A recent study conducted at Maine's Unity College suggests that soft plastic lures generally used for bass fishing can prove harmful when ingested by a trout or salmon, remaining in the stomach for the life of the fish. The experiment found 65 percent of brook trout voluntarily consumed soft plastic lures when they were dropped into water. In the Republican Journal.
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April 27, 2009
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