Murf: As I understand it, the fish cannot digest the kernel of corn. A lot of whole kernel corn will even pass through a human's system undigested. The kernel of corn stays in the fish and blocks the elimination passage. If the fish stays alive long enough with that blocked system, the corn can begin fermenting, which causes a gas build-up as a by-product of the fermentation. Very often you will see dead fish floating belly up. That will be because of the gas build-up inside, so they float upside down after they die.
Lary Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/06/03 01:57PM >>> Bread is no problem, it has food value. Down at Brainerds Bend below me is a C&R section. When some tourists would stop at the trout dock there Donnie would throw a hamburger roll in the water. There are big browns in that section. As soon as the roll would hit the water there would be a big boil and half of the roll would be floating till the next boil and the roll was gone. The biggest trout I have taken from that section is a 5 3/4 Rainbow on a 3 wt rod. Now I'm confused Tony. Both bread and corn are grain based, both are basically carbohydrates but maybe it is the fiber that can't pass digestion? Maybe the trout's inabillity to chew is a factor on the corn end. Did you use a whole or half a roll on your hook on that big bow? <G> Murf
