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How to quickly kill a fish.
#18874897 - 09/22/13 07:10 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Suffering sucks.
Post your best and quickest method and lets compare and find the best one.
Btw quickly killing and bleeding your catch (and cooling) insures the best possible delight to the taste buds. It can make a huge difference.
Edited by Icelander (09/22/13 07:11 AM)
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Icelander]
#18874907 - 09/22/13 07:14 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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When I was fishing at some campground in Cherokee,NC they used little baseball bats to kill the fish you catch.....
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: jboredone]
#18874973 - 09/22/13 07:44 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My method is to quickly sever the spinal column by snapping the neck or using a knife. Very quick and sure and it also bleeds them at the same time if done right. I then quickly gut them and put them on ice that I bring along in a cooler or creel. I've found that putting dead fish in water is not good for future eating. Thanks for posting your ideas.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Icelander]
#18883052 - 09/23/13 11:46 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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A large heavy spoon to stun is always what I've done for bluegill/perch, followed by cutting of the gills to bleed it out. Hold its head down and give it one hard wack,avoid your fingers, and it will be completely stunned (if hit properly above the eye it is always stunned 100% of the time). I just do it this way because it was how my father did it, but it seems from a small amount of internet research that this is fairly common. For a larger species I would use a hammer/mallet and do the same, but a large heavy spoon actually works well on smaller species.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: stanski]
#18885944 - 09/24/13 05:30 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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If the fish is small, all you have to do is put your finger in its throat and snap the spinal cord.
I know its graphic Sorry !! But its how you end their misery as painlessly and quick as possible.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Icelander] 1
#18886052 - 09/24/13 06:01 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quickly move the orbit of the Earth to a point around the sun where all the lakes, rivers, oceans and the atmosphere boil and vaporize instantaneously.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: WScott]
#18886108 - 09/24/13 06:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Uhhh what^ haha
I can't believe nobody mentioned what I do every time. With your sharp fishing knife,CUT THE HEAD OFF IMMEDIATELY!
I like to clean mine in their ctch water wich attracts more fish
Its really the nicest way to go. Especially useful for very tough fish like catfish that dont die easily.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Icelander]
#18888669 - 09/25/13 10:37 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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On smaller fish I snap the neck. 2 fingers, pointer and middle in each gill, thumb on back of neck. One quick motion takes a sec. On larger fish I slice the gill to bleed it out.
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Quote:
KingKnowledge said: If the fish is small, all you have to do is put your finger in its throat and snap the spinal cord.
I know its graphic Sorry !! But its how you end their misery as painlessly and quick as possible.
Most all trout can be easily killed this way or by putting your thumb into the gills and pulling back against the neck and quickly killing them.
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Quote:
Oeric McKenna said: Uhhh what^ haha
I can't believe nobody mentioned what I do every time. With your sharp fishing knife,CUT THE HEAD OFF IMMEDIATELY!
I like to clean mine in their ctch water wich attracts more fish
Its really the nicest way to go. Especially useful for very tough fish like catfish that dont die easily.
Yes that's good.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Icelander]
#18889665 - 09/25/13 02:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Stab it right next to/behind the the eye, which is where it's brain is located. Dies instantly.
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(In response to your other thread) one could appropriately say "I've just learned something!"
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Pull the gills and they bleed out within seconds.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: loco801]
#18891886 - 09/25/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Whether on shore or the water, coals are always hot, and that dude gets filleted on the spot and grilled right away, ideally.
Oterwise, sever the spinal cord and keep them cool
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Rockhound]
#18891987 - 09/25/13 11:49 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hell yes, I have a fish chowder camp tradition so far..
Yeah my head off method started as a habit from catfish. You get a fiesty cat and y'ain't snappin nothin' (so to speak) No gill grabs, nothing. Just needles!
Man, those things live for a bit with no head. The head will bite you with no body.
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Ive seen fish hearts beating and pumping blood for five or more minutes after they are taken out. (Not in any way shape or form condoning just int resting thing about em!)
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Ras Rising]
#18895391 - 09/26/13 06:43 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Brain spiking is usually the best method rendering a fish quickly to its death,though takes more skill than say, a coupla' quick blows to the head from a club. It all depends of the size of fish, anything over, say, 35-40 pounds deserves a spike to the fish brain..
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Icelander]
#18897950 - 09/27/13 09:52 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: spore baby] 1
#18897957 - 09/27/13 09:55 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: ClockCode]
#18902510 - 09/28/13 11:52 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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blade to the brain and spine cord for bigger ones. or the fish bat. puttin straight into a saltwater/ice slurry usually does the trick for the smaller ones. but i dont do it to be humane, its for keeping them fresh and getting them cold asap. i dont think fish "suffer" like mammmals do, they have no concept of death.
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: flat1]
#18907345 - 09/29/13 02:24 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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There are so many ways to do it and a lot of ways are only good for certain types/size fish.
- Snapping the neck is a good one for smaller fish, especially fish that need to be bled. For big fish, cutting inside the gills with a large, strong bladed filleting knife will also do the same thing.
- An Ice slurry is good for smaller saltwater fish that don't require bleeding and it's less gorey. It is a mix of ice and saltwater and basically puts the fish to sleep painlessly and keeps them in prime condition for the table.
- Ika Jima. A Japanese technique involving a large brain spike that kills the fish instantly when inserted correctly
- 'The Priest', a small baton used to club the fish's head. Usually used for gamefish or pelagics that have teeth. More for safety reasons.
- A flying gaff (when sunk correctly) will kill most big gamefish, but it can make things on deck interesting when that rope pulls tight!
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Re: How to quickly kill a fish. [Re: Jordy]
#18911369 - 09/30/13 01:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I use a carved club I made. I hit them as hard as I can on the head and basically splatter their heads and send their eyeballs flying.
they die instantly.
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