06-02-2008, 08:01 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]great article.. reenforces what you said intially.. and makes me glad I took the time to listen to others and got a fine mesh net to use..
Id be curious if there have ever been any articles on a fishes survivability when faced with..
1. long retrievals versus a short quick one
2. the fisherperson wearing gloves or not (I would like to see this one.. but that is just me)..
3. survivability statistics of different species of fish.. in particular to see if one species handles things better than another.. and lastly
4. size .. will a small trout that can be retrieve quicker have higher survivability chances than a large one that takes longer to bring in..
now here is another thing that just came to mind.. and Id say it is species specific.. but here goes..
a lot of anglers use those fish grabbers to bring in their fish. ( I have one but have not used it ).. is their more damage done to a fish using those or other similar tools than if you used a net or your hands..
another thing is the physical makeup of the fish.. for example.. a bluegill or crappie .. although strong.. can be injured easily around the mouth area if not handled correctly (heard say that if you set the hook too hard you can "rip their lips off"..
also heard before that care must be taken when handling a LMB.. if you overextend their lower jaw... it can be weakened/damaged to a point where they cannot eat properly or breath properly .. whereby they woud die of starvation or suffocation (that is why I am very cautious about posting the pic of my first fly rod catch.. I know I handled it correctly.. and I put it back in the water quickly.. but the pictures usually makes others question if I may of hurt the fish by overextending its jaw and or kept it out of the water too long.. [/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]again.. just curious..
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Id be curious if there have ever been any articles on a fishes survivability when faced with..
1. long retrievals versus a short quick one
2. the fisherperson wearing gloves or not (I would like to see this one.. but that is just me)..
3. survivability statistics of different species of fish.. in particular to see if one species handles things better than another.. and lastly
4. size .. will a small trout that can be retrieve quicker have higher survivability chances than a large one that takes longer to bring in..
now here is another thing that just came to mind.. and Id say it is species specific.. but here goes..
a lot of anglers use those fish grabbers to bring in their fish. ( I have one but have not used it ).. is their more damage done to a fish using those or other similar tools than if you used a net or your hands..
another thing is the physical makeup of the fish.. for example.. a bluegill or crappie .. although strong.. can be injured easily around the mouth area if not handled correctly (heard say that if you set the hook too hard you can "rip their lips off"..
also heard before that care must be taken when handling a LMB.. if you overextend their lower jaw... it can be weakened/damaged to a point where they cannot eat properly or breath properly .. whereby they woud die of starvation or suffocation (that is why I am very cautious about posting the pic of my first fly rod catch.. I know I handled it correctly.. and I put it back in the water quickly.. but the pictures usually makes others question if I may of hurt the fish by overextending its jaw and or kept it out of the water too long.. [/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]again.. just curious..
MacFly [cool][/#800000][/font]
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