Egg shells down the fish hole?

[dfap2]

I have a couple of buddies that save egg shels and then drop them down the hole in the fish house. Does anyone else do this and does it attract fish?

Thanks!

[grasshopper]

For spearing I do.

[harvey lee]

I have never tried it but I would guess that the flutter of smaller pieces of white egg shells could sparkle in the water and attract some fish.

[Boss Hogg]

It just might attract the game warden. I don't know if that can be done legally.

[Walleyehooker]

I also have in a spear hole to light up the bottom but it does nothing for attracting fish.

[muskyhunter57]

My Dad speared back in the 50's they used egg shells to illuminate the hole.

[toughguy]

+2 Once on the bottom it allows you to see fish shadows when sight fishing.

[bturck]

+3 Dad always did it. No attractant, just give a better depth perception of the bottom....

[merc]

Is it legal?

[McGurk]

I don't think it falls under "artificial lighting", but if you are not removing the item you are intentionally fropping down the hole (biodegradable or not), I think they could pinch you for littering. Not that I haven't considered it...

[Finlander]

White sand be ok to use?

[TruthWalleyes]

Dad would do it when I was a kid for spearing.

[eyehunter]

It's illeagal.

[pike79]

If a person saved wild duck egg shells and put them down in the winter would that be considerd legall?

[Scott M]

Dried common white beans, white rice, sliced up potato, egg shells...used to use them, some still do...I read something once about bottom enhancement being illegal although there's nothing in the regulations. One C.O. told me it would trigger a littering ticket, even if it was something removed. I guess you'll have to try it and fight it in court.

[GatorBait]

Use to do this. Worked great for spearing sturgeon. Now, the DNR has outlawed everything. Basically if you can't bring it back out of the water, you can't put it down the hole. For spearing purposes now, we use PVC in a X that serves the purpose well.

I remember guys bringing out truckloads of silica sand, Potatoes, egg shells, was pretty insane the length they went to light that bottom up.

[pushbutton]

Yeah, most counties have restrictions as well. You essentially can not put a bucket of sand within 100 ft of the shore without a permit, much less put something in the water.

[bigblue]

They use macaroni up here not all that popular but is done by a few . LEGAL ?

[gonehunting]

Considered litter or filling a public water without a permit. Same reason you can't dump your grass clippings in the lake.

[blue_healer_guy]

Is driving 57 in a 55 legal?

[Whopper Stopper]

My dad in the late 40's use to break up old china plates to put down the spear hole. Drove my mom crazy!

WS

[LittleHuck]

I've also heard of a couple old timers using broken oyster shells meant for poultry.

[Gordie]

Page 16 in the new regs states this:

• Littering of any materials, including parts of fish or other animals, and depositing

rubbish, poisonous substances,

or chemicals harmful to aquatic life

into public waters, onto ice, or lake or stream shores is illegal. “Chumming”

(depositing fish parts or other material into public waters to attract fish) is

unlawful. Fish line and various packaging materials can be harmful to wildlife.

[McGurk]

Funny how they state that littering of "parts of fish" is illegal but chumming of "fish parts" is just unlawful. How do they differentiate that??? Make it all illegal or all unlawful.

[fishin_magician2]

Quick question could i get a littering ticket if I drop a piece of trash on my property? Kinda off topic but wanna know