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Originally Posted by kcritch
Wow...thanks for the heads up. Will do. I'm not sure Budd Lake is much cleaner than the Passaic!!! Ha!
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Passaic is surprisingly clean until it reaches the Totowa/Paterson area. Much cleaner than any stagnant lake or pond which can hold millions if not billions of bacteria. It may not smell that nice at times and contains every piece of garbage known to man but its relatively clean water by river standards. Moving water is always cleaner than water thats not. I'd sooner swim in the passaic than any pond or lake I know. I work in a lab and the fecal & enterococcus bacteria counts for our beaches is awful. The warmer the weather, the worst it gets. Keep your kids out of the water!
As for cuts, I have a med kit in my car full of everything. I first wipe it down with alcohol(it will sting but that's good) then neosporin and then bandaid it.
I've learned to carry a pair or needle nosed pliers for pick & pike. I also pinch barbs down for easy release(you'll lose fish but you save the lives of many of them and save blood0. You can also release lure thru the gill opening to avoid the teeth. Just pull it thru and cut line.
