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How to hold a trout?
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This is pretty much what I do. I try not to touch them at all. I always use either barbless or crush the barb if the hook has one.
I can't believe no one has mentioned these. They are amazing. Slide it down the line, flip, fish off. I have all 3 sizes.
They sink! Do you keep them on a zinger or have a float attached or, you live dangerously? (Other things that sink: Leatherman Micra, hemostat(s), fly rods, Olympus Tough.)
I live dangerously
I was using one until the little plastic ring on the back end snapped off, making it less convenient.
Lots of folks will tell you stuff like "use a rubber net" or "grab them by the peduncle so you can do the Instagram tail lift" (don't forget to cock your elbow and stare at the fish), but one tip that often gets overlooked is to turn trouts upside-down by turning them on their back. It calms them a bit which in turn helps you get the hook out if you're struggling.
Man I love this word, it makes me laugh every time I hear it.
I started experimenting with a diy hook remover made from a toothbrush handle after hack-sawing the brush head off, filing down the rough edge from the sawcut, and pre-drilling a small hole in the end lengthwise to screw in a small brass hook.
Run the bend of the brass hook down tippet to the bend of the fly hook, give a little twist, and the fly's out.
We have several toothbrushes around that the dentist gives us every six months, I use the hooks to hang Christmas lights so I have a bunch of hooks in a parts bin, and it literally takes five minutes to make. Took longer to post this so I found a lanyard is more trouble than it's worth.
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Oh boy… @clarkman et al…calling people trolls, especially if they are new to fly fishing and wanting to learn does not helping to increase membership here. But maybe that’s not what some of y’all want. Do you want this place to be a small gathering?
Personally I would like to see more women on the forum and this doesn’t help.
Thank you @Old406Kid !
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BTW…. @jennyferraynor ….Welcome to the forum. Nice to see another woman here.
Well obviously. His mouth is closed. How is that at all pleasurable for the fish?
I don’t kiss and tell.
i assume you harvested this tuna, no issues with dead fish you are keeping.
What? You just did.
Okkk......I went back reread my response, which I didn't think came off really strongly (still don't). Then, I went back to the OP and reread that and still seeing as it's a first and only post, I still think it might have been a troll post (I'm not one to judge if the person is a troll, but the post looked like it) which if it is, I got a good chuckle out of it. I never really noticed the username until just now. I also look at how I would take my comment had I made the original post....I chuckled to myself.
Plenty of excellent answers to the question.
Cheers
cedarslug
Steelhead
Heh I roll my eyes at most "grip and grins" with trout. There's photos of gloved handling, gill fucking, and trout thrown back into the water. Sure they claim "catch and release", but all that rough handling doesn't help the trout's chance of survival. Plus, nobody looks good in the grip and grins - looking at you, Fonzie. Most of the time, kids get a pass, because they're young only once.
Don't even get me started on beached trout pics.
Don't even get me started on beached trout pics.
