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Kpin wrote:Must be dessert time at the old folks home, Rider is awake and wants his tapioca pudding asap!
Wasn't going to participate in this thread, but OMG, that is too funny, Kpin!
Sorry, Rider, but it really is!
W.
PS: it's good to know that most people generally have the courtesy to whack the fish before scaling and gutting it. I would think that's the more humane thing to do.
For 'eater' sized walleyes, if you want to dispatch 'em quickly and painlessly without the possibility of the occasional missed 'whack' which is likely very traumatic for the fishy, try turning him so his belly is facing away from you, place your two thumbs side-by-side on it's back just behind it's head with one hand gripping the body and the other hand gripping the head, in a quick motion, roll your thumbs up together while pulling down with your fingers. It breaks wally's neck instantly and he's ready for filleting. I don't keep fish anymore, but it sure did the trick when guiding.
1) Quick knock between the eyes, this will cause the eyes to 'pop out' a bit, and the gills to flair out.
2) More messy, but better. Make a cut underneath the head of the fish, and do a gill to gill slit. this will bleed out the fish....[/quote]
Bang on Sir!!!
I use #1 mostly because i wanna get back to fishing..
it is less humane than #2 as well as #2 bleeds the fish and makes the fillet better.You have to cut the throat real good just once and it
"dispatches the poisson"
1) Quick knock between the eyes, this will cause the eyes to 'pop out' a bit, and the gills to flair out.
2) More messy, but better. Make a cut underneath the head of the fish, and do a gill to gill slit. this will bleed out the fish....[/quote]
Bang on Sir!!!
I use #1 mostly because i wanna get back to fishing..
it is less humane than #2 as well as #2 bleeds the fish and makes the fillet better.You have to cut the throat real good just once and it
"dispatches the poisson"
If keeping fish for the table the best method of dispatch & keeping is to cut across the throat, remove the gills and immediately put on ice in a cooler.
Fish will suffocate in a bucket because oxygen disapates very quickly and they lose their texture & true flavor quickly, Keeping fish in a livewell for extended periods during hot summer days is not a great idea either, neither is chaining fish but so much depends on what you have available. Getting in the habit of keeping a cooler in the boat to maintain icy drinks provides a double duty for fish preservation.
The method Getthenet mentioned works slick as snot. When you push back on the head it pulls the spine straight as an arrow aiding in the cleaning process. Seen a buddy do it on a fishing trip and was amazed.
