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It's getting so that it's a very common. I could almost fill a coffee can with these things, with some very sizable ones at that. Kinda sad when you see a nice Laker that is starving to death. One other thing...if your not planning on keeping the fish don't pull it out of the hole, cut the line!
This type of thing is the fodder anti's will use to try to stop fishing overall. Be very careful which side of the fence you sit on.
Dirty Dan..I don't think he was kidding I think most would say it's best to remove the lure before letting the fish go. Cut the line? don't think so. And he is worried about a rubber worm ?
Perhaps that's why a prohibition on non-digestible ones makes some sense.
Just an observation: Seems like they were doing better with the worms in their bellies than a fillet knife. I've heard it all before to justify harvest of fish. They were dying anyway, swallowed, ripped, torn, gills, eyes, bleeding, etc. Fact is they do better in the water than they do on a cleaning board.That said this is not an indictment of any that choose to keep their catch within the limits of the law. I keep fish. I've kept a couple muskies though they are considered primarily sport fish here. Made no bones about it. Just wanted to eat a couple. Get over it. Would your precious trout have starved to death if you'd left 'em to work it out? We'll never know, will we?Just be honest.
esox i've always been curious...what did the musky taste like? similar to pike? same y-bone?
Has anyone seen a study on wether or not the rubber worms actually kill fish.?just curios not looking for a fight.