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Killing fish

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corona
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what do people think is the best way to kill fish for eating? I don't often have very clean results and instant kills.

Mackerel fishing I've never had a problem, hold the fish and hit the head with a quick snap over something seemed to give an instant kill. But I've done this with other fish and have had no luck. A white sucker I did this with honestly didn't die for 10 minutes of bashing it's head. not fun.

Yesterday I was bass fishing and I had a Ka-Bar with me so I thought the fastest way would be to cut the spine above the gills in one quick cut then cut the rest of the head off with another cut. Well turns out the head was still moving (like the mouth opening and closing and gills moving) for easily 10 minutes after it was cut off. and the heart was still pumping for the same amount of time. we tried this with a few and the same thing happened.


So looking for better techniques to kill fish cleanly.
Jul 28 2013 5:22PM
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Jul 29 2013 1:16PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Why kill it fast as possible??? I mean this thing isn't a person and it's not your family dog.

Best and most practical method I've heard is to slice it behind the gills like your gonna chop off the head but don't go all the way through the spine. then throw the thing in a bucket of fresh water and let it kick and bleed out. Pretty much all fish taste better the more blood you get out of em.

Say a prayer to the good lord for it's suffering and harvest if that keeps ya from crying a river.

Other than that, I just bust em on the head like you stated in OP.
Jul 29 2013 1:25PM
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howlongcanausern
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OP fish lack a CNS complex enough to feel pain...don't feel bad, man
Jul 29 2013 1:31PM
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StickDonkey
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Make it watch a bunch of JLO movies and it will commit suicide.
Jul 29 2013 2:15PM
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newnewschool
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Eat them alive like bear grylls. Just kidding, I find that a chlorine has chamber works well for large amounts needing to be killed at one time.
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