weighing your fish

[LeCounts1099]

Guys, just please remember that weighing big Bass to be released by the mouth (or gills!) is a no- no...

That's the reason true rats don't bother carrying the big & heavy scales like those anymore... Nor Bogas/ lip- grabbers for the same reason! (Bluefish tools really...)

All you need to do is mark off 50" on all your sticks... When you get a Bass close to that, you can get excited!

[realbigfish]

Originally Posted by LeCounts1099

Guys, just please remember that weighing big Bass to be released by the mouth (or gills!) is a no- no...

I guess the only way to safely weight a big one is: length x girth x girth / 800 = weight. I've also heard they are basically gauranteed to die when hung by the lips.

Also, those rapala lip gripper are probably horrible for the fish. The clamp is teethed which I bet rips the lip.

[Bass Babe]

RBF, Glad to hear there's a normal formula out there for figuring out weight! Wish they told me that in school instead of making me do scary long math.

Here's another releasing tip -- Keep the fish on the wet rocks, and try not to handle them too much. If you take off alot of their "slime" or if they lose scales, it can make them more susceptible to parasites and diseases, because the goo and scales work together as a protective layer.

[ChiefLinesider]

Originally Posted by LeCounts1099

Guys, just please remember that weighing big Bass to be released by the mouth (or gills!) is a no- no...

Agreed.