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Don't Dump Bait After Your Fishing

June 23, 2010 -- It's time to go home from a day's fishing and you have bait left so what's your next move? Don't develop "Nemo Syndrome," from the kids' movie where an unwanted fish got flushed to freedom and lived well and prospered. This was a cute bit of cinematics but in reality it's a bad idea ecologically. Read the full story to get the details.

"So what should you do with leftover bait? The answer is to kill it by dumping minnows on land far from the water's edge. Crush all crawfish and give earthworms a "swimming lesson" by dropping them in deep water."

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