The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Biodegradable~~what does it mean? https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:19:38 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=46212 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : Kenshin wrote:I think...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=665332&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#665332 Author: Finatic
Subject: 46212
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 4:09pm

Originally posted by Kenshin Kenshin wrote:

I think we have a wider deciplinary problem...

Too many lazy plicks in this country. Drive down the street and see people throwing their pie wrappers, chip packets and empty KFC boxes out the car window, then there's the ciggy butts all over the place. 


Q. What's the best way to tell if a fishing spot is popular?


A. Look for the empty bait packets, discarded mono, plastic bottles, beer bottles, food wrappers. 


I usually take a black sack in my pack. I pick up any shyte I can find at a spot I'm fishing and take it to a rubbish bin which most of the time is nearby or at the carpark.

]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:46 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=665332&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#665332 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : Moocha wrote: JoshW...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=665328&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#665328 Author: Kenshin
Subject: 46212
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 4:03pm

Originally posted by Moocha Moocha wrote:

Originally posted by JoshW JoshW wrote:

seen a fair few jandals on the beach, shopping trolly's, hats, sunnies, fishing line, rope, milk bottles, road cone flippers snorkels, food packets etc etc maybe we should ban all them to? 


Most sensible post on this thread so far... if its not raining then it should be,  must be the start of the Greenie culling season cause those Mo fo's are at plague proportions now it seems.


I agree with Josh' post, Spent the whole morning on the beach yesterday with my daughter. Seen heaps of washed up shopping plastic bags, fizzie drink plastic bottles and a plastic burley cage. I had to pick them up and throw it on the bin up the park.

I think we have a wider deciplinary problem rather than how fast can a lure biodegrades. Also, anyone can file a complaint to the commerce commision if they reckon the 'biodegrable' label is missleading.
]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:45 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=665328&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#665328 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : i think most soft baiters and...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=665309&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#665309 Author: one leg
Subject: 46212
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 3:14pm

i think most soft baiters and other fishers were lead to believe they were doing no harm by market research companys and there spin doctors  and that it was a food for fish ,well as TV has shown us even going through the tummy of a fish it came out looking good as gold and showed no signs of wear,and as one charter operator states ás he throughs whats left of his soft baits for the day in to the mariner easy to see what get's eaten and what just sinks to the bottom untouched ,from my point of veiw no differance between broken off soft baits and throwen plastic rubbish in to the sea. ]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:14:52 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=665309&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#665309 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : JoshW wrote:seen a fair...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=664152&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#664152 Author: Moocha
Subject: 46212
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 at 9:25pm

Originally posted by JoshW JoshW wrote:

seen a fair few jandals on the beach, shopping trolly's, hats, sunnies, fishing line, rope, milk bottles, road cone flippers snorkels, food packets etc etc maybe we should ban all them to? 


Most sensible post on this thread so far... if its not raining then it should be,  must be the start of the Greenie culling season cause those Mo fo's are at plague proportions now it seems.
]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:25:10 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=664152&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#664152 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : i&#039;ve also got a 2.25L coke...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=663977&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#663977 Author: Lickindip
Subject: 46212
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 at 2:46pm

i've also got a 2.25L coke bottle filled with soft bait shrapnel ... not sure what i want to do with it now]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:12 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=663977&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#663977 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : Maybe Gulp baits would break down...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=663971&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#663971 Author: Far Quirk
Subject: 46212
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 at 2:29pm

Maybe Gulp baits would break down quickly in a compost heap because there is warmth and lots of bugs around - but not break down in the sea as quickly because the sea is colder and has less bugs.  This would explain why Berkley can get away with the "biodegradable" claim, but guys like Fish Food find heaps of Gulps on the sea floor.  I started taking my smashed baits home about a year ago after similar threads on this subject.  However, because they have "400x more flavour than bait" I can't resist grinding them up & chucking them in my home-made berley. ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:02 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=663971&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#663971 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : ha ha ha.. I can see the Titanic...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656727&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656727 Author: nodnod
Subject: 46212
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 8:06pm

ha ha ha.. I can see the Titanic breaking down quicker than that lump ov rubber u got uncle!]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:06:14 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656727&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656727 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : i can see how people can get pissy...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656593&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656593 Author: Lickindip
Subject: 46212
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 3:00pm

i can see how people can get pissy about things like this
the difference is that jandals shopping trollies hat and sunnies arnt being tied to a hook and intentionally being feed to the fish with a label on it that lets just say could be misleading (no im not suggesting they are not Big H, as i havent seen the test results myself i cant comment)

when i first brought them i was under the impression of them being bio-degradable which lead me to believe that they are digested by the fish just like there other food. but from what ive seen this does not seem the case

but anywho, im going back to natural stinky bait ... not because of this issue (but it does make me feel a bit better) but im going to attempt a few club records which needs the light nylon and big moocher snapper
]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:31 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656593&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656593 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : seen a fair few jandals on the...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656588&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656588 Author: JoshW
Subject: 46212
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 2:29pm

seen a fair few jandals on the beach, shopping trolly's, hats, sunnies, fishing line, rope, milk bottles, road cone flippers snorkels, food packets etc etc maybe we should ban all them to? ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:29:17 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656588&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656588 <![CDATA[Biodegradable~~what does it mean? : You should see what the bottom...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656574&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656574 Author: fish food
Subject: 46212
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 1:37pm

You should see what the bottom looks like now. Try browns bay reef, its a glowing rubbish dump with soft plastics i picked up a load of them and tho the trace was buried under a pile of sediment but the so called "Biodegradable"softbait
looked as good as new. Out of sight out of mind i guess. They should be BANNED! not just for the reason above,but i'd bet a large percentage of the fish you dont catch thats taken a piece out of your softbait is probably going to die from having its digestive system blocked from the stuff.
When the viz improves i'm gonna take my uw vid cam and film the bottom so you can see what it looks like on youtube.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:37:20 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46212&PID=656574&title=biodegradablewhat-does-it-mean#656574