the hell is this

[HybridFinatic]

Yea lipping is when you grab the fish by the lips. It’s fine to do it with anything under a pound and a half otherwise it can damage the lips and mouth and for some reason people are sensitive about it because it “hurts” the fish. If the fish was in pain you’d immediately know.

No you probably wouldn’t. Is the fish gonna scream “Ouch that hurts”. And for some reason in the fishing community people like to lip any fish’s mouth that they can fit there thumb in. I agree that this fish should have been handled differently. It’s an amphilophus, vieja, hybrid of some sort. But interesting to see in a Virginia pond. I also live in VA.

 

[HybridFinatic]

There’s no issue with how the fish is being held. Lighten up a bit, more skilled and known anglers do so much worse

Yeah it’s true they do much worse. Doesn’t make this any better imo.

 

[wednesday13]

People worried about the handling of an invasive species... priceless... kill it on site ??

 

[newworld]

is this thread about the identification of the fish or fish feelings?

 

[Krismo962]

I sense a mob of triggered people coming your way......lol

People worried about the handling of an invasive species... priceless... kill it on site ?☠⚔?

 

[HybridFinatic]

People worried about the handling of an invasive species... priceless... kill it on site ?☠⚔?

It’s probably just someone’s unwanted pet that was released this summer. Wouldn’t last through the winter around here. I would just let it enjoy the rest of its summer.

 

[robmcd]

People worried about the handling of an invasive species... priceless... kill it on site ?☠⚔?

It's not going to survive the winter. No need to kill on sight. And yes, it's ''sight'', not site.

 

[Krismo962]

If it's going to die anyway you might as well take it home and fillet it ,atleast it's not dying in vain.
edit : dieing

 

[wednesday13]

My question is why the hell is the person lipping a 6 oz fish?

My question is y isnt it dead already ?... these cases do NOT help the hobby

 

[wednesday13]

It's not going to survive the winter. No need to kill on sight. And yes, it's ''sight'', not site.

Hah... grammer... u got me ?