Best Way to Kill Fish

[Devlin]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2983045.stm

Interesting aside from the PETA quote of course. Don't imagine her position would go over so well here!

[uglyelk]

Sport fishing should be immediately banned

Mike, England

Actualy peta should be banned they fund terrorist animal liberation organizations that are responsible for firebombing medical clinics and animal shelters.

I'm waiting for GW to finish the war on terror in Afganistan and Iraq, hoping he will target the Eco Terrorists and Animal Terrorists in North America and Europe next. Yeah I suport the war on terrorists. It's time we got tough with militant vegans.

[uglyelk]

Best way, not sure most folks just bang them on the noggin. It works well. I think it's important to keep fish as fresh as possible. When things die they go South quickly.

No live wells out on the ice , and some folks have ethical concerns about just flipping them on the ice alive.

What one can do is use the ice hole as a live well. I have put my lakers back in the water tail first. 6 inch hole 16 to 30 inches of ice. Hey if they can turn around and swim down to the bottom they are definetly too small and should be let go. But a decent fish will be in perfect shape at the end of the day. Put your hand in the hole, beach them, bang them on the head and take them home. They won't be swimming in your sink fresh, but they will be the next best thing.

Of course some one is going to come on line now and flame me for not following the Geneva convention for fish. Ohh well. I'm not concerned with the psychological issues a trout may experience, I just like catching and eating them. So if I catch a fish at 10 am and fish to 6 pm I'd rather keep my catch alive until it's time to go home. I'd prefer to put a fresh fish in the pan and not one thats been dead for most of the day.Tail down live well serves that purpose with no harm to the fish.

What about throwing a live lobster into a pot of boiling water?? Lump in my throat..??...............nope. Cant see it being much different than cleaning a freshly caught fish..... but hey...thats just me. BTW, I usually knock 'em on the noggin.. just me again.

[Copidosoma]

Wow, it is still going...


Mish, let this be a lesson to you. There are no simple questions.

Although, it could have been worse. It could have gone into a discussion on what the definition of the word "best" is. Frankly, I'm a little surprised.

[gonefishin]

uh oh..... here it is. Google!!

http://www.geocities.com/tony2kuk/fishkill.html

[Mish]

Definitely learned my lesson. This has gotten ridiculously out of hand. Like I said before, I'll be whacking my fish...but after that last link I think I'll give them a bit of vodka, too.

[Copidosoma]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

uh oh..... here it is. Google!!

http://www.geocities.com/tony2kuk/fishkill.html

It took 4 pages for someone to go find that eh?

[Copidosoma]

Originally Posted by Mish

Definitely learned my lesson. This has gotten ridiculously out of hand. Like I said before, I'll be whacking my fish...but after that last link I think I'll give them a bit of vodka, too.

Vodka is for pike. Single malt scotch for the trout.

[curtis_rak]

I have adopted a method that I learned while on a couple of salmon fishing trips to BC. There, our guides typically bleed the fish when they are caught, and tie them to a stringer behind the boat. They claim this keeps the meat fresher after a full day of fishing. (just like bleeding out big game if the bullet didnt do it on its own..)

I C&R about 90% of the fish I catch, but when I do keep the odd one, I try to bleed them out right away by cutting the gills with a very sharp knife. This serves two purposes. One; the fish dies very quickly (especially if it is a bigger fish like a Pike), and Two; after a long day of fishing, you dont have a fish that is still full of thick blood and has been dead all day long.

Personally, I'm not against people who use a club, a rock, or any other more "extreme" methods whatsoever. Pick your poison, its just a fish. But, I just prefer this method as it serves more than one purpose.

[Unregistered user]

Originally Posted by Mish

Definitely learned my lesson. This has gotten ridiculously out of hand. Like I said before, I'll be whacking my fish....

Pictures would be nice.

[BloodHound70]

I usually show the fish a picture of Kannonfodder naked and they quickly kill THEMSELVES!!!!

BH

[Gordoats26]

So is it Humane to just dump the Whiskey down there Throat or Am i also recuired to carry a shooter glass onboard? Acualy that sounds kinda fun doing Shots with fish I wonder if they like jager?

[Mish]

Originally Posted by Gordoats26

So is it Humane to just dump the Whiskey down there Throat or Am i also recuired to carry a shooter glass onboard? Acualy that sounds kinda fun doing Shots with fish I wonder if they like jager?

One for the fish...two for you