xeon Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I 'm always surprised how many people I see dumping thier bait buckets into the lakes instead of destroying the bait.I've mentioned it the odd time and get varying responses Im guessing that people either think the species are native to the waterbody (some are, some arnt) and dont understand how dumping bait may displace native populations of baitfish, and have the potential to screw up the fishery in a small lake. Im also guessing people dont know what Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia is. I can see a potential live bait ban in the future because of it. The OMNR definitly needs to increase public awareness, putting little ads in the fishing regs is not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 if they can survive the slimy puddle they live in at the Mandarin they can survive a Canadian winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'll never forget the experiment we did in kiddy school ... froze a goldfish bowl .... solid .. with a goldfish it it ... one solid block of ice... then defrosted it slowly ... the gold fish swam around just as pleased as punch ... They are a VERY hardy fish especially in cold water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Froze yers did ya? We did the opposite. Microwave. ..only diff was that the fish swam really fast...................... and burst.... Guess they can't handle the heat to well... Don't freak out people. We just thought the Piranha and Oscar would like their food cooked a bit first. They ate em live or cooked...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Froze yers did ya? We did the opposite. Microwave. ..only diff was that the fish swam really fast...................... and burst.... Guess they can't handle the heat to well... Don't freak out people. We just thought the Piranha and Oscar would like their food cooked a bit first. They ate em live or cooked...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 EXPENSIVE YOU SAY???? how about the bait shop in keswick just up from the tim hortons on queensway we stopped there on saturday morning to get pike minnows and he soaked us for $10 for 6 of them.. he has lost my business now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch312 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 those goldfish may be able to handle canadian winters...but not my freezer caught this one in the grand a few springs ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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