01-22-2003, 03:40 PM
[cool] Yeah, those delicate and wimpy halibut don't like to get spined while they are chomping big holes in their prey. But, that's why those little fishies have spines...so that big bad 'butts won't find them as delectable as the soft rayed baits.
If you carry a pair of sidecutters or gate shears, snipping the spines is quick and easy. They also help neutralize the potential for disaster if you keep sculpins, or even bass or other spiny rayed fish. Spines and inflatables do not coexist well in close proximity.
Whenever I keep catfish, in freshwater, the first thing I do before even removing the hook is to cut off the pectoral and dorsal spines with a pair of heavy sidecutters. Then I remove the hook and drop them in the live basket.
Hey, Kiyo, I've never tried them but I hear that those wierd lookin' lizard fish are well received by halibuts. What has your experience been?
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If you carry a pair of sidecutters or gate shears, snipping the spines is quick and easy. They also help neutralize the potential for disaster if you keep sculpins, or even bass or other spiny rayed fish. Spines and inflatables do not coexist well in close proximity.
Whenever I keep catfish, in freshwater, the first thing I do before even removing the hook is to cut off the pectoral and dorsal spines with a pair of heavy sidecutters. Then I remove the hook and drop them in the live basket.
Hey, Kiyo, I've never tried them but I hear that those wierd lookin' lizard fish are well received by halibuts. What has your experience been?
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