thebig1 Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 i am here to talk about proper disposal of our soft plastics after they've been demolished. there isn't going to be any accusations, any blame, etc... i throw mine in the bottom of my boat and dispose of mine at home. and i'm hoping everyone else will do the same. listen to my story. last night i went fishing and i layed into something big. when i saw its mouth as it came to the surface i knew this was the biggest bass i was going to boat since i started bass fishing only a year ago. and boy was i excited. but wait, its not fighting very hard. it didn't flop around when i lipped it. its not flopping around as i'm holding it. its not flopping around as i put it on the scale or even when i put it on my cabelas tape with estimated weights of fish. it feels funny too. its stomach has so much extra skin like it hasn't eaten and its color is pale compared to all the other fish i was catching. so i look in its mouth and wedged sideways in the bottom of its throat is what appears to be a 7" tube style worm like a senco or something. now to be honest, i don't know if this worm was preventing this fish from eating. theres probably several different explanations to the fishes condition. i'm not here for that. but i can assure you that regardless of whether a fish can pass a soft plastic or not, i and whomever i'm fishing with, will never throw a soft plastic in the water to dispose of it. the fish was a largemouth bass. 18 1/2" long which should have had an estimated weight of about 3.6 lbs. it weighed 2 lb. 11 oz. on my scale. i'm still happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: soft plastics & disposal Plastics can be hard on fish. I never throw mine in the lake/ pond/ river. Dispose of them correctly! Gulp (I believe) Is now making a biodegradeable plastic. Even if the fish swallow them they will digest and pass. I think thats a great idea. This give fish a HUGE leg up on growth and overall health! Check out their website. A year or so ago they were giving away free samples. They may still be!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: soft plastics & disposal I won't throw mine in the water either. As a matter of fact, I don't throw ANYTHING in the water. Fishing line, trash, ANYTHING!!! I think it's disgusting when people do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: soft plastics & disposal Yep, at the end of the day there will be a big pile of used plastics on the front deck of my Ranger. I gather those up along with the rest of the trash in my boat and put it in the garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Re: soft plastics & disposal I agree it does not take to much to take it home.I try to pick up what I see that others throw out in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Re: soft plastics & disposal Nope in the boat back to the garbage can at the dock or at home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest huntinsanobsession Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Re: soft plastics & disposal have a story that kinda goes with this tho tere was no fish involved with this part my fiance's uncle was fishing the other day and he say a lucky craft floating along with some line behind it he cast over the line and started realing it in when he got it to the boat and started pulling up the line at the other end was a scooby doo fishing pole witch he decided would be a pefect first pole for his 2 year old grandchild but he didn't send the lure down to her he cept that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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