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

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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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
...
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

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

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
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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.

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:50am (CST+6)
From: (Chuck=A0Coger)
Problem is if I threw mine in, the gators wouldn't even eat her down
here! Any suggestions John
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Chuck Coger
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Nope, no "good" suggestions. Actually, I have had some great
mother-in-laws, one of them even liked to go fishing wih me! It's
getting their daughters "on board" that has been my problem g!
JK

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

"RGarri7470" wrote in message
...
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
http://geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/

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