Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted July 4, 2007 Root Admin Share Posted July 4, 2007 Took the girls to Belks to shop and me, Coy and Joe Howry went bass fishing. We'd done well across from Blue haven last June so we started there, throwing sinkos. Me and Coy texas rigged them and Joe went wacky. Joe hooked the only fish of the afternoon- a 22 inch brown. Nice fish but it didn't live. I put it in the live well and had it under aeration for a couple of hours, thinking it'd be the best thing for it after such a long fight. But it never revived. Very puzzling. Well I shouldn't count it out yet- it's in the minnow tank now but there's not much movement. The water in the area was quite cold- I'd say in the upper 50's. No bass. Several near hookups. He was out of the water less than 30 seconds for the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonefishin Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nice Fish. I would rather be fishin'. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Very nice fish. Beautiful colors. That is puzzling about why it didn't revive. I was out on the upper lake today and caught a bow of similar size. He swam off very strongly after a somewhat lengthy fight. I'm sure I didn't do anything different than your friend did. You never know. Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted July 5, 2007 Author Root Admin Share Posted July 5, 2007 I netted it, put in the live well immediately to keep alittle bit cause I don't like to net a fish, take pics and then release. The livewell was aerated very well with the same water it was caught in. I know browns get stressed easier than almost any other fish but this one must have had a heart attack or something. It didn't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Beeson Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well, it happens... I guess you'll add a bit of trout to the salmon feast now... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL  "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I didn't know browns were more easily stressed than other fish. That's good to know. Actually now that I think about it - they do seem to be slower to recuperate after being released than bows do. Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loo10 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I'm just glad to hear about the effort made to keep that fish alive. Sometimes, we just can't revive them. But we have to try as long as it takes. That's one of the hardest things to teach people who begin to fish at Taney. You can't just lip them and flip 'em back in like a bass or bluegill. If you do, they'll go belly up for sure. I've had very good luck holding them upright in the water till they swam out of my hands. Sometimes it takes so long that my hands go numb from the cold water....but it almost always works...IF I AM PATIENT. I believe the biggest portion of 14-20" fish in the regulated area have been caught and released. So when you catch one.....thank the guy or gal who went to the trouble to release properly when it was caught previously. Thanks to that person, you got a chance at it too. Good lesson for all of us to heed. Rich Looten Springfield, Missouri "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong."- John Gierach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownieman Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 IMO the light line literally by the time you have landed them they are totally exausted and stressed to the max due to the lengthy fight. Trout have slime which is more or less a protective coating so to speak...when netted, handled, etc. the slime is removed and this allows fungi and bacteria an open door. Every second the fish is out of water is like every second of a human being held underwater...gasping for air...trout are more sensitive to most species...imo a live well is not the place to go with one. The hook, flie, plug whatever should be shook from the fishes mouth while never leaving the water. If the fish is apparantly weak, lightly hold them by the tail and work them back and fourth in the water until they swim off under their own power...if not they may just belly up downstream and you'll never realize you killed the fish. I have killed few trout over the years, kept one here and there to eat and a couple to mount. This has always worked well for me...just my method, to each their own My friends say I'm a douche bag ?? Avatar...mister brownie bm <>< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas Fly Fisher Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Very nice fish and very colorful! Sorry for the loss, but even the best efforts fail from time to time. At least your tried. John Born to Fish, Forced to Work KSMEDIC.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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