Gavin Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Photo's are nice...Shows the fam that you were fishing instead of sitting at the Sauget Ballet all weekend.
Trav Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 It's a fish! I may be wrong but I recall reading someplace a fish's pain memory is like three minutes. Not sure but I guess it meant they are so instinctivley driven, the drive for survival never stops. So much so, they never feel pain longer than three minutes. They dont notice the big gaping hole I rip in its jaw. And when I spend ten minutes jerking it scared out of its mind to my boat, he would have forgotten the pain from the hook. The fish also forgets all about the alien abduction as I probed it with my digital camera. And when I release it, the fish forgets it was even suffering from PTSD. And for some reason, some of them will let me subject them to this tragic ordeal over and over again....? In my opinion...I think they like it. For them, it is the cool thing to do. Why do you think so many of them do it? "May success follow your every cast." - Trav P. Johnson
FishinCricket Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 The fish that isn't caught has the best chance of survival. It's a fish! I may be wrong but I recall reading someplace a fish's pain memory is like three minutes. Not sure but I guess it meant they are so instinctivley driven, the drive for survival never stops. So much so, they never feel pain longer than three minutes. They dont notice the big gaping hole I rip in its jaw. And when I spend ten minutes jerking it scared out of its mind to my boat, he would have forgotten the pain from the hook. The fish also forgets all about the alien abduction as I probed it with my digital camera. And when I release it, the fish forgets it was even suffering from PTSD. And for some reason, some of them will let me subject them to this tragic ordeal over and over again....? In my opinion...I think they like it. For them, it is the cool thing to do. Why do you think so many of them do it? You fellers may be onto something, there.... Hmm.... cricket.c21.com
ozark trout fisher Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I don't care if you never take a picture of anything...that's your call. I was just surprised that you didn't choose to add a few pics to your reports of trout fishing near and far in the last couple years. I'm just saying a report is about a thousand times better with some photos or video. As I said earlier, I take quite a few scenery/stream pictures. If you are interested in seeing them, I post a lot of them on my blog. Frankly, I often have difficulty posting them on OAF because it says the picture size is too big, so I've just taken to posting them on my blog instead to save time.
redbud Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Do your best to handle your fish as gently as you can.I respectfully disagree with some of the posts here.I have turned back lots of fish ,99% swim off to live another day.I think the key to a good release is controlling the fish once you have it in your grasp. What is worse,gilling a trout or dropping it in your boat?Some people will squeeze that fish a little harder when it wiggles.Cant be good.Lip that bass,get the hooks out before he hooks you[see other thread].Most small fish are allowed to unhook themselves at the boat with a little slack line.This has worked for me for almost 50 years now,trout,bass,walleye,pike,muskie,cats,reds,crappie,and a few saltwater species over the years.Dont worry about my fish,they'll be OK.
rangerman Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I agree with redbud, worry about yourselves and less about others. Thats one of the problems with the world in which we live. Everyone is worried about what everyone else is doing.
flytyer57 Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I agree with redbud, worry about yourselves and less about others. Thats one of the problems with the world in which we live. Everyone is worried about what everyone else is doing. In a way we have to worry about others. The game and fish police don't always know what's going on everywhere, and they depend on us to worry about what someone else is doing. That's why they have a tip number for you to call if you witness any game violations or pollutting etc. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
FishinCricket Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 In a way we have to worry about others. The game and fish police don't always know what's going on everywhere, and they depend on us to worry about what someone else is doing. That's why they have a tip number for you to call if you witness any game violations or pollutting etc. So who do we call the next time we feel someone's ringtone is intrusive on our experience? cricket.c21.com
flytyer57 Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 So who do we call the next time we feel someone's ringtone is intrusive on our experience? Worry about it in another topic. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Zach Bearden Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Flytyer, I mean by lipping the fish. I wouldn't think that holding a bass vertical would have as much of a strain on the fish as holding the fish horizontally. Maybe I'm wrong? "Its clearly Bree time baby!" Member: 2009 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Czech Republic. 7th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Slovakia. 4th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed The America Cup. 4th Place Team
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