Leecher Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 i had those walleye we caught yesterday night . WHAO MAN!GOLD IN MY MOUTH! So what your saying is that you can't wait to go back for some eyes at St-Marie and get some more Will have to do it again soon... that plan was a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) Golly, I'm at a loss. Call Stephen King for a new Pet Semetary Series Or wake up Walt Disney to say: You were right! Screw cremation, PERCH ZOMBIES RULE (How much brain does it consume?) Freeze me!! Edited February 9, 2009 by SNAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Just to see what would happen I threw him in my 30 gallon fish tank with my goldfish. 100% recovery. Kept him in there for about a month and was toying with releasing him,then I decided to finally fillet him up. What were you feeding him to keep it in your tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purekgw Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 just throw minnows in now and then i got a pike in my tank (got it from fish store) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 What were you feeding him to keep it in your tank? Didn't feed him anything, but he might have been eating the flakes I was putting in for the goldfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Didn't feed him anything, but he might have been eating the flakes I was putting in for the goldfish. Thanks for the info.... was thinking that minnows would of been an ingredient that it could not refuse... but yet again flakes probably provided some type of nutrient for it's survival in a contained environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have a bass that eats shrimp pellets. It'll eat anything though....... Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 This happened to me two weekends ago too with some Perch. I feel bad about the fish suffering out of the water, so wanted to ask what methods you guys use to humanely kill fish instantly. The two I've used are the hard whack between the eyes or a knife straight into the brain. Anyone know what method is the most humane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 There are fish that can actually breathe air. Siamese Fighting fish (Betas) gulp air at the surface. It's something to do with environmental adaptation. In nature they live in water that can be so silty it won't hold oxygen. That's why folks can keep 'em in non-aerated water. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto_Angler Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Wow that's amazing....Anyone biology whizzes here explain how it's possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Happend to me this weekend...sort of? We iced some perch caught aroun 9am...gave them the bat and on the ice they went. Then I go to clean them at 6:30pm and they were still kicking, I was shocked to say the least. Gave them the old bat again, and it was lights out...but the nerves were STILL going as I was cutting Kinda gave me the willies LOL Seriously though 9.5 hours out of water...they should have been toast. I have never seen that with any other fish. Could it be a perch specific thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmondrs Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hey Leechman: Interesting experience... I had a similar experience on Jan 30. Caught a few perch at Simcoe and brought them home to Toronto. They were iced between 2 - 3:30 pm and we got home about 8:30 pm. Just like you, I dumped them in the sink and went for a shower. I come back in the kitchen to find out that the wife had seen two of them moving & put them back in the bucket & filled it up with water. In 3-4 minutes both were alive & even looked well. Didin't have the heart to kill them, so we decided to let them be for the night & cleaned up the rest. We woke up to find both of them belly-up in the morning. I couldn't figure out why they had survived a good 6 hours out of water & died in the bucket. Chlorine, maybe?? I wonder. Os Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishOn Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Maybe it was drunk and then it recovered??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmondrs Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 The two I've used are the hard whack between the eyes or a knife straight into the brain. Anyone know what method is the most humane? I guess when we've gored the poor fish with a sharp hook through its mouth & dragged it kicking & fighting for its life out of the water, any method would do. If I was out to be humane, I'd net the fish (as opposed to hooking), pull it gently to the surface, take a picture & gently let it back in the water... Os Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Seriously though 9.5 hours out of water...they should have been toast.I have never seen that with any other fish. Could it be a perch specific thing? That's what I thought too.... toast, but this one just came back to life for some unknown reason. Like I said before, this happened 2 times before and one of them was a walleye I couldn't figure out why they had survived a good 6 hours out of water & died in the bucket. Chlorine, maybe?? I wonder.Os either... most likely chlorine and other chemicals found in our city tap water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I guess nobody read the link Spiel supplied..... states of fish being frozen right into the lake ice.. and surviving until it thaws again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 cool good thing it wasnt a pike or muskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purekgw Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I guess nobody read the link Spiel supplied..... states of fish being frozen right into the lake ice.. and surviving until it thaws again. i was reading it its cool how they live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I guess nobody read the link Spiel supplied..... states of fish being frozen right into the lake ice.. and surviving until it thaws again. Yes Wayne I read that.... amazing isn't it!! I think when I put it in the tub and aim the water flow from the faucet directly into the gill area caused a reaction that brought it back to life.... just like jump starting it LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ah, it was all a ploy, it was just playing dead. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ah, it was all a ploy, it was just playing dead.Joey Yeah Joey... I know.... tricky little bugger LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 We woke up to find both of them belly-up in the morning. I couldn't figure out why they had survived a good 6 hours out of water & died in the bucket. Chlorine, maybe?? I wonder. If the water wasn't aerated then they could have died from a lack of oxygen. A bucket doesn't hold that much water and whatever amount of oxygen was in the tap water would be quickly consumed. An aquarium air pump with an airstone or an airpump for a minnow bucket may have helped them survive. The chlorine in the tap water also may have been the final blow but likely lack of oxygen did them in Don't forget that when they were frozen or partly froze their metabolism was slowed right down to a deep sleep hibernation and this is why they recovered when warmed from the tap water, hypothermia? I'm just guessing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hey Leechman: Interesting experience... I had a similar experience on Jan 30. Caught a few perch at Simcoe and brought them home to Toronto. They were iced between 2 - 3:30 pm and we got home about 8:30 pm. Just like you, I dumped them in the sink and went for a shower. I come back in the kitchen to find out that the wife had seen two of them moving & put them back in the bucket & filled it up with water. In 3-4 minutes both were alive & even looked well. Didin't have the heart to kill them, so we decided to let them be for the night & cleaned up the rest. We woke up to find both of them belly-up in the morning. I couldn't figure out why they had survived a good 6 hours out of water & died in the bucket. Chlorine, maybe?? I wonder. Os Rising temperature was one of the reasons. Temperature shock killed those two fish. If you leave fish in the fridge or outside, they may not die. It works about 70% of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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