to mean you couldn't fish with a float so people just ledgered for them with a worm supposedly for eels.
Mark. An EA bailiff would be treading on very thin ice if he tried to claim that a stretch of river didn't contain a trout, whether they had been caught or fished for matters not a hoot and there aren't many rivers that don't contain trout anyway, even our local disused canal has some.
Kevin, you do go to some extremes to practice your not catching policy, do you have "fish are banned from touching this lure" on all your out of season tackle?