Nitro 750 Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 I was watching a fishing show and the host caught a bass and after he removed the hook the fish was bleeding pretty bad. The host opened up a mountain dew and poured it down the mouth of the fish and returned the fish to the water, he said the mountain dew would stop the fish from bleeding and the fish should be fine. I have never heard of anything like this, I was just wondering if anyone else had heard of this before?
moguy1973 Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Seems it won't hurt the fish, but putting it back in the water will coagulate the blood just as fast... http://www.bigindianabass.com/big_indiana_bass/doing-the-dew-to-your-bass.html -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
Members innova Posted April 29, 2014 Members Posted April 29, 2014 Seen 7up but never Mountain Dew, fish stopped bleeding and was still alive at weigh in.
REDSOXWSCHAMP Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 I have used mtn dew before, coke works well too.
Jason Essary Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Hydrogen peroxide is the best we have found. Hold their gills shut and pour it in. Release in the live well to observe or take the to the weigh in. Essary Construction - Honest work for honest price Custom Construction and Remodeling Call for free quotes (417)338-6418 http://essarycustomhomes.com/
Old plug Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Well they say you can not teach a old dog new tricks but I learned one today.
Members capn_tim Posted April 29, 2014 Members Posted April 29, 2014 It works great!! Only thing is if you do it over the live well and you've already got fish in there, those fish in the well go nuts. I guess it's the caffeine in the Dew. Actually had one jump out of the live well after we doctored a fish. Never done it over the open live well again! The fish were jumpin around and hitting the lid of the live well, my fishing partner opened the lid and one just jumped out and got his freedom. Should have seen my buddy's face!! Priceless!
Sore Thumbs Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Had a guy I fished with ask me for Mt. Dew when we were fishing earlier this year. He swears by it.
Quillback Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 It works great!! Only thing is if you do it over the live well and you've already got fish in there, those fish in the well go nuts. I guess it's the caffeine in the Dew. Actually had one jump out of the live well after we doctored a fish. Never done it over the open live well again! The fish were jumpin around and hitting the lid of the live well, my fishing partner opened the lid and one just jumped out and got his freedom. Should have seen my buddy's face!! Priceless! Probably the citric acid in the Dew that made them go nuts, fish are very sensitive to it.
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