Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

I just posted an article and a picture of a bass that had 19 pieces of plastic
worm in its stomach - many of them whole worms and lizards, and two with hooks
still in them but no line attached.. I quit throwing my used worms in the lake
years ago after cleaning a real skinny bass that had four worms inside it.
What do you do with your used plastic worms? Do you think they pose a danger
to bass?
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

What do you do with your used plastic worms?

They stay in the boat and go in the trash after I get home.

Do you think they pose a
danger
to bass?

Yes. They could clog up the fish's digestive system, though I have seen fish
pass plastic worms before.

Brad Coovert, 2003 Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
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Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

I throw them in my boats ice chest.Then I melt them down and reuse them.

I know that I wouldn't personally eat plastic worms for fear they would
damage my digestive system, therefore I conclude it can't be good for bass
to attempt to digest them either.

---
Chuck Coger
http://www.fishin-pro.com


"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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I just posted an article and a picture of a bass that had 19 pieces of
plastic
worm in its stomach - many of them whole worms and lizards, and two with
hooks
still in them but no line attached.. I quit throwing my used worms in the
lake
years ago after cleaning a real skinny bass that had four worms inside it.
What do you do with your used plastic worms? Do you think they pose a
danger
to bass?
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

On 04 Nov 2003 19:17:06 GMT, (RGarri7470) sent into
the ether:

I just posted an article and a picture of a bass that had 19 pieces of plastic
worm in its stomach - many of them whole worms and lizards, and two with hooks
still in them but no line attached.. I quit throwing my used worms in the lake
years ago after cleaning a real skinny bass that had four worms inside it.
What do you do with your used plastic worms? Do you think they pose a danger
to bass?
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com


I keep a plastic zip-loc bag for the old plastics.
danl
Good fishing, great catching
www.outdoorfrontiers.com
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Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

Throwing anything in the lake that isn't found there naturally is not a
good thing....some mother-in-laws excluded g.
JK

Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

I admit that occasionally in the heat of battle I've shown one the water,
never really thought much of it as I usually always put them in a small
compartment behind my seats, but will take more care in the future. One of
the values of a group like this is to keep each of us alert and thinking.
Sometimes in my old age the brain just farts.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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SNIP
What do you do with your used plastic worms? Do you think they pose a
danger
to bass?
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Most of my experienced plastics are sitting in the bottom of Randy's lil'
jon boat. When out fishing w/ someone else, my experienced plastics get
tucked away into a small zip lock bag that I toss into my larger tackle
suitcase.

--
Harry J. aka Thundercat
Bass fishing is NOT a hobby...
It is an ADDICTION!
Brooklyn Bill's Specialty Tackle Fishing Team
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Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

Ronnie asked:
Q: What do you do with your used plastic worms? Do you think they pose a
danger to bass?"

A: The ones I don't lose through snags I throw away. But I often wonder how
much damage I am doing in conjunction with every other angler. Why?
Because my favorite presentation method is a 3-1/2" tubebait with a 1/8 to
1/4-ounce lead ball jig. On a typical day on the water I lose maybe a dozen
to snags. That is 12 tubes, and 1.5 to 3-ounces of lead per day, or about
1,200 tubes and 9.5 to 19-pounds of lead per season, and that is just me. I
can't even imagine or phantom how many lures and 1000s pounds of lead are
sitting on the bottom of an average public lake each year.

I think about it a lot, but I continue to use my favorite presentation,
because it is my most productive. Am I hurting our lakes for my grandkids?
I keep waiting for a safer replacement to lead, and it is not carbide,
because it contains a number of toxins and heavy metals. Possibly stainless
steel? I have a friend that Carolina rigs most of his lures using sand bags
(long pencil shape) weights. But I prefer the feel I get from a ball jig.
Come on you inventors, put your heads together and eliminate this issue.


--
Craig Baugher

Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

Problem is if I threw mine in, the gators wouldn't even eat her down here!
Any suggestions John;)

---
Chuck Coger
http://www.fishin-pro.com

"John Kerr" wrote in message
...
Throwing anything in the lake that isn't found there naturally is not a
good thing....some mother-in-laws excluded g.
JK

Can't believe he ate the whole thing.
 

"Craig" wrote in message SNIP

Come on you inventors, put your heads together and eliminate this issue.

Hi Craig,

The solution is already on the market. Here you go, fish and don't worry about your grandkids'
water quality.

http://www.bulletweights.com/
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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