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Magruter
Posted 4/6/2006 8:17 AM (#185999)
Subject: Turning muskies upside down?





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Location: Madison, WI		Well i was watching this video: http://www.fishfever.com/node/50 This guy grabs the muskie turns it upside down and the fish calms down right away. I've watch a couple discovery channel's shark week where they have insane people grabbing sharks turning them upside down and they immediately go limp. I'm just wondering if this works for muskies? Was this a rare case or Can you hand land a fish turn him upside down to calm him down to remove the hooks without having to get the net?
rldourlain
Posted 4/6/2006 8:29 AM (#186002 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?





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Location: Wheeling, IL.		Hi Scott

yo come up with some way out thre questions.

The real question is does a muskie ever calm down?

Bob
Lil Red
Posted 4/6/2006 8:42 AM (#186006 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?


I've done it on 40-45" Northerns...it works on them. I don't know why it wouldn't work on muskies....




b
sorenson
Posted 4/6/2006 9:07 AM (#186009 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?





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Location: Ogden, Ut		I used to do it when I hand landed muskies. It 'works' but is not entirely predictable in my opinion. Meaning that - yes, they did seem to calm somewhat and as long as they remained undisturbed, they stayed that way, but trying to extract hooks managed to disturb them for some reason .
I decided that a good net was better for both the fish and potentially myself. When you have a partner that knows what they are doing, it's a reasonably good method, because it is better done as a 2 person operation...but inexperience has a way of inviting Murphy through the door - and he always brings his dang Laws....
S.

Edited by sorenson 4/6/2006 9:07 AM
dogboy
Posted 4/6/2006 9:15 AM (#186013 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?





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ever watch meisikhomer hand land fish? he does something to'em to call them down. works on lobsters too, the turning upside down thing.
Trophymuskie
Posted 4/10/2006 3:29 PM (#186736 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?





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Location: Eastern Ontario		When I have fish thrash to much in the net I turn them upside down to calm them, it works every time.
dougj
Posted 4/10/2006 5:25 PM (#186762 - in reply to #186736)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?





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Location: Warroad, Mn		It works, I've done it for years.

Doug Johnson
Beaver
Posted 4/10/2006 5:43 PM (#186764 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?


Works on bass, walleyes, saugers........think it would be hard if you were alone.
Beav
Sponge
Posted 4/10/2006 7:23 PM (#186780 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?






Edited by Sponge 8/23/2006 9:38 AM
Bytor
Posted 4/11/2006 7:44 AM (#186855 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?





Location: The Yahara Chain		I turn them upside down in my net whenever they get fiesty. It works.
sworrall
Posted 4/11/2006 8:13 AM (#186856 - in reply to #185999)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin		Sponger,
I found that rubbing their belly made them want to shop. That elicited an escape reaction that was pretty violent, and I ended up hooked up twice to the wrong one. This last time I got hooked to a gooder one. Be careful out there, and don't trust them to do anything expected, as about the time you do they will do something entirely unexpected.
Sponge
Posted 4/11/2006 6:49 PM (#186963 - in reply to #185999)
Subject: RE: Turning muskies upside down?




And how

Edited by Sponge 8/22/2006 7:14 PM
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