does it hurt fish when they are caught?
605905
Well do you think it hurts them when you scale them while alive and then cut out their guts?
930797
A battery operated light is best, as you might get fuel on your hands and the fish dont like this much on the bait.
987380
no im a lifeguard and i know from saving peoples expirience, it just hurts so bad that it kills the nerve endings and some tastebuds, so it does not taste
282486
You want to exchange fish stories?You want to hear about the giant crappies that i caught?I have pictures of only their lips tho because i left them in water on a stringer to go make a drink.But they were HUGE.LOL . What is your biggest catch?
1001592
Dang, I can't top some of your answers, but I used to fish alot in Texas..\n\nI caught a pretty fat catfish once --- sortof looked retarted, his head was so big........should have been longer for the size of the head............He still tasted good, tho......and I've caught many 3-5 lb. bass.........but those got thrown back........and they FEEL LIKE you've got a gigantic fish on your line!!!   \n\nA crappie will lightly nip and tug.......whereas a bass will yank your arm off.............lol!\n\nSo --- I'm sure that right after some of the bass catches........when I saw the line move --- I probably ripped the lips off of some crappie, attempting to set the hook, and then... didn't have a 'fish'...............afterall...........  \n\n(Sorry, crappie)!!!
1093704
Fish are subject to a variety of maladies, such as grubs or worms, which may be found in or on the skin, attached to gills, or embedded in the flesh. Although aesthetically displeasing, none of these parasites presents a threat to human health provided the fish is thoroughly cooked before it is eaten.
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First go to your local sporting goods store, and get yourself some 4 inch and some 6 inch YUM dinger "worms".  And some YUM 7 inch ribbontail worms.  Also get a pack or 2 of Gamakatsu #2 worm hooks.  Rig both of these worms Texas style with out any wieght.  Cast near the edge of grass beds, where bass like to ambush thier prey from.  Also try flipping the worms near the shady side of underwater trees and rocks.  Keep your line taut by casting, and then raising your rod tip to get rid of the slack.  Do not reel in the line to pick up slack, because most hits will happen moments after the worm splashes into the water.  If it doesn't get an immediate strike, let the bait sink to the bottom, and then give the worm a few little tugs, as to jump the worm up about a foot off the bottom, then let it sink back to the bottom, then as it sinks again, keep your line taut, and do 1 or 2 cranks om the reel to pick up a little slack.  99% of hits will happen as the worms are falling down/ or sinking, so keeping the line taut will help you feel the hits. Bass usually don't eat worms off of the bottom.  You must also keep an eye on your line, because sometimes you won't feell the hit and your line may go to one side or the other and you'll know a bass has your bait.  When you hook a bass, be sure to reel him away from the cover, because that is right where the bass will go, and you have to be quick, or you will lose him.  After you get the bass away from the cover, let the fish wear itself out.  Then reel him in and carefully lip the bass.  DO NOT touch any part of the bass except the lip, unless you plan to eat them.  Fish have a protective enzyme that protects them from bacteria.  The slime is eaten away and removed, when you touch the bass, because of the amino acids on your skin.  Touching the bass removes this protective layer and opens the bass to bacterial and fungal infections which will kill the fish. Last night, I fished a heavily pressured lake and caught 9 bass in 3 hours. 8 largemouth and 1 smallmouth all with the YUM dinger.  On memorial day I fished a small farm pond and using the YUM ribbontail, I caught 16 largemouth in 4 hours.  It is all about presentation, so go to the site that the others have listed, the best is bass resource, which I put a link up for, and research how to best fish these worms.  I gave you my favorite and most productive methods.  Have fun and remember, tight lines.
578744
I usually fish for bass their are not as smelly as the northern pike, although those pike put up a good fight. We usually catch them on a 3/8 oz. spinner bait in a chart. or white/chart color. Red and white dare devils work also, pretty much any thing will work, we have caught them on 7" Black power worms 5" senko's ( they are a little pricey for pike though) my parents neighbor swears by 6 to 8 inch minnows. The spinner bait is probably the easiest way I belive to catch them, as long as they are close by they will inhale them, then it's fight on. Just cast out and reel in. You may want a steel leader I usually just use fire line in 14lb or 20lb and haven't lost one yet, although I would have liked to some times. Good luck and catch them Pike.
546460
If you find a catish caught on a trotline or such and it is dead.  A good rule of thumb is to look at the gills.  if they are pink, then it just died and the fish is still good.  if they are white, then dont take any chances by eating the meat.
721391
yes had one on saturday mornning 2lb water was rough and dirty but thas was on the causeway, had a couple of bites but only one fish,went out last night which was sunday night nothing one little tap on the rod tip water still rough and getting more dirty (porteynon) it should take a few days to clean up the the bass might start to show again already had 6 so far upto 5lb
591828
The scent really makes the bass keep it in its mouth longer.  I've caught thousands of bass w/o scent and thousands w/ scent.  I'm sure you've done the same.  The main thing w/ scent is that it'll keep the lure in it's mouth longer which really gives the angler more room for error.  Once you're a seasoned bass fisherman, you know when to set the hook w/o an attractant.  I've made several attractants w/ stuff around the kitchen and they've worked quite well.  \n\nI'm not going to say either way, a seasoned fisherman can catch them w/ or w/o attractant.
1125523
most people dont do it, unless they catch and release a fish in hopes to catch a bigger one
86909
A difficult question.\nThe two references below have something to say about whether or not fish feel pain. The arguement claiming 'Yes' is related to the evolution of survival behaviours and hard to refute. It does however hold true for any animal which responds negatively to stimuli.\nIt is certainly true that if you stick a pin into a maggot it will wriggle - it certainly does not like it. Fish are none too keen either.
60825
I've heard that it's not how deep you can fish that counts most, but how far you can swim.\n\nBut then, I heard another gal say, "I'd rather get stabbed than tickled to death."
634850
Most fishing stories are about one fish - this one is a little bit different...\n\n\nIt happened on July 4th, 2003.  I was out on a pontoon boat on a local lake that I had fished for ages.  Loads of people go out there for a fireworks show at night, but being the avid fisherman I am, I took along a few rods and a couple tackle boxes.  \n\nWhile we were out there, a few of the people I was with started asking me questions about that particular lake.  One other kid who I knew didn't fish at all and didn't know diddly squat about fishing started answering everything.  He's your stereotypical frat boy and no offense to anyone out there, but he was fishing w/ a zebco 33.  Well after a while, I realized that he answered every question w/ "Well the only real lure on this lake is a spinnerbait.  It's the only one that works anyways."\n\nSo I waited until he said it a few more times, and then I said loud enough for everyone to hear me, "You fish with that spinnerbait, and I'll use a plastic worm and we'll see what happens."\n\nThis is where it gets good...\n\nFirst cast, I flipped a black trick worm about 3 feet behind an underwater tree that had reached the surface.  I pulled it a few times kinda jerkin' it, and in the next second, BAM!  I hooked up to a 4 pounder.  In about the next hour, I had landed about 25 pounds worth of bass in 5 fish.  \n\nI've fished plenty of tournaments, and I would have killed to have been in one that day, but as they say, ______ happens.\n\nMeanwhile, spinnerbait boy is over there in the corner w/ no bites at all.  By this time the people have tuned him out when he starts talking, and I'm loving it.  Then he casts and says he had a bite.  "I missed it, I'll get him again."\n\nThree or four more times, the bite is in the same place, and he keeps missing it.  (I'm starting to think it's a log, weeds, rock, etc. but I didn't say anything)  On the next cast, he got to the spot where he had been getting a "bite" and set the hook violently.  He fought and fought and fought and said he had a big one.  "Get the camera, this one is going to be a good one"  <== Exact words.  \n\nWell when the monster surfaced, it was about a 4 ft. stick.  Everyone kept giving him crap about it and eventually he just sat back and shut up.  From that point on, every question from anyone on the boat was directed towards me!
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no, because fish have gills (breathe on the outside) unlike us we have lungs in the inside.  In my aquarium tank I have a small mouth Bass & Yellow Perch, when i feed my bass minnows he would have three minnows in it's mouth (minnows literally sticking out it's mouth)/ my perch as well.  They will swim around with half a minnow sticking out it's mouth and act like it's no big deal.  You will see this with bluegill they will take the worm and swim around with it hanging out it's mouth.  I just feed my fish (thanks for reminding me) and I took pictures so if you want to see them just e-mail and I'll send it to you.  \n-About the dead smaller fish stuck in it's throat some fish I catch may puke up fish due to exhaustion.  When i go fishing for walleyes and northern pike I've had them cough up fish on me.  I've had bass do the same.  \n-Death? He could have died due to foul hooking (not meaning snagging) but if it hook in the middle or back of the throat can kill any fish especially if it's kept out of the water to long, just cut the line and release.  It doesn't work out all the time.
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It doesn't hurt. The biggest problem I had when I did it is, the bastards have a mind of their own and when you get to choppin', they squirm out of the way. Quick fix: use pliers or a vice grip to hold 'em still!! Of course I was tripping on acid when i took mine off so that's probably why it didn't hurt?! Who knows?