A Use For Invasive Plants

There is a use for invasive plants - chum (and dough bait) for cyprinids. I tried using invasive plants as a supplement to my dough bait when fishing out carp, and they work really well (especially water milfoil). Since common carp, tench, grass carp, and silver carp all come from pretty much the same area as the invasive plants we have around here, and because those plants are part of their diet, it works really well in dough bait or chum mixes. True, it won't have a significant effect on populations of invasive plants, but it will have more effect on exterminating invasive cyprinids.

For some reason, elodea does not have those capabilities.

Ofcourse, you should use those plants only for the body of water were you got them, and not after the fish department cleans that body of water of those plants.

There is a use for invasive plants - chum (and dough bait) for cyprinids. I tried using invasive plants as a supplement to my dough bait when fishing out carp, and they work really well (especially water milfoil). Since common carp, tench, grass carp, and silver carp all come from pretty much the same area as the invasive plants we have around here, and because those plants are part of their diet, it works really well in dough bait or chum mixes. True, it won't have a significant effect on populations of invasive plants, but it will have more effect on exterminating invasive cyprinids.

For some reason, elodea does not have those capabilities.

Ofcourse, you should use those plants only for the body of water were you got them, and not after the fish department cleans that body of water of those plants.

Interesting idea...I'll have to try this sometime..