Black_Blade Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 In conversation with the wife about this subject and got me to wondering if the old smack on the head method is the most common method to harvest a fish, or if there is a better,more efficient, more humane way employed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I usually bleed trout and pike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angler16 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 for fish where you can get your hand in the mouth stick ur hand in and break the neck snap it back,if its still wigglin id go with the clump with the paddle or w.e -Little Angler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondorfish Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Drowned them - in cooking oil ( after a pre-dip in beer batter ) - lol I usually cut the gill and bleed them out on a stringer. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsa Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Being as I am a day tripper, and usually fishing out of canoes or a 12 ft. boat, I find a nice 24" section of a broken hockey stick, or same length piece of 3/4" EMT does the job perfectly. Couple of hard whacks, put fish in a bag, and put them on ice in the cooler. I do not use stringers, as we quite often have to portage or paddle a bit, and we would have to lift the fish out and put them into the boat or carry them in the cooler anyways. Also, surface temps compared to what depth the fish came out of can be quite different, so we just kill them and put them on ice. I have snapped the necks of small creek brook trout and rainbows allowing them to bleed out, but that was in my youth, and I do not participate in that activity any more. For salmon on Superior, we kill them immediately, and clean them in a bucket right in the boat than put them on ice. Salmon break down a lot faster than any other natural species of fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 When I was a kid we went to an Expos game at Jerry Park (talk about dating myself, saw Rusty Staub play) and I got this 14" long model of a Louisville Slugger. At it's largest diameter it's about 1" and made of hardwood. It is the perfect fish bonker. I can't think of much quicker or more humane way for a fish to go (unless he sees it and has time to think "Oh Christ, he's going to hit me with that mini-bat from Jerry Park!") Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I have my dad's "billy club" from the 70's and man it's the BEST fish bonker ever. If I could get my hands on a few more of these I would in a second. 1 bonk is all you need with this thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Give em a Parry Sound Severe, or a sharp blade inserted just behind the head bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Fish with Cronzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 BAM BAM!!! http://www.meltontackle.com/products/bam-bam-fish-bat.html http://cgi.ebay.com/Pike-Popper-20-long-Fi...p3286.m20.l1116 http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...5b-000423c27407 theres some bats! i wanna get the aluminum bat! i use one of them mini bats right now from the baseball game sovienor. or i just use a back of a hatchet or just give them the old boot haha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 .....or a sharp blade inserted just behind the head bone. I agree with this statement..... couldn't said it better.... the most effective way to put it's lights out.... amen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Put them on a stringer and fuhgeddaboudit.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codered Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) I agree with this statement..... couldn't said it better.... the most effective way to put it's lights out.... amen!! Yes I second that .. thats the best way for sure Edited March 22, 2009 by CodeRed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITEME Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 All creatures(including us) deserve the curtesy of a bonk on the head prior to being fileted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramble Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Give em a Parry Sound Severe, or a sharp blade inserted just behind the head bone. ... Also known as "the off switch". Bonk on the head is the most humane hands down. Instant lack of consciousness. Just remember you're trying ti kill the fish. So hit it like you mean it, and hit it twice. Kill as soon is possible and put it on ice. Stringers lower the quality of the meat. The fish are stressed and they get a lactic acid build up in the muscles. Kill'em and chill'em. -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Fish with Cronzy Sushi, straight off the hook? JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 We have just gave the fish a hit over the head...or like my uncle let them hang for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin joe Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 A hard and quick hit to the head with a club will usually do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 22 Nah, a 12 gauge if its a shark... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 There's only one way to deal with an unruly fish! ... the only good fish, is a dead fish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhenrygsr Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 nice toy gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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