How NOT to hold a Musky

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:15 am

I saw this on the web. I cringe when seeing this pic. Supposedly this was a CPR fish.

crankbait42 · Post by **crankbait42** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:05 pm

I swear there should be some kind of class you take before you can go fishing that helps you learn how to handle fish. I have seen salmon and steelhead released after being held by the gills and dropped, trout death gripped, big bass held by the lip and cranked. it makes me sick.

bionic_one · Post by **bionic_one** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:43 pm

That photo has to be from the mid 80s, or maybe from Napolean Dynamite's home town.

dougw · Post by **dougw** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:18 pm

Can't tell you how many pike I held like that as a kid. Never released them though, except into a frying pan! That is not good for a release though....

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:35 pm

bionic_one wrote:That photo has to be from the mid 80s, or maybe from Napolean Dynamite's home town.

Looks like a scan of a photo. Was posted on a Facebook Musky page. I'm still cringing.

bionic_one · Post by **bionic_one** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:55 pm

The bathing suit style and boat windows is what made me think that more than the photo quality.

saltyseadog · Post by **saltyseadog** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:36 pm

nice teeth:safe:

Website · Post by **The Quadfather** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:57 pm

saltyseadog wrote:nice teeth:safe:

Of course you mean the angler, right?

fishcreekspinners · Post by **fishcreekspinners** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:58 pm

I'd like to know what the third arm is about LOL.

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:33 pm

OUCH..... What the hell,

Some people just have no idea what they are doing. This is a great example of why it's so important to continue to educate the public wherever and whenever possible. :study:

This may keep me up a night…..

ND

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:05 pm

I guess I need to email them and tell them to add another "NO!" drawing to this.

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:57 pm

LOL...

Just think how big this poster would be if we were able to display all the incorrect way I've seen people hold fish......

ND

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