09-14-2011, 10:37 PM
I was kinda kidding about the arms length thing. That's what Photoshop is good for! [cool]
I'm familiar with the vertical vs horizontal, especially with big fish (like I know ANYTHING about big fish) - what with the sheer weight of their own organs, and being out of the buoyancy of water.
But the thing I wonder about is the slime coat. If you're hugging them against a dry t-shirt/sweatshirt - what does that do for them - unless your shirt is REALLY sweaty! [shocked]
But to not release them if there's "any blood"? I can see if you gut hooked them, and chose to rip out half their esophagus, or gills - yeah - they're done. But a little jaw blood, ripnlips? A fish should be able to mend from a little poking around the mouth. But gills are a pretty delicate organ, no doubt.
I know there's controversy around 'fizzing'. There were some suggested "release" harnesses posted during ice-fishing last year. I know TD had some diagrams for 'helping' Pineview panfish back down to the depths. Basically a wire/weight - and a release mechanism - takes em down, then sets them loose.
As for "shaking" them back-n-forth, my thought would be it's not so much a shake, and a rocking. If the current will move the water - great. But a bit of backwards current shouldn't mess with their gills.
I'm familiar with the vertical vs horizontal, especially with big fish (like I know ANYTHING about big fish) - what with the sheer weight of their own organs, and being out of the buoyancy of water.
But the thing I wonder about is the slime coat. If you're hugging them against a dry t-shirt/sweatshirt - what does that do for them - unless your shirt is REALLY sweaty! [shocked]
But to not release them if there's "any blood"? I can see if you gut hooked them, and chose to rip out half their esophagus, or gills - yeah - they're done. But a little jaw blood, ripnlips? A fish should be able to mend from a little poking around the mouth. But gills are a pretty delicate organ, no doubt.
I know there's controversy around 'fizzing'. There were some suggested "release" harnesses posted during ice-fishing last year. I know TD had some diagrams for 'helping' Pineview panfish back down to the depths. Basically a wire/weight - and a release mechanism - takes em down, then sets them loose.
As for "shaking" them back-n-forth, my thought would be it's not so much a shake, and a rocking. If the current will move the water - great. But a bit of backwards current shouldn't mess with their gills.