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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:55 am • # 41 
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Don't drink to much brandy or you might need a stomach pump. :eek :lol

I have never used a stomach pump and never really thought about it. I do however check the stomach contents of any fish that I invite home for dinner. If someone I am fishing with invites fish home for dinner, I ask them to check the stomach contents to see what they have been feeding on. This is not just for trout. I have got some really useful info from contents of a fish stomach.


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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:40 am • # 42 
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wheezeburnt wrote:
I've replaced my landing net with a tennis racket, and serve the smaller fish out into the river, aiming as much as possible for the spot that I first hooked them. They make a nice, satisfying "PUNK" kind of a sound, followed by a splash. I call it giving them the Hilbert. ;)
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:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol


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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:01 am • # 43 
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ibboone wrote:
Don't drink to much brandy or you might need a stomach pump. :eek :lol

I have never used a stomach pump and never really thought about it. I do however check the stomach contents of any fish that I invite home for dinner. If someone I am fishing with invites fish home for dinner, I ask them to check the stomach contents to see what they have been feeding on. This is not just for trout. I have got some really useful info from contents of a fish stomach.


Dan

This.


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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:35 am • # 44 
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Checking the contents of a fish for the table is ok but sucking out its insides and then releasing it hoping it will survive is a little over the top IMO


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 Post subject: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:46 am • # 45 
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Of course, it's not that lurid.
But it is akin to a surgical procedure, performed stream side, on a squirming fish. That's gonna require a deft touch.
I assume anyone who is good at it has probably left a few dead fish in their wake; it would go with the territory.
Does this make them rampaging monsters, bent on the destruction of all the natural world?
Certainly not.

It has the POTENTIAL to do harm, that's all.
One thing is likely true:

The next time that big clomping creature comes stumbling around the stream, the fish are heading for DEEP cover!


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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:01 am • # 46 
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I would NEVER try to use a stomach pump on a shark. 8o


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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:05 am • # 47 
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Cliff Hilbert wrote:
I would NEVER try to use a stomach pump on a shark. 8o

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 Post subject: Re: Throat/Stomach Pumps
PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:00 pm • # 48 
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I've used them periodically when midge fishing and they seem to increase the catch significantly. When trout key in on large numbers of midge pupa, proper size and color can make a difference.

I think when used properly, they don't harm the fish. I initially try for a throat sample after lubricating the tube with water. If I don't find anything there, I'll push the tube a little deeper, being careful not to push hard when encountering any resistance. Rather than pushing, I'll try slightly different angles on the tube until it slides in easily. Never pump water into the stomach but only use a fully depressed bulb. Only after you have a sample should you add water to the bulb to flush the sample into a dish or onto your hand.

I also don't do it on smaller fish, preferably only on fish over 14".


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