Trout and corn facts

[Profishing]

Just wondering if any one can shed a lil light on this subject about useing corn for trout and the effects it has on them. Can they digest it or do they just bloat up and die?[reply][]
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[Tarpon4me]

I'm positive there is no way possible that canned corn causes trout to bloat up and die. That might be possible if you were able to stuff a half pound of grits down his throat, however, you'd have a heck of a time getting dry grits on a hook. []

As far as trout liking corn, they love it. I also seem to remember that it's illegal in some states to use corn as bait. I know it's not in SC, but i'm pretty sure in some states it is. You might better check with your local DNR before you attemp to use canned corn for bait, it might save you some money.[cool]
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[bioman]

Corn is illegal here in Utah. Trout do not digest the complex carbohydrates in corn, their digestive systems are too short for that. They evolved to digest protein in the form of bugs, other fish, fish eggs, etc. They are carnivores, so I don't have a clue why they like corn so much.
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[fish_a_holic]

My guess would be...

Corn is generally packed in sugar water if it's canned; it's about the size of eggs in the stream; and there's no accounting for taste.

...however, if you're in Indiana using corn in a trout stream it's far more likely that you'll hook into a big carp than a trout.
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[tubeN2]

This one hit the UT board a couple of years ago.

In many states, corn is illegal to use. Check your local regs before attempting to use it.

I have used corn for many years in CA. It has worked most of the time. Trout, Carp and LMB have been some of my better catches on corn.[cool]
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[aku94]

I tried corn once, without luck.
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[fish_a_holic]

OK, don't laugh now...for trout, I have the best luck by making a little ball of Velveta cheese and putting it at the head of the hook and then just running the tip of the hook through the head of a conditioned nightcrawler and letting the whole crawler dangle...drifted along undercut banks under a float it's deadly []
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[AFDan52]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][red][size 4] Hi tubeN2, how's things in Calif.? Hey what is that ugly little thing you are holding in your Avatar? Just Courious.[/size][/red][/font]
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[tubeN2]

Cali is still hanging on. We are rearing temps in the 100 to 112 degree range. I just head to the coast where it is only 70.

That little fish in my Avatar is a swell shark. They are skinny until you bother them. After that they swell up like a basket ball.[cool]
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[AFDan52]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][red][size 4] Thats cool, but I still think it is an Ugly little cuss, LOL[/size][/red][/font]
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[TeamHyperStriper]

The reason corn is an illegal bait, is because corn is what they use to feed them at the hatchery. Corn does not hurt or kill trout by any means. I fish professionally for Striped Bass, I often use trout and I keep them happy with a can of yellow kernel corn, and they love it. In fact they go in a feeding frenzy when I drop some in my bait tank.

I don't doubt velvetta cheese works, You can use just about anything yellow to attract a bite, the better it tastes, smells and feels the longer the fish will hold on to it, the better the chance you have in setting the hook.
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