01-04-2017, 02:46 PM
[quote Reddog1988]I have never had a problem fizzing. Just make sure its done properly.[/quote]
[#0000FF]Bingo. Properly is the magic word. Since each species of fish is different there are different methods for safely releasing the gasses of decompression for each species.
Simply poking a knife blade into the side of a fish is more likely to puncture vital organs than to save it from the "bends".
If you don't have a suitable needle or other tool, or if you don't know where to poke, then you should either keep the fish or use a descender.
Perch are easy and they are tough. You can just poke a hook point into the distended air bladder protuding from their mouths and they will be able to dive back to the bottom with no lasting harm. And that tissue heals quickly. But...to repeat...crappies and some other species suffer tissue and circulatory system damage to their eyes or other organs when subjected to rapid decompression.
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[#0000FF]Bingo. Properly is the magic word. Since each species of fish is different there are different methods for safely releasing the gasses of decompression for each species.
Simply poking a knife blade into the side of a fish is more likely to puncture vital organs than to save it from the "bends".
If you don't have a suitable needle or other tool, or if you don't know where to poke, then you should either keep the fish or use a descender.
Perch are easy and they are tough. You can just poke a hook point into the distended air bladder protuding from their mouths and they will be able to dive back to the bottom with no lasting harm. And that tissue heals quickly. But...to repeat...crappies and some other species suffer tissue and circulatory system damage to their eyes or other organs when subjected to rapid decompression.
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