Oh and if you think Monster Fish Keeping is bad? How about Monster Fish Catching? I swear no one knows how to properly handle large fish on TV. I watch all sorts of fishing shows because I have a 24/7 HD fishing channel and it irks me to no end how they handle the monsters they catch. Now this isn't ALL of them but I see mishandling more often than I see what I would consider proper handling.
As a quick example I'll use Large Muskie and Northern Pike. I never see people do the right thing, they always just grab the fish by the gill plate and lift it out of the water. The plate gets stretched way out and I am sure most of these idiots hit the gills at some point. I could go on and on but it's a whole other topic.
WRONG!
Right or some variation of this.
I get so mad watching people hold fish by the gills. I understand holding like the guy above may remove some slime coat but it's better than the gills getting ripped up.
The best way is one of those nets with two long poles on each end so you can lift the fish with that, it's like a hammock. They also work well for getting Monster fish out of tanks.
As a quick example I'll use Large Muskie and Northern Pike. I never see people do the right thing, they always just grab the fish by the gill plate and lift it out of the water. The plate gets stretched way out and I am sure most of these idiots hit the gills at some point. I could go on and on but it's a whole other topic.
WRONG!
Right or some variation of this.
I get so mad watching people hold fish by the gills. I understand holding like the guy above may remove some slime coat but it's better than the gills getting ripped up.
The best way is one of those nets with two long poles on each end so you can lift the fish with that, it's like a hammock. They also work well for getting Monster fish out of tanks.
i hate it when certain members think less of others or try to alienate certain fishkeepers because their tanks and/or fish arent "big enough". thats ridiculous. and a form of bigotry if you ask me
