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Turning a fish upside down
I've been watching the "New Fly Fisher" which broadcast Sunday
mornings. Yesterday I learned that if you turn a fish upside down while they're in the water, they'll lose equilibrium and won't struggle. Makes it easy to unhook and release them. -tom |
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:08:45 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote: I've been watching the "New Fly Fisher" which broadcast Sunday mornings. Yesterday I learned that if you turn a fish upside down while they're in the water, they'll lose equilibrium and won't struggle. Makes it easy to unhook and release them. -tom That's a well known way to avoid having to use a net. Coupled with a barbless hook it's about the least stressful way to turn a caught fish loose... /daytripper (Keep watching, all kinds of neat tricks out there :-) |
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"daytripper" wrote to avoid having to use a net. Coupled with a barbless hook it's about the least stressful way to turn a caught fish loose... /daytripper (Keep watching, all kinds of neat tricks out there :-) it does work very well BUT I still carry a net on waters where bigger fish are a real possibilty .... the net allows me to subdue a big, hot, fish, faster, when he's not so tired yet. I can get him in a net sooner than I would be able to "grab" him. Once in the net and still thrashing, I turn him upside down to make dehooking easier .... and it's been a few years since I fished with a barbed hook ( yeah I "early release" a few more than I did with barbed hooks, but that isn't a big deal ) |
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"Larry L" wrote in message ... "daytripper" wrote to avoid having to use a net. Coupled with a barbless hook it's about the least stressful way to turn a caught fish loose... /daytripper (Keep watching, all kinds of neat tricks out there :-) it does work very well BUT I still carry a net on waters where bigger fish are a real possibilty .... the net allows me to subdue a big, hot, fish, faster, when he's not so tired yet. I can get him in a net sooner than I would be able to "grab" him. Once in the net and still thrashing, I turn him upside down to make dehooking easier .... and it's been a few years since I fished with a barbed hook ( yeah I "early release" a few more than I did with barbed hooks, but that isn't a big deal ) Yes, that's exactly what the angler did, get the fish in the net first, then turn it upside down to unhook and release. I didn't know a fish would lose equilibrium in water if they were turned upside down. Man doesn't lose equilibrium in water. -tom |
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"daytripper" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:08:45 -0800, "Tom Nakashima" wrote: I've been watching the "New Fly Fisher" which broadcast Sunday mornings. Yesterday I learned that if you turn a fish upside down while they're in the water, they'll lose equilibrium and won't struggle. Makes it easy to unhook and release them. -tom That's a well known way to avoid having to use a net. Coupled with a barbless hook it's about the least stressful way to turn a caught fish loose... /daytripper (Keep watching, all kinds of neat tricks out there :-) Great to learn new things. -tom |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote Man doesn't lose equilibrium in water. -tom You have OBVIOUSLY NEVER seen me attempt to wade |
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"Larry L" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote Man doesn't lose equilibrium in water. -tom You have OBVIOUSLY NEVER seen me attempt to wade LOL... Hey, my friend fantasizes of banging a mermaid someday, I better tell him to be on top. -tom |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... Man doesn't lose equilibrium in water. Not true. Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... Man doesn't lose equilibrium in water. Not true. Wolfgang You're right, Man can lose equilibrium out of water as well. -tom |
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Turning a fish upside down
Tom Nakashima wrote:
I've been watching the "New Fly Fisher" which broadcast Sunday mornings. Yesterday I learned that if you turn a fish upside down while they're in the water, they'll lose equilibrium and won't struggle. Makes it easy to unhook and release them. -tom It works with trout, but (in my experience) with whitefish. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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