I made the mistake of landing a 17 pound pike once by the gills - tore my
fingers to shreds! I sure as h-ll wasn't lipping that creature...

Warren
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"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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"Sierra fisher" wrote in message
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It surprises me that they don't tell you to put your fingers in their
gills
to lift them. They do it on all of the bass fishing shows, even
Roland
Martin and his competitors.

Putting your fingers in a trout's gills is just about the worst thing
that
you can do if you're going to release the fish. I suspect that it's
not
all that healthy for any fish.

There's a difference between putting your fingers in a fish's gills and
holding one by the gill plate. The former "Might" damage a fish, the
latter
will not, be that trout, bass, pike, muskie or walleye.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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