11-04-2009, 01:47 AM
[quote sinergy]Do not handle fish by placing your fingers in the gill slits. Fish gill filaments are very sensitive and can easily be injured.
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even if you somehow managed to hold the fish by the gill plate without injuring the gills, the way that guy held the fish vertically most likely caused damaged to an internal organ or vertebral column. a small perforation or rupture in the bowel would not immediately manifest itself, but the result is often a belly-up trout later in the day. trout are extremely fragile fish, i don't understand why some people feel the continued need to remove them from the water and yank them around by the gill plate if they intend to release. fortunately he did it to a genetically-altered, non-native freak of a trout instead of a native cutt.
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even if you somehow managed to hold the fish by the gill plate without injuring the gills, the way that guy held the fish vertically most likely caused damaged to an internal organ or vertebral column. a small perforation or rupture in the bowel would not immediately manifest itself, but the result is often a belly-up trout later in the day. trout are extremely fragile fish, i don't understand why some people feel the continued need to remove them from the water and yank them around by the gill plate if they intend to release. fortunately he did it to a genetically-altered, non-native freak of a trout instead of a native cutt.
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