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TUNA & Big Game TUNA - Offshore Fishing for Tuna and Other Big Game

 
 
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Old 06-08-2011, 03:40 PM   #6
Mr. Sandman
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I wish I had a real slush tank but I would need a bigger boat . The best I can do is ice them in the fishbox or fishbag them. I could flood the fishbox but that is a lot of weight and you need an on board icemaker to keep up.

That swimming technique is to cool him down and have the acids come out of the muscles. I went to that seminar, lots of good info...He said you should swim them for an hour or more, this is not always practical. I normally bring them in, bleed them out and ice them . (but they are talking huge fish) One problem when you bleed them as they are going near empty...they kick like mad and beat the #^&#^&#^&#^& out of themselves...that technique of sliding the mono or cable up their spinal cord seems to help but it is a bit of a pain. I did it a couple times but usually I just bleed them.
This year I am going to try to take better care of the fish.
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