Fisherpete Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Went out with my son to Hank's huts today (Jackson's Pt. Lake Simcoe), caught no fish but had a great experience overall. He took us out to the 'far' huts in 85 ft of water. After trying everything in my arsenal for six hours with no luck (and no marks on the finder) I finally feel some weight on the end of my line while jigging a Williams half and half. Strange, as I am bringing it up I definately feel some good weight, but no headshakes, no runs... well, lo and behold, I pull up a head & carcass of a big laker (probably 10 lbs+) that someone had cleaned and then dumped down the hole. I immediately thought ''THAT'S why I didn't get squat today'! ' I have heard varying theories, that this 'sours' a hole making it useless, but others swear that it is great for the fishing. Either way, it was GROSS. I switched huts after that, but only had an hour left to fish and marked a few, but no takers. What do you guys think - does dumping the remains down there sour a hole or make it a sweet spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hey Pete, did you foul hook it or have it lip hooked. 'Cuz if you lip hooked it, you could have kept 'er! lol Ok, sorry. I'd be interested in hearing other people's opinions on this too. On thing though, I think it's just plain wrong to clean your catch and dump the carcass down the hole for the next customers to worry about whether if screws up the fishing or not. Don't dump down the hole!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) Did anyone else have any luck that day? I'm going out there Saturday hope it picks up! Personally I think a complete head and body represents death and likely not attractive to other Lakers. But small bits properly cut up and chummed should bring in some investigative fish. Edited February 24, 2009 by Jet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Well if I saw my buddy go up a hole, and come back down sans guts I think I would steer clear... seriously though, No idea. Fish dont usually seemed to be bothered by dead fish...actually they even eat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 The guy in the next hut over did OK, I didn't notice the number of his hut. He got two nice whitefish and said he was marking them all day. He was using minnows & spreaders with a high hook. My hut was #14 according to my son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Well since you said you didn't mark anything and your neighbor did, perhaps it did throw them off. I was in Cooks bay this year at a hut and the bottom was filled with garbage. What looked like old sausages (about 6 of them, all white and bloated), plastic utensils, cans, plastic bags, it was disgusting. We caught squat that day, and for Perch early in the season (second week of Jan.) it's pretty rare. Not sure if that was the reason, but it looked really unnatural to the fish I'm sure and might have told their fish senses that humans were there - stay clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think the fish would dig that at first, but after it got older they would probably start moving off. Oh and fish dont shy away from their friends raining down in little peices... they actually quite enjoy it. Theyre weird like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think it would sour the spot. Especially when lots of junk has been dumped down the hole. As stuff rots and decomposes it is going to produce a higher CO2 level in that location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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