Is it Cows? or Bulls?

[baldwin]

Most stripers over the low 30" mark are female. Biological fact. But, I see a lot of fishermen coming back with a lot of bull sh**, and talking only of very large bass, so it gets kinda confusing.
That piece above about handling large fish is great advice. Some Australian researchers found that lifting large fish by the jaw damages the gill arches, among other things. Fish are not made to be lifted out of the water that way, it may cause organ damage, also. They evolved to exist horizontally in a weightless situation, suspended in water. The delicate connective tissue holding organs in place aren't designed to be pulled on in unnatural positions. Also, having fish scrape on the rocks or boat decks removes slime and even scales that exist as a barrier to infection.

[Clammer]

Don,t care what,s what .....called them bulls //UNLESS they are F#$%^&*( BLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOfish /// Then called them F #$%^&*(*&^&* D E A D

[eelman]

Old the Oldtimers called them "Bulls" or "Bull Bass" Even the Clammer! Jobin and all the other comms call them Bulls, still do...Cows is relatively new...I use cows but I like Bull Bass better....Its the Old way!

The term Bulls was used alot especially in Narragansett Bay.

I can tell you this..Either Cows -or-Bulls is a hell of alot better than some of the stupid names they use now ...The one I hate most is "Slobs" Shows ZERO Respect in my opinion..Another term we used was acually, McKenna and I would joke with this one ..we called Teen size bass "Colts"....Anyway we never used a derogatory name or slang like "Slobs" or "Pigs"......

But again, it looks like some get overly technical with biology etc...and becasue there female call them cows....but Females or not big bass are strong and a strong fish reminds one of a bull!!

[riverrat2]

Derogatory towards a fish?! Didn't you take a picture hugging two bass?

[snake slinger]

how many pounds are they when there called bulls or cows?

[ThePocket]

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& will answer that

[ChiefLinesider]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

Derogatory towards a fish?! Didn't you take a picture hugging two bass?

On a chair in a living room?

[Goose]

Cattle and Moose are cows and bulls too. It sounded better at the time then... one day they said 'lets just go with the rest of the world'...yeah thats it.

[ThePocket]

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[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by baldwin

... Some Australian researchers found that lifting large fish by the jaw damages the gill arches, among other things. Fish are not made to be lifted out of the water that way, it may cause organ damage, also. They evolved to exist horizontally in a weightless situation, suspended in water. The delicate connective tissue holding organs in place aren't designed to be pulled on in unnatural positions. Also, having fish scrape on the rocks or boat decks removes slime and even scales that exist as a barrier to infection.

....I honestly believe that if you TRULY feel that way about fishing.......you REALLY shouldn't be fishing. Sorry ...



DZ.....like RIJimmy said, the term COW is used SO freely now-adays and on any sized fish - giving the word no meaning to me, when I see a nice fish, that's exactly what I call it,,, a NICE fish.
Although I do refer to big Tautog as HOGS....

[baldwin]

[QUOTE=bloocrab;466346]....I honestly believe that if you TRULY feel that way about fishing.......you REALLY shouldn't be fishing. Sorry ...


Bloocrab, think about that comment. If you're keeping the fish, it doesn't really matter how you handle them, but if you're releasing it's a good idea to give it a decent chance of survival. If you don't feel this way, maybe it's YOU who shouldn't be fishing.

[JFigliuolo]

[Vogt]

[QUOTE=bloocrab;466346
Bloocrab, think about that comment. If you're keeping the fish, it doesn't really matter how you handle them, but if you're releasing it's a good idea to give it a decent chance of survival. If you don't feel this way, maybe it's YOU who shouldn't be fishing.[/QUOTE]

[Goose]

Originally Posted by baldwin

That piece above about handling large fish is great advice. Some Australian researchers found that lifting large fish by the jaw damages the gill arches, among other things. Fish are not made to be lifted out of the water that way, it may cause organ damage, also. They evolved to exist horizontally in a weightless situation, suspended in water. The delicate connective tissue holding organs in place aren't designed to be pulled on in unnatural positions.

He's 100% right. This is why I always grab'um by their tails.

85 days and counting

[Rockfish9]

Been calling them Bulls all my life, kinda hard to change at this point.... back in the day, when meduim fish went to market, 15lbs was the cut off.... after that they went into the large or "bull" box....

[Rockport24]

didn't we already have this discussion based on an article in one of the mags a whlie ago?

[bloocrab]

Here is a NICE fish...............


...not being grabbed by the tail either.....