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Title: First fish in the new boat
Post by: helzbelz888 on August 17, 2011, 01:56:40 PM: went humpy fishin last week in the new boat. Did pretty good we got 8 fish in an hour and a half of fishin :IBCOOL: 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!

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Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: Camp David on August 17, 2011, 02:01:44 PM: Congrats! First blood is good.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: C-Money on August 17, 2011, 02:05:55 PM: Very nice! Hope you get into them again!
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: Fishnclifff on August 17, 2011, 05:10:57 PM: Never apologize for showing blood in the boat

as long as it IS fish blood

BRAVO :tup:
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: Ripper on August 17, 2011, 06:18:55 PM: nice job breaking in the new boat.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 17, 2011, 06:25:09 PM: :tup:
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Post by: h2ofowlr on August 17, 2011, 06:40:21 PM: It looks like you did good on the pinks.
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Post by: rasbo on August 17, 2011, 06:49:03 PM: saaweeeet
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Post by: BigD on August 17, 2011, 07:13:04 PM: way to get em.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: lokidog on August 17, 2011, 07:22:25 PM: 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. :tup:

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

Congrats on the fish!
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: Fishnclifff on August 17, 2011, 07:45:45 PM: Quote from: lokidog on August 17, 2011, 07:22:25 PM

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.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 17, 2011, 08:21:34 PM: Pretty cool, way to slay the humpies.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: FC on August 17, 2011, 11:38:49 PM: Quote from: Fishnclifff on August 17, 2011, 07:45:45 PM
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!
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: helzbelz888 on August 18, 2011, 06:10:45 AM: 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!
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: Gobble Doc on August 18, 2011, 06:57:37 AM: Awesome. I'm hoping to try to do the same thing this weekend. Fun stuff.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: GoldTip on August 18, 2011, 07:05:05 AM: Congrats on the humpies, nice looking fish for sure.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: lokidog on August 18, 2011, 09:29:01 PM: Quote from: FC on August 17, 2011, 11:38:49 PM
Quote from: Fishnclifff on August 17, 2011, 07:45:45 PM
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!

I have not had a single bonked fish not bleed. :dunno: I don't crush their skulls to a pulp though as I just want them immobilized to get out of the net and on the stringer w/o making a mess.
Title: Re: First fish in the new boat
Post by: FC on August 18, 2011, 10:13:22 PM: Quote from: lokidog on August 18, 2011, 09:29:01 PM
I have not had a single bonked fish not bleed.

The one you bonked of mine was bloody as hell when I filleted it. :dunno: