If it is in a stocked area, I don't like it , but it's legit. I can't see wild trout going after a powerbait.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg DiMedio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] ouch! and a warning > I also have fished with guy who uses powerbait. It is a nasty technique, > from what I can tell. > > He dead drifts the powerbait along the stream bottom in moving water and > waits for the trout to take it. A majority of the time, the trout swallow > it, and he has to cut off the line, leaving the toxic mess and treble hook > inside. He admits that a number of fish die from the swallowing/fight/hook > damage. > > There has been a lot about ethics on this list; all I know is that if we > look at ethics with a broader view of angling, fly fishermen should be more > tolerant of each other's views and opinions. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:56 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] ouch! and a warning > > > > > > I fish occasionally with a guy who is totally hung up on powerbait. Itsa > > strange to fish with him because he fishes for trout with a bass > mentality. > > He's always trying to figure out which color is going to do the trick. > > Maybe there's something to it. He has it down to a science. It seems > like > > treble hooks are the only thing that'll hold powerbait well, but I don't > > really care for fishing with bait, so I don't follow it too closely. > > > > > > >
