No operator of a boat may engage in trolling, as defined in s. NR 20.03(40), with the use of downriggers on outlying waters, as defined in s. 29.001(63), Stats., without direct and immediate access to a wire cutter or other hand-held device on board capable of immediately severing any fishing line or cable being used in the water behind the boat.
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 19.058