09-17-2006, 11:10 PM
I think it takes at least a number of weeks for a hook to disintegrate to the point where it would fall out. I think that a fish’s mouth gets abscessed in a matter of days to where it falls. There must be some research information on the Internet about that but I have not run across it.
Your comment about slower actions rods makes sense.
I would agree that river fish are stronger than lake fish. They would also tend to be smaller because they burn a lot more energy all of the time. But I have no idea that one would build up the detrimental acids quicker during a fight. If it takes 20 minutes to revive a fish I would that say that it has a lot higher likelihood of dieing later on after swimming away than a fish that revives quickly. I would also say that the likelihood of it dieing after the next time it is caught and released also increases, similar to a cumulative type of effect that we see in many of human illnesses.
The survival rate of fish in catch and release areas must be very high because there are lots of fish still in those waters.
There is a private pond owner around here who discourages people from pulling the fish out of the water and handling them. He preaches strongly about leaving the fish in the water and removing the hook while minimizing the handling of the fish. His opinion is that handling the fish greatly increases the likelihood of it getting a fungal growth that eventually kills the fish. What do you think?
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Your comment about slower actions rods makes sense.
I would agree that river fish are stronger than lake fish. They would also tend to be smaller because they burn a lot more energy all of the time. But I have no idea that one would build up the detrimental acids quicker during a fight. If it takes 20 minutes to revive a fish I would that say that it has a lot higher likelihood of dieing later on after swimming away than a fish that revives quickly. I would also say that the likelihood of it dieing after the next time it is caught and released also increases, similar to a cumulative type of effect that we see in many of human illnesses.
The survival rate of fish in catch and release areas must be very high because there are lots of fish still in those waters.
There is a private pond owner around here who discourages people from pulling the fish out of the water and handling them. He preaches strongly about leaving the fish in the water and removing the hook while minimizing the handling of the fish. His opinion is that handling the fish greatly increases the likelihood of it getting a fungal growth that eventually kills the fish. What do you think?
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