RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
Lightninrod,
Feb 09th 2006, #1
RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
swimbait,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
Tm Customs,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
swimbait,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
Urban,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
swimbait,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
Tm Customs,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
swimbait,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
Urban,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
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RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling,
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Lightninrod | Thu Feb-09-06 05:35 PM |
Member since Oct 31st 2003
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#7456, "RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling"
In response to Reply # 0
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Great writing and info Rob!
I too carry a spare digital camera and make sure the battery on my Canon Powershot G6 is charged(I keep a second battery on the charger all the time.). It's battery is expensive(about $50) but it lasts and lasts. I have a sewing tape and an aircraft, coated cable stringer(no live well in my little Basshunter boat) with large, stainless steel clips for Bass-resting between weighing and photographing.
It's a given I guess but you didn't mention wetting your hands before handling a Bass.
Do you mind if I post your article on other forums?
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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Urban | Fri Feb-10-06 02:20 PM |
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#7465, "RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling"
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Nice article Rob. However, I have to disagree with you on one point.
My personal opinion is that it is never a good idea to poke a hole anywhere in any bass, no matter how small the hole (except when fizzing, a needle is small enough). The only thing that does is creates a "portal" for potential infection. If a scale has a hook that is too small to allow weighing where you insert the hook between gill plate and last gill arch, then you need to either buy another scale with a bigger hook, or better yet, replace the stock hook with a much larger one.
How do we know that those holes heal quickly? I have caught many bass that had holes in their lower jaws from either scales or cull clips. Often you can tell those holes have gotten bigger and you can see signs of infection (Clear Lake is horrible with this, I have caught bass that were absolutely torn up from being "poked"). I cringe when I fish tournaments, just watching how other fishermen constantly poke cull clips into fish is something I just dont like. They do sell non-intrusive clips, I wish more people would use them.
On a lighter note, I need to figure out a way to take photographs when Im by myself. My biggest fear is catching a fish of a lifetime and not being able to document it. Sure, I know what I need to do, but I just havent done it yet (i.e., rig a pole in back of boat, and practice with height to be able to get a good, self taken photo). Maybe you could find a link to that article that Fish Chris wrote years ago for In-Fisherman that addressed this issue.
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Lightninrod | Sat Feb-11-06 08:58 AM |
Member since Oct 31st 2003
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#7489, "RE: New Article: Trophy Bass Care and Handling"
In response to Reply # 6
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urban: I've been taking pics by myself for several years now. I found out the hard way(had a Fuji digital go overboard after the tripod's clamp popped loose) not to use a cheap tripod. I got http://www.wolfcamera.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=13069599&bct=t1004%3Bc1014%3Bc5849816 that one a year or two ago and it fits right on my deck behind me in my little, 10' X 4' boat http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=112849&anum=3382 It's under the paddle with the camera attached. All I have to do is reach around and raise it up, spread the legs(that one has sharp tips to anchor it to the 'carpet'), turn the camera on and set the timer. That Canon comes with a remote, wireless control that allows for zooming and shutter control. That camera also has a 2 X 3" screen that can face forward so you can see exactly what you're taking a pic of without looking thru the viewfinder. http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/psg6/index-e.html
I too used the Review site that Rob linked to to find the camera I wanted.
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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