First fish in the new boat

[helzbelz888]

went humpy fishin last week in the new boat. Did pretty good we got 8 fish in an hour and a half of fishin  It was a bloodbath in the boat with all those fish gilled and on ice... i got home late (i work at 4am) so i had to steel wool the blood off the aluminum lol. sorry for the low quality cell phone pics but it was all i had... we're going out again tonight wish me luck!

[Camp David]

Congrats! First blood is good.

[C-Money]

Very nice! Hope you get into them again!

[Fishnclifff]

Never apologize for showing blood in the boat

as long as it IS fish blood

BRAVO

[Ripper]

nice job breaking in the new boat.

[BOWHUNTER45]

 

[h2ofowlr]

It looks like you did good on the pinks.

[rasbo]

saaweeeet

[BigD]

way to get em.

[lokidog]

Helz, a word of advice on bleeding those buggers....

I use a large rope stringer, the kind with a metal ring on one end and a spike on the other.  After landing, thump the fish and immediately stick the fish on the stringer, you can add multiples for multiple hookups, and tie to a cleat or something on the boat.  While the fish is hanging off the side of the boat, reach your filet knife up along the gill plate, turn the knife and slice down.  Do this on both sides.  Drag the fish until done bleeding, voila, cleaner deck and cleaner cooler.   

I usually drop my gear back in before taking the time to slice and dice.

Congrats on the fish!

[Fishnclifff]

I usually drop my gear back in before taking the time to slice and dice.

Make sure you mark them before fishing again. We had an undercover on Youngs Bar last weekend, he said that was his target, fishing before marking.
I just put them on the stringer and cut the gills, no bomking, they bleed faster that way.

[carpsniperg2]

Pretty cool, way to slay the humpies.

[FC]

no bonking, they bleed faster that way.

I get too many fish that don't bleed out if I bonk them, just chuck em in the cooler, mark your card, drop your gear and by then they will have settled down a bit so you can cut them easily and let them bleed out on the ice.

Good job on bloodying the boat the first time!

[helzbelz888]

haha we went out last night and it was ROUGH!!! my boats a 12' aluminum lol so we decided to call it and play some pool at the yardarm and slay a few brews instead..

we just gill them, throw them in the cooler, let 'em flop around, mark our cards and keep fishing. easier that way for us... i wish the weather would just cooperate for another go!

[Gobble Doc]

Awesome.  I'm hoping to try to do the same thing this weekend.  Fun stuff.