yotopia | Sun Aug-07-05 09:32 AM |
Member since Dec 27th 2004
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#29608, " ....jumped out of my live well!.....jumped out of my h..."
Sun Aug-07-05 09:33 AM by yotopia
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Learning something each time I fish is my goal. Even if it is only one thing I want to learn each time I fish.
Yesterday I got to use my new 50 quart live well. Pretty cool, dropped a little guy into it, flipped the switch and pump filled it with water. Bubbler worked great, and he seemed to be quite active all day!
Boat with seven people (kids too) playing and anchored in Yorte Creek. Went up to them to get a photo taken of it before I released it and hoped the kids would enjoy seeing it. They sure did as jumped out of my live well, down under my seat on the stripping skirt, around my seat twice finally getting a hold of him. Got the photo. Then swirled him in the water, looked very lively so released. Everyone in the boat let out a oh no, we would have kept it. You know the response, gotta educate them to let them go to get big and make others. Eat good fish, not generic bass, but trout, steelhead, salmon. : 7
OK, landed a nice fish flipping, get him to me, grab lower mouth and take the hook out of upper pallet with needle nose pliers. Then, you know, he went nuts, and of course, I dropped him, no photo no nothing (now no one will believe me).
Summary, thank god this was not a tournament. What suggestions / experiences do you have to help me prevent this situation in the future? Thinking some kind of net over half of the live well when I open it (only need half to drop a fish into when caught) and Boa Grip? }(
Thanks for your comments!
John :+ "When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Kid"
http://www.bassanglerprofiles.com/johnstangle.htm
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Chris | Sun Aug-07-05 02:50 PM |
Charter member
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#29609, "RE: ....jumped out of my live well!.....jumped out of ..."
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I bring the fish in from the front between the pontoons and pin it between my legs as I lip it so it can't flop around much. Then I'll remove the hook, etc.
I've lost fish out of my well too. It's one of several reasons why I don't use a submerged basket anymore.
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IFISH | Mon Aug-08-05 06:49 AM |
Member since Jan 24th 2002
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#29613, "RE: ....jumped out of my live well!.....jumped out of ..."
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IFISH say's,
I've got a on-board livewell aswell on my V.V., and I discovered ( after a near scare ) that I needed a 'drop net' inside my well. What I did is I cut the lid to make to make it 2 sections. I put the fish in through the smaller opening. I learned this trick from Mr.Joey Joe Joe Castro. You got and get a laundry bag, and cut that bad boy in half. One the side that I put the fish in, I put the cut laundry bag on that side and fastened it down with tie wraps. So now, when I put my fish in, the go in through the 'net hole ', and if they try to jump out, the laundry bag acts like a 'net', or catch cloth. It'll prevent them from jumping out. Make sure to make the bag long, so when it sits in your well, you have about 6" of extra slack, so If they jump, it just thwarts their efforts. Hope this helps bro.
IFISH
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bassinzink | Wed Aug-10-05 10:53 AM |
Member since Jan 11th 2003
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#29669, "RE: Landing fish in a kickboat"
In response to Reply # 8
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I also go from the side, but for any of you that have seen me land a fish in the tube you know I usually swing them up to me and just bear hug the suckers ;-) cz
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