Hemp Seed

[Guest spike_2000]

This may be a silly question. But, why is hemp seed banned from some waters ?

[Guest fisherking]

cos we all love smokin in it.

[Guest Gaffer]

Hi Spike,

 

All the fishery owners that I've spoken to which ban Hemp (and other particles) have said it's becuase the are worried about the Hemp not being prepared correctly by those that use it.

 

 

 

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All the best,

 

Gaffer

[Guest DerwentBob]

Hemp like any other pulse can be toxic if not prepared correctly. What would hospitalise a human could kill fish. There was a similar scare about canned kidney beans making chilli eaters ill a few years ago.

 

I would also imagine that the amounts of particle baits dumped into swims would have an adverse effect on the water as they rot down due to the high protein content but I'm not a biochemist so don't take my words as gospel on that.

[Guest RobStubbs]

Spike,

I'm pretty sure the real reason is because it works. Isn't bloodworm and joker banned on some venues, for the same reason ?

 

I think it is a common misconception that particles will be harmful if not prepared correctly. Now they obviously need soaking so as not to swell in the fish. Boiling is mainly to stop them sprouting and softens the baits up (so we can actually fish with them). Kidney beans are toxic if not cooked properly, but all tinned versions are cooked first. Nuts can get a mould if stored in a damp enviroment and some moulds produce a nasty toxin, most notably aflatoxin.

 

Rob.

[Guest David Johnson]

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Originally posted by DerwentBob:

Hemp like any other pulse can be toxic if not prepared correctly. What would hospitalise a human could kill fish. There was a similar scare about canned kidney beans making chilli eaters ill a few years ago"

 

Don't know about fish, but hemp SEED is not toxic to humans... apparently the lethal dose is an 8 pint bag, dropped onto your head from the top of a tall building :-)

[Guest poledark]

One of my clubs banned sweetcorn because any uneaten seed would rot on the bottom! Dont suppose they wondered about the TONS of weed that was also rotting on the bottom!

[Guest Adrian]

Spike.

 

I believe that hemp first came to this country as a fish bait after WW1, where soldiers had seen Belgians using it to good effect. There was concern on 2 fronts, one from those anglers who were alarmed at the success of the new method, the other from those who were fearful of its narcotic properties. Uncooked and left to grow, hemp becomes a large plant, there was talk of 'choking the waterways'.

 

More recently, I believe its banning was due largely to its heavy use on certain waters. I was told of anglers taking gallons of it to the Royalty or Throop, the fear was that fish would become pre occupied. It is now OK to use hemp on these waters, interestingly, I believe the Royalty banned maggots for the season '72/'73.

 

I think its low cost makes heavy use feasible, fishery owners become concerned at what the uneaten bait does to the water. I think it is the same with heavy use of pellets or cereal groundbait.

 

Adrian

[Guest Pete156]

I read somewhere that hemp was treated, so that it wouldn't grow into a large plant with narcotic tendancies. Does anyone know whether that is true or not?

[Guest RobStubbs]

Pete,

Our hemp is a different variety to the stuff people smoke.

 

Rob.