Athletes do it so why not us .....or them ....

[Ketchn]

them need it for sure , right into an ice bath right out of the lake ......
this time of year it's pretty critical to chill em fast as you rip em out of the water .....
someone said it probably hurts the fish and I tend to think maybe slightly , but not likely , the chill down that fast is a shock to them and they pass pretty quickly
and that for sure beats a smack in the head or a warm water slow livewell death and or a stringer drag around beat you down program or a nice rash basket until you give up ......sides all dat ....
nothing much beats a firm cold crappie when it's time to filet them
we like to have a slush ice in our ice chest , it chills the entire fish much better than just ice , just ice in the chests often has a fish against a fish that discolors them and those get soft and pale and look like they been dead for a day or 3 , due to the lack of instant chill and the warm water they come from this time of year ....
just saying