I like to think that I’m environmentally concscious. But this report I just read is making me re-think my favorite lure!
You can read the reort here:
Study: Soft plastic lures harm trout, salmon
I ocassionally lose a rubber worm in the water, but I’ll try everything I can to get it back. (I hate to lose lures!) Still, there are times that I lose them. I’ve never given much thought to what happens with those lost lures, but this report has made me re-think how and whether I’ll continue to use them.
It certainly makes a stronger case for using natural bait as opposed to rubber/plastic lures!
My hope is that with today’s technology, the lure manufacturers can come up with a new improved rubber worm that will dissolve in the fish’s stomach after coming into contact with the fish’s stomach acid.
I know that may sound a little utopic in light of all the problems our world faces today, but hey … I’m an optomist at heart!
So what do you think about this latest revelation? Still think we should use rubber/plastic worms for fishing?
Catch you later.