Alan-
That certainly makes sense. The hull is the indigestible part, that's why they make hominy out of corn (and grits out of hominy), the process removes the hull and makes the corn easier to digest.
-John
Alan Di Somma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have been told by fish people at the Game & Fish that the reason the trout
die from ingesting corn is the husk on the corn. I blocks their ability to
digest anything else they eat.
Alan Di Somma
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Dear God;
Is it true that dogs are not allowed in restaurants because we can't make up
our min ds what NOT to order? Or is it that carpet thing, again?
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Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Fish oil
: 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?
:
: Murf
:
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