Yeah Meat i like the rag idea,never thought of that,You can also stick your thumdb and index finger in through it gills an squeeze and that freezes them to,They are a great fight too,Nasty fish,been bitten a few times by them .
. This is how Mikey C showed me how to o it.[/img]
Yeah Meat i like the rag idea,never thought of that,You can also stick your thumdb and index finger in through it gills an squeeze and that freezes them to,They are a great fight too,Nasty fish,been bitten a few times by them .
. This is how Mikey C showed me how to o it.[/img]
Hey i'm good for something!!!!
i bought a cheap pair of boga type lip grippers from bass pro shop, they hold on tight when the pickeral is flailing about, you don't have to touch them, and it frees up your other hand to plier the hook out of those jaws they have. then just pull the release mechanism, and plop them back in the drink(unless it's like the one i caught about 3 or 4 years ago, 4 lbs 11 ozs, and 36 inches long) i took a pic of that one.
Nice work an nailing a pickerel. All these tips are accurate.
Although i have witness 2 , 17-20 inch pickerel caught and the technique of under the gill grab was used...both were released within 30 seconds and basically floated at the top...Not dead...but possibly in shock. They both remained there for atleast 15 minutes. I question if this hurts them in someway. After that, i ditched that tatic and use a glove and hold them by the gut.
Although i have witness 2 , 17-20 inch pickerel caught and the technique of under the gill grab was used...both were released within 30 seconds and basically floated at the top...Not dead...but possibly in shock. They both remained there for atleast 15 minutes. I question if this hurts them in someway. After that, i ditched that tatic and use a glove and hold them by the gut.