All right, I know this has been discussed before, some of you bleed your fish upon catching.. I am seriously considering this: B_U_T.... please tell me, how to hold them, etc. over the side of the boat. Don't say 5 gallon pail, as I have enough "must have" items already.And I know my wife doesn't really enjoy the site of any animal bleeding out ! thanks bob:
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There is going to be a short tip in an upcoming issue of GLAngler in the tip section. Quite a handy little rig for bleeding them out. If you need details earlier, shoot me a pm and I'll send the pix.
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Hey Charlie, If you can, post the pic here for all to see. I know your a big fan of bleeding fish out. Would you mind sharing why? And the benifits you see from it?
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Well Mark, I finally got time to get on the home computer but couldn't find the pix. Really pretty simple idea. Works the same as the cheap fish stringers, the kind that have a metal tip with a ring on the opposite end. I just took a 6" plastic tent peg, drilled a hole through the center and strung a 1/4" nylon rope through it. A knot on that end keeps the rope from pulling out. The other end has a loop tied in with an overhand knot. Slide the tent peg through the mouth, out the gills then through the loop. The fish weight will draw it tight. I then cut the gills, (over the side), and slip the tent peg into the base of my ToteLok rod holders. 15 minutes later bring them aboard and ice them down. Make sence?
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Charlie, Sounds Good and easy. Can you tell the difference in the taste of the fish when you do that? Do you notice a difference if the fish last longer in the freezer?
Mark <t><
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Flavor, no doubt about it. People I've shown have adopted the technique immediately. Freezer life, who knows? I vac suck mine so they're alwasy good until the next season. Sure is nicers at the cleaning table though
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I've bled walleyes and it does make a big difference on the larger fish. Most guys on Erie that do it use a 5 gallon bucket. It can be messy...but like I said before, for the larger fish, it makes a world of difference.
Wish they were all like cohos, as I think they taste the best of the salmonoids, and it seems that they "self bleed out" all on their own in the cooler. I will also clip the gills of panfish while ice fishing. The area around where I am fishing ends up looking like a Ty Domi vs. Darren McCarty fight, but it also helps to keep other guys from drilling right next to you!! LOL
BFG
Official Ohio Delegate to Team Heavy Super-Sized Fishing Specialists bfg@educatedangler.com
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I've never even thought about bleeding out a walleye. I have a live well though and that probably makes a difference.
I do however bleed out all the fish I get salmon fishing. I do mine in the livewell with a scissor. I just run water into it with the drain open to wash it out. They do really let out a lot of blood. I think it makes a difference at the table, and I also think it helps out when cleaning them as well.
I suspect that if you just kept a line on board with some type of clip or way of hooking to the fish, and obviously to your boat you could bleed the fish by towing it with the boat. Lots of different ways to probably do it.
Ryan
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