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Index][Thread Index] Here's a quick 'two cents' from an
amateur...when collecting, carry several battery powered air
pumps with you and keep your water well oxygenated that way.
Also, try using ice. It's an old fisherman's trick from around
here. Dumping ice on the fish...in MODERATE amounts will cool
them and seems to calm them. Of course, if their metabolism is
slowed by the cooler water they would be calmer. :-) Maybe
everybody knows this stuff already, but I thought I'd mention it
just the same. It has worked wonders for me. I have managed to
bring home alive several dozen shiners in one 5 gal. bucket in
about 3 inches of water on an 8 hour drive using a On Wed, 24
Jun 1998 peter.unmack at ASU_Edu wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jun 1998,
Dwight Moody wrote: > Since I am on an anal surge today I figure
I'll keep going. :-) > > 1. These fish are physically set up for
rapid bursts of speed, having an > > extended torpedo shape. >
Virtually all fish, irrespective of