The angler, Paul Chapdelaine pulled all of these out of one lake trout on Quabbin. As a taxidermist I have pulled these out of large trout. If they break down it must be very slow so any fish that consumes them would die a slow death. We can do better than this. Don't discard over the side of the boat.
The irony is the trout was killed by an angler not the plastics. Also, there isnt a waterbody out there with a bunch of dead fish floating from this happening. (Not to say I enjoy seeing this) when fishermen post this stuff, its the fodder that anti fishing groups love. Want to see quabbin close to rec fishing....this is a good start. Lastly anyone who has caught a smallmouth or 2 on those knows the bass have a tendency to throw those baits on jumps. I dont think many guys are tossing those willingly in a res you can get arrested for doing so....sorry I get fired up on this one. Nothing worse than fishermen pointing a finger at other fishermen...again its the fodder antis love!
I know its not a laughing matter and I do my part to pick these up when I find them because I know many animals and fish will eat them. This is very sad to see, I'd like to think fisherman care more about wildlife than the average person but it's not always true. My question is where the heck are all the Lakers when I'm throwing these lol? I actually caught my very first salmon on a 5 inch Yamamoto. Never a lake trout though.
Senko; plastic bait...
Thats how we use to fish those bart. Had a cheap tool to apply the o-ring to the senko.
The few times I have used a "O" ring I just use a casing of a pen, roll the rings on the tip, stick the "worm" inside the tube, and roll one onto the spot I want it...