Sluicing & Bait Pumps

[Iceman8888]

Hi all,

What's the exact ruling when it comes to using a sluice in Victoria? Reading most of the regulations and usual "can use hand tools", and "not mechanical tools", it looks perfectly legal to use a sluice.

I have also adapted a bait pump with interchangeable ends with different sizes depending on the size of the crevice I'm sucking out, I class a bait pump as a hand tool too.

Could someone with a lot more knowledge than me please confirm I'm ok to use both of these items.

I did have someone once tell me a Bait Pump is a form of dredging and is illegal, I do not believe it is, it comes under hand tools, dredging thats banned means with a motor/generator attached.

Any advice is welcome.

Many thanks.

 

[7.62marksman]

You should be fine mate as far as i know
i use one and so do a lot of others that i know
Dredgers -- Vacuum cleaners (ouch the Vacuum cleaner again ) and all that sort of stuff that need some sort of POWER is not allowed

 

[Iceman8888]

Many thanks for the reply Marksman.

 

[robmoto]

Its a yabbie pump and that's what you are looking for .