12-24-2010, 04:30 AM
[quote TubeDude][cool][#0000ff]Definitely gotta agree with ya on that one. I have seen some very poor examples of good fish handling. On a recent In Fisherman program they hoisted a large lake trout (mack) out of the hole by the gills and then held it vertically...by the gills. It was visibly bleeding and when they released it "unharmed" there was quite a bit of blood on the ice next to the hole. I wouldn't take any bets on the chances for survival for that fish.[/#0000ff]/quote]
I saw that episode too! I was shocked to see how that fish was handled. The guy even tried to wipe some blood off of the fish. I guess to make sure the presentation looked good.[crazy]
I say be careful, don't handle the fish too much, thank it for the ride, and release it. If it is visibly injured, I take it home and eat it.
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I saw that episode too! I was shocked to see how that fish was handled. The guy even tried to wipe some blood off of the fish. I guess to make sure the presentation looked good.[crazy]
I say be careful, don't handle the fish too much, thank it for the ride, and release it. If it is visibly injured, I take it home and eat it.
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