Bullhead Cat being released today

[Deadliestviper7]

Thank you. Tho I should have lead with a "don't try this at home" disclaimer. That fish went thru antibiotics and parasite treatments. Removing the hooks from him was almost a surgical procedure. One has to be nearly OCD about keeping things sterilized to avoid cross contamination. 10 slides were made on this fish before and AFTER recovery and didn't find anything that you don't normally find on every fish with the after slides. Paid for viral screening out of my own pocket. The lake i released him in is privately owned (not by me but I have permission to release there) and the owner restricts acess so its not as heavily fished and hunted. I usually release turtles ducks geese and egrets there. I dont usually rescue wild fish but it was fun to do thia with my daughter
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I want her to have a love and respect for wildlife and the spaces they live in.

Cool, do you have any favorite lures to use?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Thank you. Tho I should have lead with a "don't try this at home" disclaimer. That fish went thru antibiotics and parasite treatments. Removing the hooks from him was almost a surgical procedure. One has to be nearly OCD about keeping things sterilized to avoid cross contamination. 10 slides were made on this fish before and AFTER recovery and didn't find anything that you don't normally find on every fish with the after slides. Paid for viral screening out of my own pocket. The lake i released him in is privately owned (not by me but I have permission to release there) and the owner restricts acess so its not as heavily fished and hunted. I usually release turtles ducks geese and egrets there. I dont usually rescue wild fish but it was fun to do thia with my daughter
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I want her to have a love and respect for wildlife and the spaces they live in.

Cool, do you have any favorite lures to use?

 

[Go_redfish]

Cool, do you have any favorite lures to use?

Start with worms and work our way up the food chain lol. That bass was caught on a small panfish we hooked earlier. The fish in that hole have gotten smart and wont often hit artifical lures.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Start with worms and work our way up the food chain lol. That bass was caught on a small panfish we hooked earlier. The fish in that hole have gotten smart and wont often hit artifical lures.

Tends to happen as they age, at least with bass, with that being said I've had good luck night fishing with artificials

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Start with worms and work our way up the food chain lol. That bass was caught on a small panfish we hooked earlier. The fish in that hole have gotten smart and wont often hit artifical lures.

Think that's why they bred the gorilla bass