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what is the best way? just a slit on the throat?
osmosis said:I dont hit mine in the head hard enough to kill them, I let their heart pump the blood out for me while they're knocked out..
osmosis said:Fish blood clots very well in the water so I prefer to bleed them out of the water. I just cut all of the gills, or rip them all out.
what kirkster mentioned about cutting the tail (cutting into the spine) is a good method if you already killed the fish. Do that as well as cutting the gills.
I dont hit mine in the head hard enough to kill them, I let their heart pump the blood out for me while they're knocked out..
very good point os, i would have neve thought about that !!osmosis said:Fish blood clots very well in the water so I prefer to bleed them out of the water. I just cut all of the gills, or rip them all out.
what kirkster mentioned about cutting the tail (cutting into the spine) is a good method if you already killed the fish. Do that as well as cutting the gills.
I dont hit mine in the head hard enough to kill them, I let their heart pump the blood out for me while they're knocked out..
Thanks osmosis I wasn't aware of that I was to the understanding that The blood would clot faster out of the water. I only take all three steps as far as cut the gills,heart and tail on hens to ensure blood free eggs probably an over kill but doesn't take long.osmosis said:Fish blood clots very well in the water so I prefer to bleed them out of the water. I just cut all of the gills, or rip them all out.
what kirkster mentioned about cutting the tail (cutting into the spine) is a good method if you already killed the fish. Do that as well as cutting the gills.
I dont hit mine in the head hard enough to kill them, I let their heart pump the blood out for me while they're knocked out..
JeannaJigs said:yep I've always just ripped out the gills completely, they gotta go eventually anyways, why waste time? It can be a scene of carnage at times (or maybe everytime)..but eh? gets the job done. I used to go way overboard on the wood shampoo...but learned to just knock 'em out like has been said, and let their little beating hearts do the work for me. Makes gutting and cleaning easier at the end of the day. Never bled one out in the water, though I see people doing it all the time, it just doesn't seem right. I don't know. When I was a kid my folks instilled the fear of god into me when it came to tossing fish guts back into the water, it was a big "no-no" So to this day...I still can't do it (my mom was/is a scary woman okay?!), and i bleed the fish into a garbage bag on the bank, and dispose of it when I'm done...that's just how I do.
todd_brooks said:I can't say I get that. I've even seen guys that live close to the water bring back carcases after cleaning. To return the nutrients back to the stream. They say the dead Salmon are a big part of stream and forests heath. Just my two sense.
kirkster said:Hey todd welcome to OFF, People who dump there carcases back in the river can get a fine because its not legal. Please dont get me wrong I agree with what your saying. It seems every time this comes up in conversation about the law. People want to argue with me about it being good for our eco system. And I tell them to argue till there blue in the face. It still doesn't change the fact that its against the law.lol
BobberDown said:your right it is consider wasting a game fish it will ern you one he** of a ticket good for the river or not