Worn out plastics ( senkos ) 2025
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
After these things get beat up when the bite is on. Do you toss them into the water? If not....... Boy do i have a bad habit. It says fish bite and wont let go. But can these baits be digested?
Burtonxj reply :
I wouldn't
Fishinthefish reply :
Never throw soft plastics in the water, pollution is not cool man.
Hog Basser reply :
Not good, always throw them in the trash. What's worse, they can block a bass' digestive system too. The pic was from an article about fish health, this fish was dissected to determine why it was so skinny.
JigMe reply :
I keep a trash bag with me and once a year I drop them in the recycle bin for soft plastics (local lake).
J._Bricker reply :
Drop 'em in an empty water bottle. Dude at the recycling center always gave me a funny look when he saw 'em. Or I'll give 'em to a friend of mine who melts 'em down and makes new baits...
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
Well that answers it. Thank you for the input. They will be in the trash from now on. Thanks again
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
Think ill be saving the pieces for the ned rig now.
J._Bricker reply :
Mend-it can help you make some pretty nice one of a kind baits also. 9' senkos do catch 'em
geo g reply :
Never throw them in the water. Many plastics will swell up and kill a fish. It must be a slow torturous death. Lots of good ideas about what to do like the water bottle. Find someone that makes his own plastic baits and give them too be melted down. Never throw them in the water, fish will find them.
Avalonjohn44 reply :
+2 on the mend it. I just finished repairing my small bucket of baits from last year. Have to buy a LOT less this year to replace. Like 18-20 bags of various frogs and senkos.
Kevin22 reply :
Never toss in the water! I toss them in the bottom of the boat and then clean them out when I get home. Same for weedguard trimmings and skirt trimmings.
If beating the banks I just slip them in my pocket.
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
On 3/8/2016 at 7:52 AM, Western-Mass-Bass said:Well that answers it. Thank you for the input. They will be in the trash from now on. Thanks again
D
On 3/8/2016 at 10:23 AM, Kevin22 said:Never toss in the water! I toss them in the bottom of the boat and then clean them out when I get home. Same for weedguard trimmings and skirt trimmings.
If beating the banks I just slip them in my pocket.
Did you read my reply? I think there answers covered it.. Thanks,
On 3/8/2016 at 7:13 AM, Hog Basser said:Not good, always throw them in the trash. What's worse, they can block a bass' digestive system too. The pic was from an article about fish health, this fish was dissected to determine why it was so skinny.
And this one here certainly explains enough for me. That ones wild. Thanks again, Lee
Bluebasser86 reply :
I have a 5 gallon bucket in my garage that I toss all my used plastics in. I know that lure makers can melt them and reuse them so I'll probably just give them away once the bucket gets full.
Bankbeater reply :
Once they get too beat up for a t-rig, I use them as a jig trailer. When they get too beat up to be used as a jig trailer, they get used as a ned rig.
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
After seeing that bass in the pic it really makes you wonder just how many plastics are in our lakes. Weve all lost plastics from hooksets and so forth. But Imagine how many grub tails are in the water alone.
Kevin22 reply :
They decompose fairly quickly. Ive found/recovered my own baits (custom hand pours) that ive lost. The first year they swell up like in the picture, 2-3 years and they are pretty much gone. Hooks are faster, i found a specific bait last year that i lost the year before and it still had the EWG hook in it. The bait looked 3x the size it was and the hook was almost rusted away, only the shank was left.
Raul reply :
On 3/8/2016 at 6:41 AM, Western-Mass-Bass said:After these things get beat up when the bite is on. Do you toss them into the water? If not....... Boy do i have a bad habit. It says fish bite and wont let go. But can these baits be digested?
Why are you littering ?
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
Ya I was curious if they did or not. I think when I started this small thread somethings might have been taken out of context. I mean I'm not running around my local lake throwing bags of senkos in the water. But we've all lost plastics whether from hook sets, weeds etc etc. Hell even have seen pros bite a chunk of them off and spit them in. And just like I had said. Ive tossed them in the water and now realize that it is wrong to do. And as for the guy who asked me why I was littering? I think we've covered that subject. But deliberately or not. I guess if a plastic was lost in the water, its still littering to an extent. I appreciate the tips from everyone on the thread on this subject. But I think we've beaten this dead horse already. Thanks Lee
On 3/8/2016 at 5:58 PM, Bankbeater said:Once they get too beat up for a t-rig, I use them as a jig trailer. When they get too beat up to be used as a jig trailer, they get used as a ned rig.
ill be doing the same!
Jaderose reply :
I don't throw baits in the water. I lose enough as it it, but I WILL tell you about my worst habit that I WILL change this year. I've always flipped cig butts in the water. Yes, it sucks and I know it. I just didn't give it much thought until I saw a sunfish come up and nibble at one last year at the end of the season. It made me realize what I was doing. I've stopped.
Kevin22 reply :
When you post something on the internet its out there forever. Unless you get a mod to lock this topic, you will continue to get responses. They arent what you want to hear, as nobody is going to take your side on littering, but don't get upset. We all want everyone who reads this thread to fully understand how bad tossing baits in the water really is, im sorry if it hurts your feelings if you get called out on it.
by the way, you asked about "tossing torn baits in the water", not losing a plastic to a bite, so dont turn the thread around to save yourself the ridicule. littering is defined by intent or recklessness disregard, losing a bait to a bite is neither so it is not littering... Unless you are skin hooking a wacky rig senko or something.
sorry to be harsh, thats the way it is. I will say it again because i can, dont toss them in the water!
Western-Mass-Bass reply :
On 3/9/2016 at 9:30 AM, Kevin22 said:When you post something on the internet its out there forever. Unless you get a mod to lock this topic, you will continue to get responses. They arent what you want to hear, as nobody is going to take your side on littering, but don't get upset. We all want everyone who reads this thread to fully understand how bad tossing baits in the water really is, im sorry if it hurts your feelings if you get called out on it.
by the way, you asked about "tossing torn baits in the water", not losing a plastic to a bite, so dont turn the thread around to save yourself the ridicule. littering is defined by intent or recklessness disregard, losing a bait to a bite is neither so it is not littering... Unless you are skin hooking a wacky rig senko or something.
sorry to be harsh, thats the way it is. I will say it again because i can, dont toss them in the water!
Oh that doesn't bother me a bit man. Were here for questions and answers. And whether we like the answer to our questions is up to us. I simply asked a question. I have been wrong and now plan on doing things different. Knowledge is power......... Thanks, Lee
On 3/9/2016 at 8:31 AM, Jaderose said:I don't throw baits in the water. I lose enough as it it, but I WILL tell you about my worst habit that I WILL change this year. I've always flipped cig butts in the water. Yes, it sucks and I know it. I just didn't give it much thought until I saw a sunfish come up and nibble at one last year at the end of the season. It made me realize what I was doing. I've stopped.
Yup!!! I stopped that myself 2 years ago when I quit. I think everyone has habits whether good or bad. Owning up and accepting them and changing them is just what good people do.
ErikmonBillsfon reply :
Pretty sure Maine is trying or already did ban soft plastics that don't biodegrade like gulp or zman. After the winter on clear lakes you will see senkos get huge an expand after freezing. The one bass I cleaned in the last few years did have a senko in its stomach. Now I use a twist lock on almost all my lures. Keeps them on the hook to use again for another cast and out of the fish's belly.
Jesustouchedmybutt reply :
Reading stuff like this really ticks me off. Imagine all the other half wits out there that are throwing their trash in a lake or river. I mean how does it not occur to someone that they are littering. Children are thought what littering is and ecological conservation in elementary school. You knew you were littering otherwise why as such a stupid question, this thread reads more like I "I like to throw trash in the lake, is it really a big deal who else does it." yes it is a big deal grow up and dispose of it properly.
primetime reply :
If you ever saw what a small 4" Senko turns into after being in the water for a few months you would be shocked..I snagged a branch in a river I fish, and when I pulled it up, I found a hook that I knew was mine and the worm that was originally a 4" Senko was the size of a cigar and same thickness..They expand and turn to a weird soft feel, I have also caught fish in a pond I manage and they were super thin, and I cut one open one time thinking it had a disease, and I found a huge piece of plastic jammed in the gut...It looked like a small worm of some sort, but never throw line, hooks, or worms in the water..
I hate seeing birds with line wrapped around their necks or legs, same with turtles etc..every time you lose a bait, good chance a fish eats it...If Berkley Gulp made enough baits that I could use all the time, I would really try to only use Bio Degradable baits, My dog once ate an entire jar of maggots that were green, and I called the vet and went to search google and he never even became sick....That made me become a fan of Trigger X, Gulp etc...It seems Trigger x was discontinued which surpised me....They had the best Bio baits for freshwater imo...
ChrisD46 reply :
Throw used soft plastics in a bag you keep with you - then buy a bottle of : "Mend It" soft plastic glue and repair them while watching your favorite fishing shows on TV 
... If a soft plastic is beyond repair try to find someone who can reheat and pour into molds for making new soft plastics or worse case throw away in a trash can (never in the water - why do you think "deadsticking" catches bass ?)
Bassguytom reply :
I like how my used baits mold to my boats cup holder until I take them out and recycle. I melt all my used plastics over the winter a pour stick baits out of a mold I made from plaster of Paris and senko said. I just mix dark with dark and light with light. I come up with some very interesting colors. Also grind salt and add. It gives me somthing to do over the winter and my kids love throwing stick baits. I do however sometime run with scissors, color outside the lines and pull all the girls hair that I like. (Don't tell my wife)
Scarborough817 reply :
leave them in the boat and clean it out when the trip is over
related Fishing Tackle topic
previous topic
next topic
© 2025 - fishing.qciss.net. All Rights Reserved.