Muskieman Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskieman Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I once threw 12 Walleye 2 Pike and a bunch of Perch in our 20' Intex swimming pool , they lasted for more than a week , you should've seen my sons reaction after school , he swam with the fishes until our fishfry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 A good stomp on a perchs head does the trick. I cant let it just sit there and flop around. I only let gobys do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I once threw 12 Walleye 2 Pike and a bunch of Perch in our 20' Intex swimming pool , they lasted for more than a week , you should've seen my sons reaction after school , he swam with the fishes until our fishfry He named Fredo by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Butchering an animal that is still alive does not sit right with me. Bleeding out is not butchering it is killing. Either bonking or bleeding should be done before you take a knife to butcher it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I never really gave it much thought. Once I have made the decision to keep the fish in my mind I guess I already consider it dead because I have made the decision that it is now food. I have seen nature shows where animals are ripping apart there prey while it is still alive. It is what it is. If your going to release the fish I say do everything possible to get it back in the water as quickly as possible. If you have made the decision to keep it for food, well then however you proceed from there on out is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDigits Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) For best quality of meat, a little rigor mortis is necessary, I think. But If you're interested in an efficient means of fish killing, and also keeping flesh quality in mind, I would get the hang of Ikijime. This is the Japanese method of inserting a spike (an iki spike) into the fishes brain, causing it instant brain death, and apparently, blood from the muscles to travel to the gut. When you hit the right spot (between the eye and the false operculum) you will know it, because the the jaw will pop fully open, all the fins will flare, and then the fish will just go limp and be dead as a doornail. A filet knife works in place of the spike. Edited January 13, 2013 by DoubleDigits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 3.51 min into the vid. Some things are just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin booth Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 i always make a quick slice of the neck to bleed them out and the fish is dead within a few seconds.the perch i throw on the ice and they freeze in a minute or so.i have seen guys throw pike on the ice and a half hour later they are still flopping around on the ice,so ya people should have respect for the fish they are keeping its good sportsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I found an icepick/knife thru the brain as a quick and effective way to kill a fish. This is even the way our DNR has instructed people to dispach Snakehead fish that have been caught. It is even illegal to have a live snakehead in the livewell or return it back to the water. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I like to bonk my leeches and minnows, as well, before impaling them on my hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I like to bonk my leeches and minnows, as well, before impaling them on my hook. lmao Jim. You would be so mean to use a live minnow or leach and let a fish bite it. Oh, the horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Here is an article that may be relevant. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9797948/Fish-cannot-feel-pain-say-scientists.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reelaction Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Ok, I have seen a lot of videos of people ice fishing, or fishing in general, on this site and off.My question is how many people kill their fish when they determine that its a keeper, or do you just throw it aside and let it flop around until it slowly dies. I always have my "fish striker" attached to my tackle bag and once I catch a fish that is a keeper, I give the fish a solid blow to the head to end the misery. I cant stand watching videos on youtube when people are filleting a fish live, its just not humane. Your thoughts? Sorry but there may be room on P3TA's sight for comments like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDigits Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'm pretty sure there's room for this conversation on this site. The author's closing words in 'Book of the Black Bass' (1881) are: "Always kill your fish as soon as taken from the water, and ever be satisfied with a moderate creel." Fisherfolk have been having this conversation for hundreds of years. Its ok, we can handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Bonking bleeding freezing? I don't see how any of these are any more or less ethical than any other. I mean you did just drive a piece of steel through its face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I would assume most of you who eat Lobster...Bonk it on the head before boiling them????...or do ya's just throw them into boiling water ALIVE ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I did read somewhere once that letting them gasp for air, didnt help the taste of the fish. I generally dont bleed the fish out, but i do make sure its dead, usually with a knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I like the good old bonk to the noodle. I have never tried bleeding out the fish and I cant imagine how they can taste any better than they already do. Try fishing your same hole on simcoe in the winter if you leave any blood on the ice. Better get there before the sun comes up or you will have a village of people already there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 An interesting side note, when I was in the Yukon, I read the fishing regs., they didn't allow the use of stringers, citing stringers as inhumane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 The fish don't feel it either way. Bonk it, let it die, bleed it out, snap the neck.. and if you're worried about being humane - use rubber hooks and dont keep anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 The fish don't feel it either way. Bonk it, let it die, bleed it out, snap the neck.. and if you're worried about being humane - use rubber hooks and dont keep anything. Or they can do as you Rich,an bite the friggen head off. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Personally, I have found the most humane method is to drown them. hehehe. HOW?!?! I've tried for years and it doesn't seem to work. They just swim away!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I would assume most of you who eat Lobster...Bonk it on the head before boiling them????...or do ya's just throw them into boiling water ALIVE ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I never really gave it much thought. Once I have made the decision to keep the fish in my mind I guess I already consider it dead because I have made the decision that it is now food. I have seen nature shows where animals are ripping apart there prey while it is still alive. It is what it is. If your going to release the fish I say do everything possible to get it back in the water as quickly as possible. If you have made the decision to keep it for food, well then however you proceed from there on out is up to you. Fully agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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