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When fishing in size restriction body of water, especially when fishing deep, what happens if you can’t get fish to swim off?
Can you keep?
How is the best way to revive a deep catch? What if you can’t?
I want to fish Beaver that has 10” minimum but unsure of best practices in winter/deep water.
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Can't keep undersized fish period . Try rigging up a line with a weight and a clip to help them swim back down when fishing real deep .
found this online
Use a descending device — an inverted barbless hook with a weight. With this device, secure the weighted hook in the lip, allow the weighted hook to carry the fish to the desired depth, and release the fish with a sharp tug on the line.
You can not keep a short fish for any reason. If you pull a fish from deep water and it doesn’t want to swim down, it is because it’s swim bladder is full of air. You can read about several techniques on line about this topic and can even find some YouTube videos. The most common technique is “fizzing” the fish. This technique involves sticking a needle through the side of the fish into its swim bladder to relieve the pressure. This is hard to explain in words but fairly easy to understand by watching videos. All of the AGFC offices with fish biologists should have the proper needles on hand. We have a box at the Mayflower Office that we give to anglers who request them. The important part about fizzing fish, is that you do it properly to avoid other important organs. It won’t do the fish any good if you stick a needle though a vital organ. Look for videos that show how to use this technique through the side of the fish and not the throat. If the local office in NWA does have any needles on hand and you want some, let me know and I will send you a few. Thanks.
Matt
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Good to know. Glad I asked.
I would prefer to only catch keepers and find them holding in the 4-12 fow but......
I think I’ll hit up the local office and try the fizzing.
Thanks guys
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A lot of lakes in Texas make you keep all crappie you catch in winter months. Different rules for winter and summer
D10 can you tell us what length and gauge needle?
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I’ll have to look at the specs when I go to the office tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Redge
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16 gage, 1.5 inch long
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Thank you sirQuote:
Originally Posted by D10
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I have my own opinions about fizzing fish, if done properly I am sure it works to get them to go down. And if they go out of sight then die, Well I guess turtle have to eat also.
Cary - How do handle fish that have too much air in their swim bladder? If there is a better method, I would like to know about it. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lkconwayguru
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Fizzing is the only method I know, I just am not convinced that they survive having a needle shoved into their cavity to release air. I have fizzed them when I have caught out deep, mostly bass. I have caught them, that there bladder was hanging out of their mouths which is really their stomachs, by the time I got them back to the surface. The law is the law. To short release it. I dont have this issue very often with fish since most of my fishing is done in 15 foot or less of water.Quote:
Originally Posted by D10
The last time I had issue with fish needing fizzed was 3 years ago fishing the strip pits a Dardanelle
Make a open on one side basket connected to a long piece of line . Put Mr. Crappie in basket and lower back down. Let him swim out. Pull up basket. Repeat as needed.
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Not a bad idea Gomer!
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I think you need to be a paramedic to do this type of fizzling. nonono
I'm full of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by D10
Bass guys out west use inverted and weighted milk crates. Lower Down, give em a minute, then bring it up! Essentially what Gomer said.