I recently read an article in this month's Sportsman magazine about applying Mountain Dew through the gills of a bleeding bass to stop the bleeding. Apparently the citric acid will help close the wound. I thought I would mention it because I know I hate to throw back a short one that is bleeding. According to the article, it works fast.

Here's a short video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9sN1J6Yu8